Lindsey NICHOLLS Missing Person Case

Lindsey

NICHOLLS

47

14

63 inches

63 inches

112 lbs

112 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Fourteen-year-old Lindsey Nicholls was last seen on August 2, 1993, in the Comox Valley of British Columbia. That summer day, the teenager was walking along Royston Road, intending to meet friends and enjoy the annual Comox Nautical Days Festival. At the time of her disappearance, Lindsey was described as being five feet three inches tall and weighing between 110 and 115 pounds, with green eyes and shoulder-length blonde hair that had been dyed with red henna. She was wearing a pink and blue plaid shirt over a khaki-coloured silk tank top, blue jeans, and white Esprit canvas-style deck runners. The Nicholls family had moved to the Comox Valley the previous summer, a transition that was difficult for Lindsey as she missed her friends. This unhappiness led her to run away in April 1993, and she was found staying with a friend in Delta. Upon her return, an agreement was made for Lindsey to stay in a temporary foster home in Royston, a seaside village near Comox, while the family attended counseling. On the morning she vanished, Lindsey had a disagreement with her foster mother and left the home around 10:30 a.m. She told her foster mother she was heading to Courtenay, a short distance away, to see friends. It is believed she may have been hitchhiking. When Lindsey's parents, who had been away for the long weekend, returned and called the foster home, they were alarmed to learn that no one had seen her since the previous day and she had not been reported missing. Initially, due to her previous runaway attempt, law enforcement treated her disappearance as such. However, her family did not believe she had run away again, as she had left all of her personal belongings and cherished possessions behind. Her friends also had no knowledge of any plans for her to leave. Over the years, the investigation into Lindsey's disappearance has remained active, with police receiving over 400 tips. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have conducted numerous interviews, administered polygraph examinations, and excavated multiple sites based on new information, though none of these searches have publicly yielded significant breakthroughs. In 2001, a re-enactment of the events leading up to her disappearance was filmed by Crime Stoppers in the hope of generating new leads. Lindsey's mother, Judy Peterson, has been a tireless advocate for her daughter and other missing persons, successfully campaigning for the establishment of "Lindsey's Law" in 2018. This legislation expanded Canada's National DNA Databank to include samples from missing people, their relatives, and unidentified human remains, playing a crucial role in resolving other cases. Despite the passage of time and extensive investigative efforts, what happened to Lindsey Nicholls remains a mystery, and her case is considered a suspected homicide. The investigation continues, with her family and the community still holding out hope for answers and a sense of closure.

Jeans Blue Shirt Silk, khaki colour Shirt Blue, Pink, checkered Shoes White, canvas

Aug 02, 1993

Royston

British Columbia

Comox Valley RCMP

Comox Valley

British Columbia

250-338-1321

250-338-1321

Law Enforcement

93-10083

Comox Valley RCMP

Blonde

Green

Green

Hair details: Shoulder

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