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British Columbia missing persons & unsolved case statistics

Numbers behind 347 missing person, death by force, unidentified, unclaimed, serial killer and mass murder cases in British Columbia – by state, decade, age, sex, race and how many are solved. Free to read and link to; members get every breakdown, filters, sortable tables and CSV downloads.

Data as of November 6, 2026 · updated daily · How these numbers are counted

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Cases in British Columbia
347
314 open · 26 solved / resolved
Missing Persons
262
262 still missing · 0% located
Deaths by Force
78
52 unsolved · 33.3% solved
Serial killer profiles
6
by the state where they killed
Mass murders
1
6 people killed
Added in the last 30 days
48
91 added or updated
Oldest open case
1924
Janet Smith, Vancouver, BC · unsolved

“Solved / resolved” means a missing person located, a death by force marked solved or charged, unidentified remains identified, or an unclaimed person claimed. Our homicide records focus on unsolved cases, so these shares are not police clearance rates – see the methodology.

Cases by type

Missing Persons 262 262 still missing
Deaths by Force 78 52 unsolved
Serial Killer Profiles 6
Mass Murders 1

By state & province

Cases per state and per 100,000 residents, a shaded state-by-state list, top cities, and Indigenous missing and murdered (MMIP) by state.

Cases by state and province

Click a state or province to see its statistics. All case types.

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Top cities by open cases

Missing, deaths by force, unidentified and unclaimed cases, by the city recorded on the case.

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CityStateCasesOpenSolved / resolvedSolved / resolved %
VancouverBC585800%
Prince GeorgeBC1812633.3%
BurnabyBC131217.7%
RichmondBC121200%
VictoriaBC111100%
ChilliwackBC111100%
KelownaBC101000%
SurreyBC107330%
CoquitlamBC87112.5%
North VancouverBC7700%
KamloopsBC7700%
AbbotsfordBC7700%
NanaimoBC6600%
New WestminsterBC75228.6%
Tumbler RidgeBC64233.3%
SmithersBC4400%
MerrittBC4400%
MissionBC4400%
Fort St JohnBC4400%
SquamishBC4400%
DeltaBC43125%
Williams LakeBC3300%
Prince RupertBC3300%
HopeBC3300%
DuncanBC3300%
West VancouverBC3300%
Dawson CreekBC3300%
QuesnelBC3300%
ChetwyndBC2200%
SaanichBC2200%
ThornhillBC2200%
Burns LakeBC2200%
TerraceBC2200%
Fort St. JohnBC2200%
PentictonBC2200%
PembertonBC2200%
ClintonBC2200%
CranbrookBC2200%
VernonBC2200%
TofinoBC2200%

Indigenous missing and murdered (MMIP), by state / province

Cases where the person is recorded as American Indian, Alaska Native, Indigenous or First Nations. 1 missing persons were reported missing from tribal land (1 still missing).

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State / provinceMissingStill missingDeaths by forceUnsolvedUnidentified / unclaimedTotal
British Columbia717187079

By decade & year

Cases by decade and year, the solved share by decade (the “cold case curve”), and seasonality by month and day of the week.

Cases by decade

Stacked by case type.

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Solved / resolved share by decade

The “cold case curve”: the share of each decade’s cases now marked solved, located, identified or claimed (decades with fewer than 10 cases are left out).

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Cases by year (last 50 years)

Recent years include many newly added cases; older years are more likely to be resolved and removed from public databases.

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Cases by month

Seasonality: month of the case date (only cases with a full date).

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Cases by day of the week

Day of the week of the case date (only cases with a full date).

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By age

Age groups for each case type, solved share by age, average ages and an age / sex pyramid.

Cases by age group

Average age: 34.9 missing · 25.6 deaths by force.

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Solved / resolved share by age group

Share of each age group’s cases marked solved, located, identified or claimed.

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Age and sex

Male (left) and female (right) by age group – missing, deaths by force, unidentified and unclaimed together.

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By sex

Male / female split for each case type and solved share by sex.

Cases by sex

Share of each case type that is male, female or not recorded.

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Solved / resolved share by sex

Share of male and female cases marked solved, located, identified or claimed.

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By race & ethnicity

Race and ethnicity compared with the U.S. population, and the solved share for each group.

Cases by race / ethnicity

Share of each case type, compared with the U.S. population in the table.

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Solved / resolved share by race / ethnicity

Share of each group’s cases marked solved, located, identified or claimed (groups with fewer than 10 cases are left out).

