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== <q>By The Numbers</q> ==

Lisa was '''21 years old''' when she was murdered, '''21 years''' ago,{{NDN20020704}} and someone who was in the room at the time of the murder is <small>[when this was written]</small> currently '''21 years old'''.{{Hand1}}

RCMP initially refused to accept the report of Lisa's disappearance, telling her mother to [[Call back in 48 hours|call back after '''48 hours''']].{{NW20150501}}{{HOC20201008}} This was ''never'' the policy of <u>''any''</u> police force in Canada{{MP20121201}} and the first '''72 hours''' are statistically the ''most'' critical to a missing person's case.{{CD20210505}}

Lisa's parents persisted with calling and about '''8 hours''' later an officer stopped by and picked up a photo of Lisa, however when they tried to follow up with him the next day, they were told he had gone on '''5 scheduled days off''', and to [[Call back in 5 days|call back after that]].{{NDN20020704}} 

Despite Lisa's ominous final call (<q>he won't bring me back</q>) and [[Lisa's last text message|text message]] (<q>they won't let me leave</q>){{TS20160806}} and a [[RCMP ignored neighbours' report of burial|neighbour's report]] of witnessing a backyard burial{{CN20201217}}, and Lisa's failure to show up to move into her new apartment{{P20020902}} or for her '''1<sup>st</sup> day''' at her new job{{NDN20020704}}, it was still [[RCMP didn't "suspect foul play" for 10 days|'''10 days''' before RCMP admitted]] that Lisa <q>may have met with foul play.</q>{{AVT20020711}}

Within the first '''2 months''' after Lisa's disappearance, her family performed '''dozens''' of searches{{NDN20020705}}{{P20020902}} including an underwater search by '''2''' private divers{{NDN20030729}} based on tips from '''2''' psychics.{{NDN20020725}}{{NDN20030725}} The dive took place less than '''400 meters''' from Lisa's actual [[burial]] location.{{NDN20030726}}{{Hand2}}

The RCMP's '''1<sup>st</sup> search''' took place [[Lisa had been missing 80 days before the RCMP's first ground search|'''80 days''']] after Lisa was reported missing,{{NDN20020918}} including an [[Search was delayed 18 days due to RCMP prioritization of simple 2 day case|'''18-day''' delay]]{{VS20020914}} because investigators were pulled off of Lisa's case due to an unrelated shooting{{NDN20020910}} which was solved in less than '''2 days'''.{{VS20020904}}  Perhaps demonstrative of their faith in RCMP, Lisa's family repeated the search, '''2 months''' later.{{NDN20021129}}

Investigators were uninterested{{AVT20030603}} in Lisa's father's repeated inquiries about producing a Crime Stoppers video re&#8209;enactment,{{NDN20030529}} and RCMP later said [[RCMP: "Crime Stoppers no longer makes re-enactments"|<q>Crime Stoppers no longer does re&#8209;enactments of crimes]]</q>{{NDN20030529}} &mdash; but '''2 months''' later this was proven to be a blatant lie,{{HSS20030814}} yet it still took another '''6 years''' for RCMP to provide Crime Stoppers with the basic case details required to finally produce the re&#8209;enactment{{HSS20030814}} which was finally aired '''7 years''' after Lisa's "disappearance".{{NDN20090519}}{{HCS20090522}} Unfortunately, the '''2½ minute''' video{{YT20090515}} contains at least [[:Category:RCMP misinformed Crime Stoppers for re-enactment|'''18 factual errors''']].

After Lisa had been missing for '''18½ years'''{{CN20201217}} RCMP performed their '''2<sup>nd</sup> search''', which was '''6,666 days''' after their '''1<sup>st</sup> search'''{{NDN20020918}}, in the backyard at '''[[827 Nanaimo Lakes Road]]'''{{SP20040515}} &mdash; the location of the '''1<sup>st</sup> houseparty''' to which Lisa was taken{{TC20040404}} &mdash; and was a location which Lisa's father had asked investigators to look into{{NDN20030529}} after he received several [[Tips|tips]] indicating the significance of the property.{{AVT20030603}}

Despite multiple people saying they saw Lisa at the party{{MM20180404}}, RCMP was initially adamant that [[RCMP adamantly insisted "Lisa was never there"|<q>Lisa wasn't there</q>]],{{NDN20030529}} yet '''2 decades''' later admitted that the location was significant to her disappearance.{{NNN20210225}} Investigators returned to search the property a total of '''3 times'''{{CN20201217}}{{Hand2}}, without success.{{NNN20220626}}

The property <u>is</u>, however, where Lisa is buried{{Hand2}} &mdash; beneath a '''4ft²''' concrete square ('''{{Coords}}''') which was added in 2002{{NanMap}}{{Hand2}} &mdash; but was never excavated or otherwise disturbed by RCMP{{Hand1}}.

