RCMP failed to check for bank account activity
Summary
RCMP investigators failed to check Lisa’s bank account for activity relevant to her disappearance. Lisa's parents had to obtain the records themselves.
Detail
It is standard procedure for investigators to check a missing person's banking activity for any clues that could lead to the person's whereabouts — as outlined in several documents including evidence submitted[2] to the National MMIWG Inquiry.[3]
Section 15(d) of the British Columbia Missing Persons Act authorizes police to obtain this information as part of an “emergency demand for records”.[4]
However, RCMP did not attempt to obtain the records.
When it became apparent that RCMP investigators had not contacted Lisa's bank or cellphone provider to check for clues to her disappearance, her parents had to handle it themselves. After contacting her bank, they learned that Lisa's account still had money which had remained untouched since her disappearance.
Sources
- ↑ Nelson Bennet, Nanaimo Daily News (July 25, 2002), "Lisa's kin follow psychic tip" ndn20020725
- ↑ MMIWG Inquiry (June 28, 2018), "Final Report of the National Inquiry into MMIWG"
- ↑ Government of Canada (2016-2019), "National MMIWG Inquiry"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Govt of British Columbia (Mar 24, 2014), "Missing Persons Act"
