Lisa Jean SOMERTON Missing Person Case

Lisa Jean

SOMERTON

59

21

68 inches

68 inches

110 lbs

110 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

In the winter of 1988, a young woman named Lisa Jean Somerton, at the age of 21, vanished from her life in Ottawa, Ontario. The exact date of her disappearance is somewhat unclear; she was last seen by her roommate on January 27th and was officially considered missing around February 4th. At the time, Lisa was described as a slender female, standing 5-foot-8 with reddish-brown hair and blue eyes. Her appearance was distinguished by several tattoos: a scorpion on her left shoulder, a spider-scorpion on her left thigh, and bracelet tattoos on her left wrist and ankle. The last time she was seen, she was outside her residence at 1220 Merivale Road in Ottawa, getting into a black sports car that was occupied by two other individuals. From that moment, Lisa’s presence in the lives of those who knew her was replaced by a profound and enduring absence. The circumstances surrounding Lisa’s disappearance were complicated by her impending role as a witness in a criminal case. She was scheduled to testify against a former boyfriend who had been charged with assaulting her. In the wake of her disappearance, with their key witness missing, the charges against him were withdrawn. Investigators considered the possibility that the pressure of the upcoming court case may have prompted Lisa to run away. However, her family found this theory difficult to accept, believing that Lisa would not have willingly cut off all contact with them. The ex-boyfriend was investigated but ultimately ruled out as a suspect in her disappearance. In the years that followed, a glimmer of hope emerged when a friend reported seeing Lisa at an amusement park in North Carolina, but this sighting could never be confirmed, leaving her family with more questions than answers. The years have stretched on, but the case of Lisa Jean Somerton remains an open wound for her loved ones. Her father, Gene Somerton, has expressed the profound difficulty of living with the unknown, a sentiment that deepens around her birthday each year. Her family provided DNA samples to be compared against the remains of victims found on the property of serial killer Robert Pickton, a painful process that ultimately did not provide them with the closure of knowing her fate. Lisa's disappearance was one of three cases involving young women who went missing in Ottawa during a 23-day period in the winter of 1988, though no official link between the cases has ever been established. The investigation into what happened to Lisa Jean Somerton is still open, a quiet but persistent search for a woman who seemed to vanish without a trace, leaving behind only memories and the lingering question of what happened on that cold winter day.

Tattoo Left Thigh, Spider-scorpion Tattoo Left Ankle, Bracelet Tattoo Left Wrist, Bracelet Tattoo Left Shoulder, Scorpion

Jan 27, 1988

Ottawa

Ontario

Ottawa Police Service x 5493;

Ontario

[email protected]

613-236-1222

613-236-1222

Law Enforcement

1988-288063658

Ottawa Police Service x 5493;

Brown

Blue

Blue

Build: Slender/Thin; Hair details: Red

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