Emery Earl LABOUCANE Missing Person Case

Emery Earl

LABOUCANE

75

30

Indigenous

Male

In the winter of 1981, a painful and enduring mystery began for the family of Emery Earl Laboucane. On February 21, 1981, the 30-year-old Indigenous man left his home in Hinton, Alberta, for work. Later in the day, he placed a telephone call to his wife, letting her know that he was on his way home. Tragically, Emery never arrived, and that phone call would be one of the last known communications from him. At the time of his disappearance, he was described as an Aboriginal male with brown hair, brown eyes, a medium build, and a light complexion. A notable and distinct physical characteristic was a two-inch, horseshoe-shaped scar on his forehead. His absence marked the beginning of decades of unanswered questions for his loved ones and investigators. The initial stages of the investigation into Emery’s disappearance uncovered perplexing and contradictory clues that stretched far beyond his hometown in Alberta. Sometime after he was last heard from, his vehicle was discovered abandoned at the Edmonton International Airport. This discovery raised immediate questions about whether he had intended to travel, but no concrete evidence ever surfaced to confirm if he had boarded a flight. Adding another layer of complexity to the case, for about a month following his disappearance, Emery's credit cards were used in California, USA. After this period of activity, the usage abruptly stopped, and his credit cards were never used again. It has never been publicly confirmed who was using the cards or if Emery himself was present during the transactions. For more than four decades, the trail has remained cold, and the whereabouts of Emery Earl Laboucane are still unknown. The strange sequence of events—the phone call home, the car left at the airport, and the mysterious credit card activity in another country—has left a void of information, preventing any clear resolution. Investigators and his family have been left to ponder who parked his car and whether Emery traveled to California or if someone else was using his credit cards. Without any further sightings, communication, or evidence, the disappearance of Emery Earl Laboucane remains an unsolved case, a poignant story of a man who vanished after telling his wife he was coming home.

Scar Forehead, 2 inch Horseshoe shaped scar

Feb 21, 1981

Hinton

Alberta

Hinton RCMP

Hinton

Alberta

780-865-2455

780-865-2455

Law Enforcement

2014965013

Hinton RCMP

Brown

Brown

Brown

Build: Medium; Complexion: Light/Fair

No