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Lisa Marie Young was a 21-year-old[1] half‑Indigenous[2] woman who on Canada Day 2002[3] "disappeared" from Nanaimo, BC[4] while out celebrating a friends' birthday.[5]
Lisa Marie Young | |
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Born | May 5, 1981 |
Disappeared | July 1, 2002 (aged 21) Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada |
Status | Missing for 22 years, 2 months and 9 days |
Died | Canada Day 2002 |
Cause of death | Murder |
Burial place | 49.14502, -123.97504 |
Citizenship | Canadian (Tla-o-qui-aht) |
Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) |
Parent | Don & Joanne Young |
Notes | |
Official RCMP investigation remains open/unresolved despite investigators having received accurate, detailed and verifiable details about Lisa's murder and precise burial location.[6] |
While officially classified as a "missing persons" case,[7] police admit that Lisa was in fact a victim of homicide.[8][9]
The investigation has made no progress[10] despite RCMP investigators receiving thousands of tips[11], as well as retaining specific detailed, credible information about the murder including the precise burial location.[6] (49.14502, -123.97504)[12][13]
This wiki will provide you with the all the publicly-available facts about Lisa's disappearance. Care has been taken to reference every claim with citations including links to original, reputable sources, wherever possible. You'll also learn the independently-verified "inside story" including details that can finally provide closure to this heartbreaking case — and the shocking events that unfolded after the answers were brought to the RCMP.
The Jungle
Lisa turned heads[6] when she entered The Jungle Cabaret at about midnight on Canada Day 2002.[6][1][3] She wore a black miniskirt with zippered black-leather thigh-high boots, cropped black leather jacket, a small leather purse and a unique chain made up of stainless-steel rings,[6][14] which she wore first as a necklace, later changing it to wear as a belt.[6] Her leather items were faux,[12] in line with Lisa's vegetarianism.[15]
▶ Video → The Jungle (What Really Happened) (YouTube)
Lisa was a popular young woman,[16] with a large group of friends,[17] several of which were at The Jungle that night, occupying multiple tables in a corner of the club,[6] where Lisa had recently worked as a bartender[18] until an ankle injury forced the hard-working[17] girl to take 3 months off of work[19] — her first "vacation" since she'd entered the workforce with a job at McDonald's,[20] where she'd worked her way up to a management position[17] even before she was an adult.[17]
Lisa and Dallas[21] were invited to a party by a man they'd just met.[22] She didn't want to go but felt obligated.[6] The trio attended two house parties that night.[22]
Parties
The first party was on Nanaimo Lakes Road,[23][6] across the street from Colliery Dam Park.[24] The party was huge; people were talking about it days in advance.[6] Hundreds attended over the long weekend, although some didn't stay long due to the "rough crowd" that was in attendance.[12] Lisa and Dallas only stayed an hour[25] before the driver brought them to a second party in the Cathers Lake area.[26] Lisa was seen leaving the second party with the man in the Jaguar, who'd offered to buy food for the group,[27] if Lisa would come along to help him bring the food back to the party.[12]
That was the last time Lisa's friends ever saw her.[28]
Lisa had called a friend, getting upset because the driver wouldn't bring her back to the party.[29][30] Soon after, she sent a text message, Come get me, they won't let me leave.