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Solve rates & how long cases stay open

Case status for deaths by force, how many years open cases have been open, and a state-by-decade solved-share heatmap.

Deaths by force: case status

How each case is recorded. “Charged / in court” counts as solved in the solved share; accidental and self-inflicted deaths are left out of it.

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How long open cases have been open

Years since the case date, for cases still unsolved, missing, unidentified or unclaimed.

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Solved / resolved share by state and decade

Percent of missing, deaths by force, unidentified and unclaimed cases now solved, located, identified or claimed. Hover a cell for the count.

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State1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
BC00232945
<2%2–55–1010–2020–3535–5050%+fewer than 10 cases

Rewards offered 6 deaths by force cases list a reward, and 6 of them are still unsolved.

Possible matches

Possible missing person / unidentified remains matches by score.

Possible missing person / unidentified matches

102,236 possible matches scoring 75% or higher, involving 13,695 missing persons and 7,877 unidentified remains. Browse the matches.

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Serial killers & mass murders

Serial killers by victims and decade; mass murders by year, place, firearms, attacker and victims.

Serial killers by number of victims

Confirmed victims listed on each profile (6 profiles).

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Serial killers by decade they started

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Serial killers by sex and race

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GroupProfilesShare
Sex: Unknown116.7%
Sex: Male583.3%
Race: Unknown / not recorded233.3%
Race: White466.7%

Mass murders by year

1 incidents. Killed per year is in the table and the next chart.

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People killed in mass murders, by year

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Mass murders by type of place

All incidents in the database (not affected by the filters).

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Firearms used in mass shootings, by type

Firearms recorded in the Violence Project data for incidents up to its last update (93 with 1 firearms, 52 with 2 firearms, 28 with 3 firearms, 31 with 4 or more firearms). All incidents (not affected by the filters).

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Mass murderers: age, sex and race

The attacker in each incident, where recorded.

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GroupIncidentsShare
Sex: Unknown1100%
Race: White1100%
Age: 18-241100%
Setting: Urban105–
Setting: Rural48–
Setting: Suburban49–
Setting: Not recorded78–

Mass murder victims: relationship to the killer

1,780 victims listed; 34.2% female. All incidents (not affected by the filters).

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Longest-open cases

The oldest unsolved, missing, unidentified and unclaimed cases, linked to each case file.

Longest-open missing persons

The 25 oldest still missing cases in British Columbia.

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NamePlaceDateYearsAgeSex
Cindy Lou MclaneWillow River, BCSep 1958682Female
Edna Bette-jean MastersRed Lake, BCJul 1960661Female
Brenda Marion BymanWilmer, BCMay 19616512Female
Martin GantBurnaby, BCNov 19616542Male
Emma DixonHope, BCJul 19646253Female
Unice Esther BirdPrince Rupert, BCSep 19646216Female
Le-roi Francis La FranceCoquitlam, BCNov 19646219Male
Zolton Samuel ZamboryBurnaby, BCJan 19656130Male
James Douglas TurnbullBowen Island, BCApr 19666025Male
Michael SmithNorth Vancouver, BCDec 19675917Male
Mabel Veronica Bernita LeoMount Currie, BCMar 19695718Female
Lorie Lynn LewisSquamish, BCMay 1969577Female
Anthony Philip PorterKimberley, BCJun 19695716Male
Philomena SissonDuncan, BCMay 19705667Female
Helen Claire FrostPrince George, BCOct 19705617Female
Selina Violet WallaceQuadra Island, BCFeb 19715519Female
Mary Agnes ThomasQuesnel, BCSep 19715541Female
Virginia SampareGitsegukla, BCOct 19715518Female
Velma Marie DuncanWilliams Lake, BCMay 19725418Female
James Frank MartinRichmond, BCAug 19735325Male
Amelie Elizabeth McarthurTaylor, BCAug 19735336Female
Henry MlotBurnaby, BCNov 19735346Male
Gilles LaroseVancouver, BCMar 19745221Male
Wilfred Donald McardonVictoria, BCMar 19745238Male
Earland Christopher FeldsethTofino, BCApr 19745252Male

Longest-open deaths by force

The 25 oldest unsolved cases in British Columbia.