Lisa's father and his [[Purolator Courier]] co-workers quickly distributed '''1000's''' of "missing" [[Media:Posters.gif|posters]]{{HCS20021218}} &mdash; which included her parent's home phone number,{{Poster1}} and eventually, a photo of Chris Adair (Jaguar driver) &mdash; across Vancouver Island{{NDN20020705}}, generating a flood of [[tips]] from the public: '''dozens''' within the 1st week{{NDN20020709}}, '''100's''' by the end of the month{{NDN20020725}}{{NNB20120621}}, and they haven't stopped coming.  By 2019 investigators had received over '''800 tips'''{{HSS20190624}}, and by 2021{{HSS20190624}} (after the case received renewed attention{{CRN20191219}} &mdash; including the viral popularity of the <q>Where is Lisa?</q> podcast{{CN20200526}} &mdash; the number of tips was in the '''1000's'''.{{CN20210505}} As of 2022, RCMP continues to receive <q>new tips '''a few times''' each month.</q>{{CN20220626}}

On that Canada Day 2002, '''26-year-old''' Chris Adair drove Lisa to ''[[827 Nanaimo Lakes Road]]'' at least '''2 times''':{{HOC20201008}}{{NDN20030529}} around 1am, and again mid-day.{{Hand2}} When Lisa was murdered there were '''4 people''' in the room, although '''2''' of them were young children.{{Hand1}}{{Hand2}}

'''3 weeks''' later, Chris was arrested in Kamloops ('''400 km''' away) on unrelated charges of ''Fraud'' and ''Theft'',{{AC20200727}} outstanding from a year earlier.{{BC CSO}} '''21 days''' after Lisa's disappearance, the '''2 charges''' (and Chris), were [[RCMP broke own policy with intra-provincial transfer of Adair|transferred]] from Kamloops to Nanaimo, but only '''1 charge''' arrived; [[Fraud charge "disappeared" during RCMP transfer of Adair|the ''Fraud'' charge seemingly "disappeared"]] in transit.{{BC CSO}}

Around '''July 22<sup>nd</sup>''', Chris was questioned about Lisa's disappearance at the [[RCMP inexplicably questioned Adair in town with possible conflict of interest|Parksville]] RCMP detachment{{HOC20201008}}, and then released. It's unclear why this took place in Parksville &mdash; '''40km''' from Nanaimo and '''14km''' from Qualicum Beach, where Chris stayed with his grandparents &mdash; but notably, '''21 years''' earlier, Chris's grandfather had been for '''5 years''' Mayor of Parksville and Alderman for '''3 years'''. 

'''1 day''' later in Nanaimo, Chris was convicted of ''Theft'' and handed a [[Remarkable RCMP lenience with Adair despite recidivism|Conditional Sentence Order]] (CSO),{{BC CSO}} requiring him to "keep the peace" and remain in BC for '''90 days'''.  However, '''30 days''' later, he breached both conditions by assaulting an RCMP officer, '''2000km''' away in his hometown of Yorkton, Saskatchewan.{{P20020902}}{{AC20200727}}

For ''Assaulting a Peace Officer'' while committing ''Breach of a Conditional Sentence Order'', Chris Adair was sentenced to just [[Assaulting RCMP officer plus prior assaults got Adair only 1 day of jail|'''1 day''' in jail]].{{BC CSO}}

On June 4<sup>th</sup>, 2020 &mdash; soon after release{{NNN20200605}} of the ''Island Crime season 1: Where is Lisa?'' podcast series &mdash; Lisa's '''1st''' cousin [[Chantel Moore|Chantel&nbsp;Moore]] was murdered by an RCMP&nbsp;officer, during a "wellness check" soon after she and her daughter moved from Vancouver Island to New Brunswick.  Chantel is the '''2nd''' of Tla-o-qui-aht Chief Moses Martin's granddaughters to become a victim of murder.{{CN20210504}}

Lisa was murdered on Canada's '''135<sup>th</sup>''' birthday.

Lisa's case has been the topic of over '''250''' news articles and nearly '''50''' podcast episodes produced as far away as Australia, Turkey and Scotland.  The RCMP's case file reportedly contains ''"'''15,000''' documents and '''100's''' of witnesses"''.{{HSS20210702}}  The annual ''"Walk for Lisa"'' continues to draw crowds upward of '''100''' supporters,{{CN20230625}} and the ''Lisa Marie Young'' [https://www.facebook.com/groups/35766644425 Facebook group] has over '''8,000''' members.  The RCMP's investigation has been discussed by MP's at the House of Commons on at least '''5''' occasions.

Over the years '''3''' cash rewards have been offered for resolution in Lisa's case:
* '''<sup>$</sup>2,000''' offered by Crime Stoppers,{{NDN20030822}}
* (as of Sept 2002) '''<sup>$</sup>11,500''' by the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, {{P20020902}},
* (as of 2022-02-02) '''US<sup>$</sup>50,000''' offered by an "anonymous American" who learned of Lisa's disappearance by listening to the ''Island Crime'' podcast.{{CN20220201}}

...these three rewards total approximately '''CAD<sup>$</sup>82,000'''.


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==See Also==
* [[Notoriety]]
* [[News Article List]]
* [[Podcasts]]
* [[Timeline: July 1, 2002]]

== Sources ==
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[[Category:RCMP negligence]]
[[Category:RCMP handling of Adair‏‎]]
[[Category:RCMP impeded investigation‏‎]]
[[Category:RCMP misinformed Crime Stoppers for re-enactment‏‎]]
[[Category:RCMP negligence‏‎]]
[[Category:RCMP searches‏‎]]
[[Category:RCMP spread misinformation]]
[[Category:RCMP treatment of Lisa's family‏‎]]
[[Category:RCMP vs Crime Stoppers‏‎]]