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== Summary ==
== Summary ==
RCMP failed to proactively publicize Lisa's case or otherwise raise awareness of her disappearance. It was, instead, Lisa's parents who informed the media and continued to keep people talking about Lisa using various methods including posters, media interviews, billboards, and annual walks, for decades.
RCMP failed to proactively publicize Lisa's case or otherwise raise awareness of her disappearance. It was, instead, Lisa's parents who informed the media and continued to keep people talking about Lisa using various methods including posters, media interviews, billboards, and annual walks, for decades.


== Detail ==
== Detail ==
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[[File:ndn20020704.png|border|thumb|188px|left|alt=headline: Parents fear daughter the victim of foul play|''Nanaimo Daily News'', July 4, 2002 (Paul Walton)<ref name="ndn20020704">Paul Walton, <span class="logo ndn"></span>Nanaimo Daily News (Jul 4, 2002), ''[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39030175 "Parents fear daughter the victim of foul play"]''</ref>]]
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[[File:ndn20020705a.png|border|frame|right|alt=[Lisa's family] have also began their own search.|''Nanaimo Daily News'', July 5, 2002 (Paul Walton)<ref name="ndn20020705">Paul Walton, <span class="logo ndn"></span>Nanaimo Daily News (Jul 5, 2002), ''[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39030320 "City woman's whereabouts still unknown"]''</ref>]]


RCMP made no media statement related to Lisa's disappearance until after Lisa's family, frustrated with the lack of police concern, reported her disappearance to local newspapers.  Updates provided to the media were generally only reactive to journalist inquiries.
RCMP made no media statement related to Lisa's disappearance until after Lisa's family, frustrated with the lack of police concern, reported her disappearance to local newspapers.  Updates provided to the media were generally only reactive to journalist inquiries.