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NamePlaceDateYearsAgeSex
Janet SmithVancouver, BCJul 192410222Female
David DAltonVancouver, BCJan 1953736Male
Derek DAltonVancouver, BCJan 1953737Male
Gloria Levina MoodyWilliams Lake, BCOct 19695726Female
Micheline PareHudson's Hope, BCJul 19705618Female
Gale Ann WeysClearwater, BCOct 19735319Female
Pamela Lorraine DarlingtonKamloops, BCNov 19735319Female
Colleen Daignault MacMillenLac La Hache, BCAug 19745216Female
Monica Andrea Cathy IgnasThornhill, BCDec 19745214Female
Rhona Margaret DuncanNorth Vancouver, BCJul 19765016Female
Monica JackMerritt, BCMay 19784812Female
Maureen MosieKamloops, BCMay 19814533Female
Kristin GurholtVancouver, BCSep 19814534Female
Bernd GorickeChetwynd, BC19834326Male
Shelley-Anne BascuHinton, BCMay 19834316Female
Andrea ScherpfChetwynd, BCOct 19834323Female
Mary ODonnellVancouver, BCJul 19883853Female
Alberta Gail WilliamsPrince Rupert, BCAug 19893724Female
Delphine Anne NikalSmithers, BCJun 19903616Female
Jillian Blatchford FullerVancouver, BC19933328Female
Sheila McIndoe HenryVancouver, BCFeb 19933326Female
Ramona Lisa WilsonSmithers, BCJun 19943216Female
Ramona Lisa WilsonSmithers, BCJun 19943216Female
Roxanne Louise ThiaraBurns Lake, BCJul 19943215Female
Mindy TranKelowna, BCAug 1994328Female

Community activity

Forum discussion, memorials, evidence boards and the most viewed cases.

Community activity

Real member activity on case pages (all cases, not affected by the filters).

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MeasureCount
Cases with member forum discussion: Mass murders19
Cases with member forum discussion: Missing persons390
Cases with member forum discussion: Deaths by force725
Cases with member forum discussion: Serial killers59
Cases with member forum discussion: Unclaimed3
Cases with member forum discussion: Unidentified4
Cases with a MyMemorium memorial5,007
Evidence boards created by members256

Most viewed deaths by force cases

All-time page views.

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CasePlaceViews
Joachim SummerfordAberdeen, NC12,738
Zion TerryRichmond, VA11,613
Travis A. HobbsNew-orleans, LA6,159
Shannon WatkinsJonesboro, GA5,535
Jameal GaudetHarvey, LA4,992
Melanie Lynn BerryWichita-falls, TX4,965
Kiarra Jazzmyn GeorgeSacramento, CA4,738
Romeca MeeksChicago, IL4,180
Javon M. BaileyLouisville, KY3,752
Felicito CanalesBaton-rouge, LA3,605
Shawn HudsonThrockmorton County, TX3,583
Eric Tyrone Smith, Sr.Jackson, MS3,355
Benjamin Joseph DeenHattiesburg, MS3,312
David WashingtonPensacola, FL3,292
Lt. Michael Anthony Boutte,Perkinston, MS3,269

Methodology & how to cite

These statistics count the cases in the Crime Solvers Central database as of November 6, 2026. They are rebuilt every night.

What is counted

  • Missing persons – NamUs, NCMEC and Canadian police cases. “Located” means the case is marked resolved (found alive or deceased). Age is the age when last seen.
  • Deaths by force – homicides and other violent deaths from police, news, court and public records. “Solved” includes cases marked solved, charged / in court, primary suspect deceased or substantiated. Deaths ruled accidental or self-inflicted are counted but left out of solved shares.
  • Unidentified remains and unclaimed persons – NamUs cases. Unidentified ages use the middle of the medical examiner’s estimated range.
  • Serial killer profiles are placed in the state where they killed and the first year they were active; victims are the confirmed victims listed on the profile. Mass murders are incidents, dated by the attack; attacker and firearm details come from The Violence Project coding where available.
  • Race and ethnicity are as recorded by the source and grouped into broad categories; “Multiracial” is used when more than one is listed.
  • Per-100,000 rates use 2020 U.S. Census and 2021 Canadian Census populations.

Limits

  • This is not a complete count of all crime. Our homicide records lean heavily toward unsolved cases, so the solved share is much lower than official police clearance rates and should not be reported as one.
  • Coverage differs by state and by year: some cities and states have been imported in full, others only partly, and recent years include many newly added cases.
  • Cases without a date, age, state or race are left out of that breakdown only (they still count in the totals).

How to cite

Crime Solvers Central. “British Columbia Missing Persons & Unsolved Case Statistics.” Data as of November 6, 2026. https://crimesolverscentral.com/statistics/british-columbia

You’re welcome to link to this page or to any state’s page (for example /statistics/texas). Each chart’s Cite button copies a citation that links straight to that chart.