[31] Lisa's parents would later learn that it was shortly after that text message that Lisa's cellphone was either shut off or destroyed.[32][19]
Missed plans
Lisa failed to show up for plans she'd made with her father who was going to help her move into a new apartment,[1] out of her current building where she rented the apartment right next door to her parents.[33]
This was unlike Lisa. She'd always been close with her family[1] and always kept in touch.[34][24] Her cellphone was purchased specifically so her family could always reach her[35] and had never been shut off before, but now calls were going straight to voicemail.[1]
Around 10am on Canada Day, Lisa's parents entered her apartment to retrieve their daughters' list of her many friends' phone numbers,[36] and then called every one of them.[25] Nobody knew Lisa's whereabouts, but some said they'd seen her in the company of a then-unknown man driving a maroon Jaguar,[37] leaving the bar[38] or at one of two house parties.[22]
Initial response
Around 11:30am on Canada Day, following all these foreboding warning signs, Lisa's parents decided it was now time to call the police.[37]
RCMP initially refused to accept Lisa's mother's report about her daughter's disappearance and told her to call back in 48 hours.[39] This has never been the policy of any police force in Canada,[40] as the first 72 hours are considered to be the most critical time frame of a "missing persons" investigation.[41][42] An officer did eventually attend to pick up a photo of Lisa,[1][36] but when her parents tried to follow up with him the next day, they were told he'd gone on 5 scheduled days off, so they should call back after that.[20]
Lisa's family began their own investigation[43], with her father's courier coworkers at Purolator distributing 1000's of "missing" posters across Vancouver Island.[44] The posters included her parents' home phone number,[45] and the flow of tips started immediately,[46] several mentioning an unknown man driving an expensive maroon Jaguar,[47][35] and at a houseparty where a "rough crowd" was in attendance.[48][12] The tips led to several ground searches being performed by Lisa's family members,[49][50] organized by her grandfather, Tla-o-qui-aht Chief[33] Moses Martin[51] — all without guidance or support from the RCMP.[43] Many of the tips and searches pointed to the vicinity of Nanaimo Lakes Road.[52]
Reasons for concern
See also: Reasons to suspect foul play
Lisa had now missed her plans with her Dad to help move her into her new apartment[1] where she'd already paid a deposit[6], and the following day she missed her first day of training[46] at a call centre where she'd eagerly pushed for a sooner start date.[6]
It was also around this time that a neighbour of the Nanaimo Lakes Road houseparty contacted RCMP to report he witnessed a burial: he'd seen what looked like a body in a hammock
in the backyard of the home, and later, equipment moving soil around
in the back yard.[53] RCMP did not respond to the report.
Within the first two weeks after Lisa's "disappearance", over 100 tips were called into her family and to the RCMP.[38]
Despite the influx of concerning reports, Lisa was missing 10 days before the RCMP conceded that she may have met with foul play
.[1][52][37]
Around this time unknown person(s) began spreading misleading information in online forums, claiming that Lisa's body was located out of town,[38][54][55][56] causing confusion and upset.[22]
Official search delays
Lisa had been missing 80 days before the RCMP's first search,[35] including an 18-day delay due to investigators being pulled off of Lisa's case to work on an unrelated shooting[57] which was solved in less than 48 hours.[58]