Lisa's parents first contacted the Nanaimo Daily News, and reporter Paul Walton rushed over to interview the Youngs.{{NW20150501}}
Lisa's parents first contacted the Nanaimo Daily News, and reporter Paul Walton rushed over to interview the Youngs.{{NW20150501}}
The next morning, Lisa's disappearance was the headline.<ref name="ndn20020704">Paul Walton, <span class="logo ndn"></span>Nanaimo Daily News (Jul 4, 2002), ''[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39030175 "Parents fear daughter the victim of foul play"]''</ref>  Paul authored more articles about Lisa's story than any other journalist, with at least two dozen published stories, not counting syndication.<ref name="ndn20020705">Paul Walton, <span class="logo ndn"></span>Nanaimo Daily News (Jul 5, 2002), ''[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39030320 "City woman's whereabouts still unknown"]''</ref><ref name="ndn20020706">Paul Walton, <span class="logo ndn"></span>Nanaimo Daily News (Jul 6, 2002), ''[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50704893 "Bar staff worried about woman"]''</ref><ref name="ndn20020709">Paul Walton, <span class="logo ndn"></span>Nanaimo Daily News (Jul 9, 2002), ''[https://www.newspapers.com/image/326041248 "RCMP keep searching for woman"]''</ref><ref name="ndn20020712">Paul Walton, <span class="logo ndn"></span>Nanaimo Daily News (Jul 12, 2002), ''[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50704933 "Woman's disappearance leaves friends perplexed ...rumours unfounded"]''</ref><ref name="ndn20020716">Paul Walton, <span class="logo ndn"></span>Nanaimo Daily News (Jul 16, 2002), ''[https://www.newspapers.com/image/326050635 "Search for Lisa Young continues"]''</ref><ref name="ndn20020910">Paul Walton, <span class="logo ndn"></span>Nanaimo Daily News (Sep 10, 2002), ''[https://www.newspapers.com/image/326003823 "Tips spark new search for woman"]''</ref><ref name="ndn20020914">Paul Walton, <span class="logo ndn"></span>Nanaimo Daily News (Sep 14, 2002), ''[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39031684 "Family of missing woman holding vigil"]''</ref><ref name="ndn20020918">Paul Walton, <span class="logo ndn"></span>Nanaimo Daily News (Sep 18, 2002), ''[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50189336 "Grim Task: Police comb woods for Lisa Young"]''</ref><ref name="ndn20021104">Paul Walton, <span class="logo ndn"></span>Nanaimo Daily News (Nov 4, 2002), ''[https://www.newspapers.com/image/326171080 "City police continue search for Lisa Young"]''</ref><ref name="ndn20021129">Paul Walton, <span class="logo ndn"></span>Nanaimo Daily News (Nov 29, 2002), ''[https://www.newspapers.com/image/326184414 "Police wait for break in city murder cases ...Young family to search for Lisa"]''</ref><ref name="ndn20030430">Paul Walton, <span class="logo ndn"></span>Nanaimo Daily News (Apr 30, 2003), ''[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101194090 "Billboard to keep search for Lisa alive"]''</ref><ref name="ndn20030529">Paul Walton, <span class="logo ndn"></span>Nanaimo Daily News (May 29, 2003), ''[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50190923 "When sadness turns to anger"]''</ref><ref name="hcs20030628">Paul Walton, <span class="logo hcs"></span>Harbour City Star (Jun 28, 2003), ''[https://www.newspapers.com/image/330086908 "Candlelight vigil is on June 29"]''</ref><ref name="ndn20030822">Paul Walton, <span class="logo ndn"></span>Nanaimo Daily News (Aug 22, 2003), ''[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101194952 "Police refute talk missing woman found"]''</ref><ref name="ndn20050624">Paul Walton, <span class="logo ndn"></span>Nanaimo Daily News (Jun 24, 2005), ''[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39033448 "Memory of Lisa lives on"]''</ref><ref name="ndn20060425">Paul Walton, <span class="logo ndn"></span>Nanaimo Daily News (Apr 25, 2006), ''[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39033619 "Four years, still no answers"]''</ref><ref name="ndn20060707">Paul Walton, <span class="logo ndn"></span>Nanaimo Daily News (Jul 7, 2006), ''[https://www.newspapers.com/image/326318927 "Vigil remembers Lisa Marie Young"]''</ref><ref name="ndn20071221">Paul Walton, <span class="logo ndn"></span>Nanaimo Daily News (Dec 21, 2007), ''[https://www.newspapers.com/image/326121775 "Families hope for justice"]''</ref><ref name="p20071224">Paul Walton, <span class="logo p"></span>Province (Dec 24, 2007), ''[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65725567 "Trail cold on Nanaimo's own missing women"]''</ref><ref name="ndn20080624">Paul Walton, <span class="logo ndn"></span>Nanaimo Daily News (Jun 24, 2008), ''[https://www.newspapers.com/image/326171835 "Remembering Lisa Marie"]''</ref>
 
The next morning, Lisa's disappearance was the headline.{{NDN20020704}} Paul authored more articles about Lisa's story than any other journalist, with at least two dozen published stories, not counting syndication.{{NDN20020705}}
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[[File:Ndn20020704c.png |border|thumb|188px|left|alt='Nothing's come up that would suggest foul play, we just don't know where she is.' Const. Murray Conway|''Nanaimo Daily News'', July 4, 2002 (Paul Walton)<ref name="ndn20020704">Paul Walton, <span class="logo ndn"></span>Nanaimo Daily News (Jul 4, 2002), ''[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39030175 "Parents fear daughter the victim of foul play"]''</ref>]]


