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This is an unfinished outline of events, created in hopes of grabbing the attention of someone at CBC News who can/will bring this outrageous scandal into the public eye at the national level, hopefully resulting in a public inquiry and resolution for Lisa's case, and ideally, spurring sweeping change within our federal police force.

I have the all facts and can present them meticulously, but I am not skilled at presenting them in a way that gets people's attention and trust, and hopefully, upsets them.

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Lisa Marie Young was a 21-year-old half-Indigenous woman who on Canada Day 2002 "disappeared" from Nanaimo, BC while out celebrating with friends.

The case has seen no arrests, and no remains were recovered... despite RCMP receiving "thousands" of tips from the public, including precise burial coordinates

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Lisa and her friend Dallas got a ride to a big house party from a man they'd just met who was driving a distinctive maroon Jaguar. After the trio moved on to a second party, Lisa and the driver got back in the car with the plan to bring food back to the party.

An hour later Lisa called Dallas, upset: "He won't bring me back." She then texted: "They won't let me leave." Soon after, her phone was shut off, and Lisa's friends and family have never heard from her since.

The next morning, Lisa didn't show up for plans with her dad, to move her into her new apartment. Her parents called "all" of Lisa's many friends.

🛈 This isn't finished. This incomplete version of this page has been uploaded as a "placeholder".

There is more to this story, much of it available online with the lisamarieyoung.ca search page, or within Lisa's Wikipedia page, the 100's of media articles and dozens of privately-produced podcasts discussing Lisa's "disappearance".

INITIAL DELAYS

• RCMP: "Call back in 48 hours"
• RCMP: "Call back in 5 days"
• RCMP didn't "suspect foul play" for 10 days ... despite:
  • always ensured her cell was on yet calls were going straight to voicemail
  • always responsible, never disappeared before
  • none of her many friends knew whereabouts after Nanaimo Lakes/Cathers Lake
    • went with man she met an hour earlier, distinctive car
  • Dallas call
  • Final text message
• missed moving plans
• missed new job
• Neighbour witnessed burial

RCMP DROPPED BALL

• RCMP failed to question bar patrons or Lisa’s friends
• RCMP failed to obtain security camera recordings
• RCMP failed to check for bank account activity
• RCMP failed to check cellphone records
• RCMP failed to seize the Jaguar before steam-cleaning

FAMILY BEGINS INVESTIGATION

• parents went to media RCMP failed to proactively publicize Lisa's case
• Purolator postered the island, 40 tips by day 10
• checked Lisa's bank and cellphone records
• questioned cabbies, friends, business owners

RCMP's EFFORTS FOR LISA's PARENTS

• RCMP failed to provide support or guidance for Lisa's family
• RCMP consistently failed to maintain contact with Lisa's parents
• RCMP warned Lisa's parents for seeking answers on their own
• RCMP dissuaded Lisa's parents from hiring a Private Investigator
• RCMP threatened Lisa's parents with criminal charges
• RCMP formally "cut off" Lisa's parents from information about their daughter's case

RCMP HANDLING OF ADAIR

• RCMP broke own policy with intra-provincial transfer of Adair
• Fraud charge "disappeared" during RCMP transfer of Adair
• Remarkable RCMP lenience with Adair despite recidivism
• RCMP released Adair immediately upon transfer
• RCMP inexplicably questioned Adair in town with possible conflict of interest
• RCMP brought in Lisa's mother to hug Adair
• RCMP released Adair despite lack of explanation of Lisa's whereabouts
• Assaulting RCMP officer plus prior assaults got Adair only 1 day of jail
• RCMP failed to seize the Jaguar before steam-cleaning

RCMP's FIRST SEARCH

• 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 staffing issues prevented additional searches for Lisa
• RCMP lied about how often they searched/plan to search for Lisa