- ℹ More info → see: "Lisa had been missing 80 days before the RCMP's first ground search"
- ℹ More info → see: "Search was delayed 18 days due to RCMP prioritization of simple 2 day case"
The search location, the Biggs Road area[35] — the location of little more than Nanaimo's jail — was chosen based on a tip reportedly received in August[57][36] — while Chris was imprisoned at the jail.[59]
Officers were on-site for 2½ hours (including setup, training and breaks).[35] Lisa's family returned to search the same location a few months later.[49]
- ℹ More info → see: "RCMP's first search was focused more on officer training than on Lisa"
▶ Video → Official RCMP Searches (YouTube)
RCMP stated there were more locations they wanted to search, but were unable due to a lack of manpower.[60][43] It would be another 18 years before the RCMP performed their second search in relation to Lisa's case.[53]
- ℹ More info → see: "RCMP staffing issues prevented additional searches for Lisa"
Psychics (included for information only)
▶ Video → Psychics & Colliery Dam (YouTube)
Chris Adair
![Jaguar XJ-40](/w/images/thumb/1/13/Jaguar-cutout.png/300px-Jaguar-cutout.png)
Photo by Joanne Young
The unique car was eventually identified as a late 80's[37] Jaguar XJ-40 and located 50km to the north, in Qualicum Beach.[33] Its owners — Bill Kurtz, a former Mayor of Parksville,[61] and Gerry Adair, a prominent real estate agent[62] — had on June 30th, 2002 loaned the car to their grandson, Christopher William Adair.[25][63]
Chris was a friendly and charismatic[24] 27-year-old,[59] from a wealthy family of lawyers and businessmen.[64] He grew up in Yorkton, Saskatchewan,[25] spending summers with his grandparents on Vancouver Island[65]. Chris dropped out of law school,[12] and would later work for a shady investment firm.[66]
Criminal history
His British Columbia criminal record consists of several similar convictions between 2000 and 2002,[59] and he's been named in several civil lawsuits.[67]
After his encounter with Lisa, Chris returned to Kamloops,[59] a city 500km inland with roughly the same population as Nanaimo. Chris had been, two months earlier, released from Kamloops Correctional Centre where he'd served 10 months for three Fraud-related charges, plus an Assault which may have occurred in the courtroom during the trial.[59]
Chris was located when Kamloops RCMP arrested him around July 20th on charges of Fraud and Theft stemming from an incident in Kamloops a year earlier.[59] In an unusual move two days later, the courts transferred the two charges from Kamloops to Nanaimo — although only the Theft charge arrived.[59] There is no mention of the Fraud charge after it was transferred out of Kamloops.
Chris was transported back to Vancouver Island, and released.[59] The next day he was questioned about Lisa's disappearance.[59]
▶ Video → All About Adair
Questioned
The interrogation took place not in Nanaimo where the RCMP file was located, nor in Qualicum Beach where Chris was staying,[33] but in Parksville,[64] where his grandfather was Mayor a few years earlier.[61]
In another unusual move, Lisa's mother Joanne was brought in during the questioning[24] and told to hug the man with whom her daughter was last seen.[64] Joanne asked him where her daughter was, to which he replied, I can't,
before pausing and then trailing off with I'm sorry, I don't mean to disrespect your family.
[68]
RCMP released Chris without obtaining a logical explanation of the circumstances under which Lisa left the car he was driving.[59] It would be another few weeks before RCMP seized the Jaguar for forensic inspection, only to find that the car had recently been thoroughly steam cleaned,[43][64] thus destroying any potential trace evidence.
After Lisa