[[File:Cn20210626b.gif|border|frame|right|alt=Muntener: there have been 'numerous' searches for Young conducted in the past year due to new information. 'we have more of those searches planned in the future at some point.'|RCMP Cpl. Markus Muntener<br><small>Lead Investigator assigned to Lisa's case</small><br>''CHEK News'', June 26, 2021 (Nicholas Pescod)<ref name="cn20210626">Nicholas Pescod, <span class="logo cn"></span>CHEK News (Jun 26, 2021), ''[https://cheknews.ca/nanaimo-rcmp-to-hold-update-on-lisa-marie-young-missing-person-827799 "Nanaimo RCMP plead for more information regarding disappearance of Lisa Marie Young"]''</ref>]]
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More recently, the RCMP set up two press conferences, but they were reactively aligned with pre-existing plans by the family to proceed with their annual "Walk for Lisa" which would start at the Nanaimo RCMP detachment.<ref name="rc20210625"><span class="logo rc"></span>RCMP (Jun 25, 2021), ''[https://bc-cb.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=876&contentId=70056 "RCMP PR: Update on Lisa Marie Young missing person investigation"]''</ref><ref name="tc20210624">Darron Kloster, <span class="logo tc"></span>Times Colonist (Jun 24, 2021), ''[https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/march-to-mark-19th-anniversary-of-nanaimo-womans-disappearance-4690272 "March to mark 19th anniversary of Nanaimo woman's disappearance"]''</ref><ref name="cn20210626">Nicholas Pescod, <span class="logo cn"></span>CHEK News (Jun 26, 2021), ''[https://cheknews.ca/nanaimo-rcmp-to-hold-update-on-lisa-marie-young-missing-person-827799 "Nanaimo RCMP plead for more information regarding disappearance of Lisa Marie Young"]''</ref><ref name="hss20210702">Eric Plummer, <span class="logo hss"></span>Ha-Shilth-Sa (Jul 2, 2021), ''[https://issuu.com/hashilthsa/docs/july_2_2021/9 ""Bring peace to Lisa": Investigators seek missing link"]''</ref>
[[File:Cn20210626b.gif|border|frame|right|alt=Muntener: there have been 'numerous' searches for Young conducted in the past year due to new information. 'we have more of those searches planned in the future at some point.'|<span class="rcmp logo"></span>RCMP Cpl. Markus Muntener<br><small>Lead Investigator assigned to Lisa's case</small><br>''CHEK News'', June 26, 2021 (Nicholas Pescod){{CN20210626}}]]
 
More recently, the RCMP set up two press conferences, but they were reactively aligned with pre-existing plans by the family to proceed with their annual "Walk for Lisa" which would start at the Nanaimo RCMP detachment.{{RC20210625}}{{TC20210624}}{{CN20210626}}{{HSS20210702}}
 
[[File:Posters.gif|border|frame|left|alt=Missing posters|<small>Some of the "missing" posters produced by Lisa's family and others.</small>{{Poster1}}]]
 
In 2003, two officers from the Nanaimo detachment showed up at Lisa's parents' home, warning Don they would charge him with obstruction of justice if he pursued media coverage. RCMP said they did not want the Young's <q>interfering with the integrity of the RCMP.</q>{{HSS20030814}}


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== See also ==
* 2002-Sep-18 ''[[ndn20020918|Grim Task: Police comb woods for Lisa Young]]'' <small style='whitespace:nowrap'><span class='logo ndn'></span></span>[[:Category:Nanaimo Daily News|Nanaimo Daily News]]</small>
* 2020-Dec-17 ''[[cn20201217|Nanaimo RCMP conduct new searches in nearly two-decade-old case]]'' (video) <small style='whitespace:nowrap'><span class='logo cn'></span></span>[[:Category:CHEK News|CHEK News]]</small>
* [[Call back in 48 hours]]
* [[Call back in 5 days]]
* [[RCMP didn't "suspect foul play" for 10 days]] and [[Reasons to suspect foul play]]
* [[RCMP ignored neighbours' report of burial]]
* [[RCMP failed to check cellphone records]]
* [[RCMP failed to check for bank account activity]]
* [[RCMP failed to obtain security camera recordings]]
* [[RCMP failed to question bar patrons or Lisa’s friends]]
* [[Timeline: July 1, 2002]]
* [[RCMP statements]]
* [[Lisa had been missing 80 days before the RCMP's first ground search]]
* [[Search was delayed 18 days due to RCMP prioritization of simple 2 day case]]
* [[RCMP's first search was focused more on officer training than on Lisa]]
* [[RCMP lied about planned searches for Lisa]]
* [[RCMP lied about how often they searched for Lisa]]
* [[RCMP staffing issues prevented additional searches for Lisa]]
* [[Re-enactment: "exhaustive search by Nanaimo RCMP"|Re-enactment: ''"exhaustive search by Nanaimo RCMP"'']]
* [[Tips]]
* [[:Category:Family searches|Category: Family searches]]
* [[:Category:RCMP searches|Category: RCMP searches]]
* [[:Category:RCMP delays‏‎|Category: RCMP delays‏‎]]
* [[:Category:RCMP vs Crime Stoppers‏‎|Category: RCMP vs Crime Stoppers‏‎]]