RCMP RE-ENACTMENT

• RCMP: "Crime Stoppers no longer makes re-enactments"
• RCMP misinformed Crime Stoppers for re-enactment
  • Re-enactment: "Lisa was at various nightclubs"
  • Re-enactment: "Lisa & her friends entered"
  • Re-enactment: "stayed until closing, left at 2:30"
  • Re-enactment: "after close, she talked with several friends"
  • Re-enactment: "Lisa's friend struck up a conversation"
  • Re-enactment: "older model Red Jaguar"
  • Re-enactment: "gladly accepted his offer"
  • Re-enactment: "the 5 of them"
  • Re-enactment: "Westwood Lake area"
  • Re-enactment: "Lisa was hungry"
  • Re-enactment: "last time anyone has ever seen Lisa"
  • Re-enactment: "reported missing several days later"
  • Re-enactment: "exhaustive search by Nanaimo RCMP"
  • Re-enactment: "call Crime Stoppers"
  • Re-enactment: "Missing since: June 30th, 2002"
  • Re-enactment: depiction of Lisa's outfit
  • Re-enactment: depiction of Adair
  • Re-enactment: depiction of Lisa's friends

RCMP DOSSIER

• RCMP official dossier inaccuracies
  • RCMP dossier: Incorrect dates
  • RCMP dossier: "not been seen or heard from"
  • RCMP dossier: "Lisa and her acquaintances"
  • RCMP dossier: Key details about Lisa's outfit missing/wrong
  • RCMP dossier: "Complexion: Other"
  • RCMP dossier: Mysterious/false recent updates
  • RCMP dossier: "contact investigators directly"
  • RCMP dossier: Spelling/grammar mistakes

• RCMP failed to respond to questions raised about Lisa's case at the MMIWG Inquiry
• RCMP disorganization with Makayla Chang murder revealed connection to Lisa's case

• RCMP adamantly insisted Lisa was "never" at 827 Nanaimo Lakes Road
  • people saw Lisa at the party
  • psychics pointed at the area
  • RCMP ignored neighbours' report of burial

• 18 years later:
  • 1000's of tips + still coming in a few each month
  • by 2020, nearly 20 podcast episodes (By 2023, over 50 episodes)
    • including Island Crime (15ep, 10hrs)

• RCMP SEARCHED 827 Nanaimo Lakes Road in Dec 2020:
  • RCMP's improper GPR usage rendered scan useless
  • RCMP misled the public: "Police Dog" vs Cadaver Dog

• Drops Crime Stoppers, R.v.Leipert
• RCMP interference made large private reward unattainable
• RCMP silenced attempts to raise awareness of truth about Lisa's murder

Sources

what happened:		I know from:
Lisa's previous jobs & long-term goal	→	media articles
before Lisa left home	→	media articles
before Lisa entered The Jungle	→	Lisa told me, also media articles
while in The Jungle	→	first hand
first 2 houseparties	→	media articles, also later conversation with Dallas
Bowen Rd & cellphone location	→	media articles
3rd houseparty	→	conclusion by witness
return to Nanaimo Lakes, murder, burial	→	witness statements 2018-2020
concealment	→	witness, also historical satellite photos
info about those present	→	first hand
RCMP search of Dec 2020	→	media articles
what went wrong with search (GPR, dog)	→	several sources online
Muntener lies, manipulation	→	first hand (phone calls Jan 6 & 8, 2021)
surveillance (of me) started Jan 11, 2021	→	Supreme Court (April 2023)
RCMP prevented 1st website launch attempt	→	RCMP search Sept 2022 Same day as planned launch
RCMP prevented 2nd website launch attempt	→	RCMP arrest Jan 2023 1 day before site launch
Subsequent RCMP search	→	current homeowners
RCMP used FPR	→	concluded
what went wrong with FPR	→	multiple sources online
mistreatment of Lisa's family	→	media articles
RCMP lied about Crime Stoppers	→	media articles & first hand

See also

• Story by clippings
• Notoriety
• By The Numbers
• News Article List