At Chris's criminal hearing for the outstanding Theft';' charge, he was found guilty but handed an unusually lenient Conditional Sentence Order (CSO) requiring that, for 90 days, he remains in the province and doesn't commit any other crimes.[59] Thirty days later he breached both of those conditions when he assaulted a RCMP officer in Saskatchewan.[25][33] He was returned to Nanaimo to serve the remainder of his CSO in jail. The Breach charge was dropped. He was convicted of Assaulting a Peace Officer but was sentenced to only 1 day in jail.[59]
It's believed that soon after his release, Chris left the country, first relocating to Japan[69] before settling in Turkey[66] where he's reportedly remained ever since, other than a trip back to Canada in 2021 to attend his grandmother's funeral.[70]
Private search efforts
Frustrated with the lack of progress in the case,[71] Lisa's parents intensified their own investigative efforts.[23][72] Now armed with Chris's name, they were able to obtain contact information for Chris's grandparents, which led them to locate the Jaguar parked at Chris's grandparents' home.[33]
Silencing Lisa's family
Lisa's father, Don, was warned by RCMP not to proceed with the distribution of an updated batch of "missing" posters, this version including a photo of the Jaguar as well as Chris's full name; he went ahead anyway.[24] Chris's grandmother threatened to sue the RCMP and the Young's.[73]
Lisa's mother, Joanne, was warned on a separate occasion via a letter on RCMP letterhead for telling a Nanaimo newspaper about the man who was taken into custody and then released[43]
Lisa's parents wanted to hire a private investigator but were dissuaded by RCMP investigators who said doing so would interfere with the official investigation.[74]
Within a year of Lisa's disappearance, Lisa's parents were threatened by RCMP with an Obstruction charge.[43] A letter was subsequently sent, on RCMP letterhead, formally cutting Lisa's parents off of information about their daughter's case.[24]
RCMP told Lisa's parents that she was never at the Nanaimo Lakes Road party,[52] despite the fact she'd been seen there by several people.[23]
Lisa's family wanted to have a Crime Stoppers video re-enactment produced about Lisa's case. In 2003, the Nanaimo RCMP's official spokesman told a journalist that Crime Stoppers no longer makes re-enactments of crimes[23] — a claim later revealed to be a blatant lie.[43] Crime Stoppers simply needed investigators to send them some basic information about the case[43] — yet it was still another 6 years before the request was submitted and a re-enactment video was produced and aired.[3]
Official misinformation
The RCMP's official dossier for Lisa's case contains several mistakes, misleading statements, omissions, and spelling errors. (See 8 issues in Category: RCMP dossier inaccuracies)
▶ Video → The Official Dossier (YouTube)
Nanaimo RCMP investigators provided information about Lisa's case to Crime Stoppers.[43] Unfortunately, most of the information presented in the Crime Stoppers re-enactment video was incorrect or misleading.[3] (See 18 issues in Category: RCMP misinformed Crime Stoppers for re-enactment)
▶ Video → RCMP vs. Crime Stoppers (YouTube)
Answers
▶ Video → Answers ⚠Caution (YouTube)
Lisa's List of Fifty
50+ ways the RCMP mishandled the investigation into Lisa's disappearance.
- RCMP: "Call back in 48 hours"
- RCMP: "Call back in 5 days"
- RCMP didn't "suspect foul play" for 10 days
- RCMP ignored neighbours' report of burial
- 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 proactively publicize Lisa's case
- RCMP failed to seize the Jaguar before steam-cleaning
- RCMP adamantly insisted "Lisa was never there"
- RCMP: "Crime Stoppers no longer makes re-enactments"
