MUS-2026-0240
Archive card
MUS-2026-0240
Missing person
- Incident
- 1996
- Indexed
- Oct 13, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Ontario Provincial Police
- Location
- New Liskeard ON
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Melanie Ethier, 15, left a friend's home in the early morning of September 29, 1996, to walk under one kilometre home in New Liskeard and never arrived. Extensive searches found no physical evidence. She is still missing, foul play is suspected, and no arrests or convictions have been reported.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 1996
Melanie Ethier, 15, leaves a friend's home in the early morning of September 29 to walk home in New Liskeard and never arrives. Extensive searches find no physical evidence.
- 2026
She is still missing. Foul play is suspected; no arrests or convictions have been reported.
Key people
The people in the file.
15, of New Liskeard. Left a friend's home in the early morning of September 29, 1996, to walk home and never arrived.
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Investigating agency
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Coverage
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