Call back in 5 days
“The officer who took the initial report
is away until Friday...”—Nanaimo RCMP to Lisa's parents
July 2, 2002
Summary
After an RCMP officer finally showed up in response to the report of Lisa's disappearance, he picked up a photo of Lisa, and then promptly went on several scheduled days off.
Lisa's parents were informed of this after several unsuccessful attempts to follow up with the attending officer the next morning, and they were advised to call back when the officer was back at work.
Detail
![He asked some questions and took a photograph of Lisa. Then he told them he was off for the next four days and to call him on Friday. [Lisa's parents] were incredulous. This was on a Sunday. [When they contacted the media] a reporter came over right away.]](/w/File:Nw20150501a.png)
As the day went on and Lisa's parents grew increasingly anxious, they made several more calls to the RCMP that day.[3] Their persistence finally resulted in a uniformed officer stopping by in the evening, though only to pick up a photo of Lisa.[1][2]
Urgency increased the next morning when Lisa failed to show up for her first day of work at a new job she'd been eager to start.[4] Seeking an update of the RCMP's findings, Lisa's parents tried to contact the officer who'd attended the night before. After several calls they were told that he'd gone on several scheduled days off, and they were advised to call back after that.[6]
![Nothing's come up that would suggest foul play, we just don't know where she is. Const. Murray Conway [anim gif]](/w/File:Nothings-come-up.gif)
The July 4th, 2002 edition of the Nanaimo Daily News, included a quote from RCMP Cst. Murray Conway: "Nothing's come up that would suggest foul play, we just don't know where she is".[1]
By this point, the only known progress by the RCMP was that Lisa's case had been "put on the national police computer".[1][7]
See also
- Next ➜ RCMP didn't
suspect foul play
for 10 days - List of all issues on Lisa's List of Fifty
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Paul Walton, Nanaimo Daily News (July 4, 2002),
Parents fear daughter the victim of foul play
(src) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Allison Crowe, NWAC (May 1, 2015),
Story Telling - Lisa Marie Young (PDF)
(source) - ↑ Paul Walton, Nanaimo Daily News (July 5, 2002),
City woman's whereabouts still unknown
ndn20020705 - ↑ 4.0 4.1 Paul Walton, Nanaimo Daily News (July 10, 2002),
Police fear local met with foul play
ndn20020710 - ↑ MP Paul Manly, Parliament, Ottawa (Oct 8, 2020),
House of Commons Debate #12 - October 8, 2020 (43-2) at 1525
hoc20201008 - ↑ Jim Gibson, Star Phoenix (May 15, 2004),
Vanished
sp20040515 - ↑ Eric Plummer, Ha-Shilth-Sa (June 24, 2019),
Legacy of Lisa Marie Young to hang in Tofino
hss20190624