- RCMP warned Lisa's parents for seeking answers on their own
- RCMP threatened Lisa's parents with criminal charges
- RCMP dissuaded Lisa's parents from hiring a Private Investigator
- RCMP formally "cut off" Lisa's parents from information about their daughter's case
- RCMP told Lisa's mother to hug Adair
- RCMP consistently failed to maintain contact with Lisa's parents
- RCMP failed to provide support or guidance for Lisa's family
- RCMP failed to respond to questions raised about Lisa's case at the MMIWG Inquiry
- 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 released Adair despite lack of explanation of Lisa's whereabouts
- Assaulting RCMP officer plus prior assaults got Adair only 1 day of jail
- 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 for Lisa
- RCMP lied about planned searches for Lisa
34-51. 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
52-59. RCMP 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's improper GPR usage rendered scan useless
- RCMP misled the public: "Police Dog" vs Cadaver Dog
- Lead investigator: "RCMP no longer works with Crime Stoppers"
- RCMP manipulatively misrepresented Supreme Court privacy ruling
- RCMP interference made large private reward unattainable
- RCMP disorganization with Makayla Chang murder revealed connection to Lisa's case
- RCMP silenced attempts to raise awareness of truth about Lisa's murder
Other pages
- Timeline: July 1, 2002
- News Article List
- Podcasts
By The Numbers
Notoriety
- 827 Nanaimo Lakes Road
- 49.14502, -123.97504
- Lisa's story told by newspaper clippings
- Adair's criminal record
- RCMP statements
- Accessing the RCMP file
- Purolator Courier
- List of uploaded files
- Burial ⚠Caution
Videos
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▶ The Jungle
(What Really Happened) (YouTube) -
▶ Answers ⚠Caution
(YouTube) -
▶ Official RCMP Searches
(YouTube) -
▶ RCMP vs. Crime Stoppers
(YouTube) -
▶ The Official Dossier
(YouTube) -
▶ Psychics & Colliery Dam
(YouTube) -
▶ All About Adair
Categories
- Category:Newspaper clippings
- Category:News online
- Category:RCMP quotes
- Category:Parents quotes
- Category:Photos of Lisa
- Category:Podcasts
- Category:Satellite photos
- Category:House of Commons
- Category:Lisa's List of Fifty
- Category:Timelines
- Category:Tips
- Category:Video
- Category:RCMP dossier inaccuracies
- 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
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Paul Walton, Nanaimo Daily News (July 4, 2002),
Parents fear daughter the victim of foul play
ndn20020704 - ↑ MMIWG Inquiry (Apr 4, 2018),
Vancouver Community MMIWG Hearings Day 1 - Martin Moses and Carla Moss
(Facebook video) mm20180404 - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Crime Stoppers (May 15, 2009),
Lisa Marie Young - re-enactment
(video) yt20090515 - ↑ Nanaimo Daily News (May 6, 2009),
Still unsolved
ndn20090506 - ↑ Nanaimo Daily News (June 26, 2009),
Family will hold vigil for missing Nanaimo woman
ndn20090626 - ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 This information was obtained first-hand by the author. ✎ Sworn declaration can be provided as needed.
- ↑ RCMP (Aug 13, 2021),
Canada's Missing - Case details
rc20210813 - ↑ Andrew Garland, CTV News (June 25, 2021),
Nanaimo RCMP to provide update on Lisa Marie Young, missing 19 years
ctv20210625 - ↑ RCMP Press Release (June 25, 2021),
Update on Lisa Marie Young missing person investigation
(ARCHIVED COPY — the original document was in 2023 removed from the RCMP website) rc20210625 - ↑ MP Lisa Barron, Parliament, Ottawa (Mar 31, 2022),
House of Commons Debate #50 - March 31, 2022 (44-1) at 1510
hoc20220331 - ↑ Skye Ryan, CHEK News (May 5, 2021),