== Sources ==
== Sources ==

Latest revision as of 04:02, 19 November 2024

Summary

RCMP failed to proactively publicize Lisa's case or otherwise raise awareness of her disappearance. It was, instead, Lisa's parents who informed the media and continued to keep people talking about Lisa using various methods including posters, media interviews, billboards, and annual walks, for decades.

Detail

headline: Parents fear daughter the victim of foul play
Nanaimo Daily News, July 4, 2002 (Paul Walton)[1]
Lisa's family have also begun their own search.
Nanaimo Daily News, July 5, 2002 (Paul Walton)[2]

RCMP made no media statement related to Lisa's disappearance until after Lisa's family, frustrated with the lack of police concern, reported her disappearance to local newspapers. Updates provided to the media were generally only reactive to journalist inquiries.

Lisa's parents first contacted the Nanaimo Daily News, and reporter Paul Walton rushed over to interview the Youngs.[3]

The next morning, Lisa's disappearance was the headline.[1] Paul authored more articles about Lisa's story than any other journalist, with at least two dozen published stories, not counting syndication.[2]

Nothing's come up that would suggest foul play, we just don't know where she is. Const. Murray Conway
Nanaimo Daily News, July 4, 2002 (Paul Walton)[1]
Muntener: there have been 'numerous' searches for Young conducted in the past year due to new information. 'we have more of those searches planned in the future at some point.'
RCMP Cpl. Markus Muntener
Lead Investigator assigned to Lisa's case
CHEK News, June 26, 2021 (Nicholas Pescod)[4]

More recently, the RCMP set up two press conferences, but they were reactively aligned with pre-existing plans by the family to proceed with their annual "Walk for Lisa" which would start at the Nanaimo RCMP detachment.[5][6][4][7]

Missing posters
Some of the "missing" posters produced by Lisa's family and others.[8]

In 2003, two officers from the Nanaimo detachment showed up at Lisa's parents' home, warning Don they would charge him with obstruction of justice if he pursued media coverage. RCMP said they did not want the Young's interfering with the integrity of the RCMP.[9]


See also

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Paul Walton, Nanaimo Daily News (July 4, 2002), Parents fear daughter the victim of foul play (src)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Paul Walton, Nanaimo Daily News (July 5, 2002), City woman's whereabouts still unknown (source)
  3. ↑ Allison Crowe, NWAC (May 1, 2015), Story Telling - Lisa Marie Young (PDF) (source)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Nicholas Pescod, CHEK News (June 26, 2021), Nanaimo RCMP plead for more information regarding disappearance of Lisa Marie Young (source)
  5. ↑ RCMP (June 25, 2021), RCMP Press Release: Update on Lisa Marie Young missing person investigation (source)
  6. ↑ Darron Kloster, Times Colonist (June 24, 2021), March to mark 19 anniversary of Nanaimo woman's disappearance (source)
  7. ↑ Eric Plummer, Ha-Shilth-Sa (July 2, 2021), "Bring peace to Lisa": Investigators seek missing link (source)
  8. ↑ CaseWarriors, Missing Poster: Lisa Marie Young (Source)
  9. ↑ Ruth Olgilvie, Ha-Shilth-Sa (Aug 14, 2003), Investigation for missing woman frustrates family (source)
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