'Today's a very hard day': Family of missing woman Lisa Marie Young marks her 40th birthday
cn20210505 - ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 This information was provided directly to the author by a credible, reliable source who was present. ✎ Sworn declaration can be provided as needed.
- ↑ Aerial Imagery: City of Nanaimo (1996—2022),
Esri® ArcGIS 'NanaimoMap'
→ For historical satellite photos, change "Base Map" to "All Aerial Imagery" - ↑ Ha-Shilth-Sa (Nov 20, 2003),
Missing Person: Lisa Marie Young
hss20031120 - ↑ Ian Holmes, NanaimoNewsNow (Feb 25, 2021),
Fitness challenge honours missing Nanaimo woman Lisa Young
nnn20210225 - ↑ Jason Proctor, Vancouver Province (Sep 15, 2002),
RCMP continue to search for missing Nanaimo woman
p20020915 - ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 Jeff Bell, Times Colonist (June 28, 2020),
Remembering Lisa Marie Young, 18 years after she disappeared
tc20200628 - ↑ Malcolm McColl, McColl Magazine (Feb 26, 2011),
Lisa Marie Young Disappeared, One of the MMIWG Not Forgotten
mcm20110226 - ↑ 19.0 19.1 Laura Palmer, Island Crime (May 18, 2020),
s1e01: Who is Lisa Marie
ic20200518-101 - ↑ 20.0 20.1 Jim Gibson, Star Phoenix (May 15, 2004),
Vanished
sp20040515 - ↑ Verity Stevenson, Toronto Star (Aug 6, 2016),
Inquiry brings back memories of Nanaimo woman missing since 2002
ts20160806 - ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 Denise Titian, Ha-Shilth-Sa (May 15, 2012),
Family seeks closure 10 years after daughter's disappearance
hss20120515 - ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 Paul Walton, Nanaimo Daily News (May 29, 2003),
When sadness turns to anger
ndn20030529 - ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 24.5 Jim Gibson, Times Colonist (Apr 4, 2004),
The case Nanaimo can't forget
tc20040404 - ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 Anonymous, Casefile (July 26, 2016),
Case 26: Lisa Marie Young
pod20160726 - ↑ Vancouver Sun (Feb 26, 2011),
Nanaimo RCMP appeal for help
vs20110226 - ↑ Denise Titian, Ha-Shilth-Sa (Feb 10, 2022),
$50K reward for Lisa Marie information
hss20220210 - ↑ Clare Hennig, CBC News (June 30, 2018),
Vigil for missing Nanaimo woman continues 16 years after her disappearance
cbc20180630 - ↑ Isabelle Raghem, CHEK News (July 16, 2017),
Vigil walk in Nanaimo: Remembering woman missing 15 years and her recently deceased mother
cn20170716 - ↑ Andy Neal, CHEK News (Mar 26, 2018),
Man dies after being struck by a vehicle in Nanaimo Sunday
cn20180326 - ↑ Glenna Burns, Kawartha Promoter (July 12, 2018),
On a healing journey
kp20180712 - ↑ Ha-Shilth-Sa (June 13, 2013),
Walk to remember Lisa Marie Young
hss20130613 - ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 33.3 33.4 33.5 Jason Proctor, Vancouver Province (Sep 2, 2002),
Where is Lisa-Marie?
p20020902 - ↑ Paul Walton, Nanaimo Daily News (July 9, 2002),
RCMP keep searching for woman
ndn20020709 - ↑ 35.0 35.1 35.2 35.3 35.4 Paul Walton, Nanaimo Daily News (Sep 18, 2002),
Grim Task: Police comb woods for Lisa Young
ndn20020918 - ↑ 36.0 36.1 36.2 Allison Crowe, Native Women's Association of Canada (May 1, 2015),
Story Telling — Lisa Marie Young
nw20150501 - ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2 37.3 Paul Walton, Nanaimo Daily News (July 10, 2002),
Police fear local met with foul play
ndn20020710 - ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 Paul Walton, Nanaimo Daily News (July 12, 2002),
Woman's disappearance leaves friends perplexed ...rumours unfounded
ndn20020712 - ↑ Eric Plummer, Ha-Shilth-Sa (June 24, 2019),
Legacy of Lisa Marie Young to hang in Tofino
hss20190624 - ↑ Canadian Centre for Information on Missing Adults (Dec 1, 2012),
Quick facts about reporting a missing adult in Canada
mp20121201 - ↑ NIWRC, "Quick Reference Guide for What to Do in the First 72 Hours" (Brochure)
- ↑ Julia Jacobo, ABC News (Oct 8, 2018),
Why the first 72 hours in a missing persons investigation are the most critical
abc20181008 - ↑ 43.0 43.1 43.2 43.3 43.4 43.5 43.6 43.7 43.8 Ruth Olgilvie, Ha-Shilth-Sa (Aug 14, 2003),
Investigation for missing woman frustrates family
hss20030814 - ↑ Paul Walton, Nanaimo Daily News (July 5, 2002),
City woman's whereabouts still unknown
ndn20020705 - ↑ Walter Cordery, Nanaimo Daily News (May 5, 2007),
Birthday wishes for missing girl
ndn20070505 - ↑ 46.0 46.1 Paul Walton, Nanaimo Daily News (July 6, 2002),
Bar staff worried about woman
ndn20020706 - ↑ Times Colonist (July 10, 2002),
Foul play feared in disappearance
tc20020710 - ↑ Laura Palmer, Island Crime (May 28, 2020),
s1e05: A Tipster & An Outside Investigator
ic20200528-105 - ↑ 49.0 49.1 Paul Walton, Nanaimo Daily News (Nov 29, 2002),
Police wait for break in city murder cases ...Young family to search for Lisa
ndn20021129 - ↑ Robert Barron, Nanaimo Daily News (July 26, 2003),
Divers comb Colliery Dam for Lisa Young
ndn20030726 - ↑ Nelson Bennett, Nanaimo Daily News (July 25, 2002),
Lisa's kin follow psychic tip
ndn20020725 - ↑ 52.0 52.1 52.2 Alberni Valley Times (June 3, 2003),
Disappearance still a mystery
avt20030603 - ↑ 53.0 53.1 Kendall Hanson, CHEK News (Dec 17, 2020),
Nanaimo RCMP conduct new searches in nearly two-decade-old case
cn20201217 - ↑ Paul Walton, Nanaimo Daily News (July 16, 2002),
Search for Lisa Young continues
ndn20020716 - ↑ Nanaimo Daily News (July 17, 2002),
Rumours serve no purpose
ndn20020717 - ↑ Vancouver Sun (July 23, 2002),
Tips sought in Nanaimo woman's disappearance
vs20020723 - ↑ 57.0 57.1 Paul Walton, Nanaimo Daily News (Sep 10, 2002),
Tips spark new search for woman
ndn20020910 - ↑ Jim Beatty, Vancouver Sun (Sep 4, 2002),
Husband charged in Nanaimo shooting
vs20020904 - ↑ 59.00 59.01 59.02 59.03 59.04 59.05 59.06 59.07 59.08 59.09 59.10 59.11 BC Provincial Court Services Online, Government of BC,
Search Traffic/Criminal
→ Enter Last Name: (Adair), First: (Christopher), Enter Image Text, change no other fields, click Search - ↑ Paul Walton, Nanaimo Daily News (Nov 4, 2002),
City police continue search for Lisa Young
ndn20021104 - ↑ 61.0 61.1 Allison Crowe, Allison Crowe (July 27, 2020),
Lisa Marie Young Help Find Lisa Missed by family and loved ones from Nanaimo
ac20200727 - ↑ Laura Palmer, Island Crime (June 21, 2022),
s1e10: Red Jag Guy #1
ic20220621-110 - ↑ Anonymous, Casefile (Dec 23, 2016),
Case 26: Lisa Marie Young - Update
pod20161223 - ↑ 64.0 64.1 64.2 64.3 MP Paul Manly, Parliament, Ottawa (Oct 8, 2020),
House of Commons Debate #12 - October 8, 2020 (43-2) at 1525
hoc20201008 - ↑ Nanaimo Daily News (August 16, 1985), "Visitor Enjoys Newcastle" ndn19850816
- ↑ 66.0 66.1 Laura Palmer, Island Crime (June 28, 2022),
s1e11: Red Jag Guy #2
ic20220628-111 - ↑ Government of British Columbia, BC Provincial Court,
Court Services Online — Search Civil
→ Enter Last Name: Adair, First: Christopher, Middle: William, Enter Image Text, change no other fields, click Search - ↑ Jim Gibson, Calgary Herald (Apr 18, 2004),
Lisa Marie Young: Vanished
ch20040418 - ↑ Laura Palmer, Island Crime (May 22, 2020),
s1e03: Searching for Lisa
ic20200522-103 - ↑ Laura Palmer, Island Crime (Nov 24, 2023),
s1e14: Speak Up or Shut Up
ic20231124-114 - ↑ Sandra Steilo, Nanaimo Daily News (Nov 25, 2002),
Vigil planned for Lisa Young
ndn20021125 - ↑ Paul Walton, Harbour City Star (June 25, 2005),
Remembering Lisa Marie
hcs20050625 - ↑ Laura Palmer, Island Crime (May 22, 2020),
s1e02: Lisa is Missing
ic20200522-102 - ↑ Times Colonist (May 5, 2007),
Distraught mom hopes missing daughter alive
tc20070505