Posted on 07/26/2013 2:17:01 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A mother who went missing in the early 1960s at the age of 25 has turned up, alive and well, 52 years on with a new family living in the Yukon.
Lucy Johnson, who is now 77 years old, disappeared from her home in Surrey, British Columbia, in September 1961 and was never found, despite a police missing persons investigation – and even a murder probe into her husband.
Marvin Johnson, who died in the late 1990s, was suspected of killing Mrs Johnson and disposing of her body in their back garden, which was fully excavated during the investigation.
However, the case was dropped when no evidence could be found and the missing persons trail went cold.
In a remarkable twist, Mrs Johnson – who now has a lot of explaining to do – was discovered after her daughter Linda placed an advert in a local newspaper and the mysterious case of her disappearance was highlighted by Canadian police more than half a century on.
Linda then received a call from another mystery women, claiming to be her step-sister, telling her that her mother was living in the Yukon, with a whole new family.
It still remains unclear what prompted Mrs Johnson to up and leave without a word.
‘The wheels were set in motion and it led to finding Lucy Johnson alive and well,’ said Royal Canadian Mounted Police corporal Bert Paquet.
‘It’s a life-changing event. She’s certainly got some explaining to do to her family.’
On the initial thread at the time this all was happening I said she probably went to the Yukon.
Not a whole lot of days with a whole lot of daylight and old people don't even leave the house for 8 or 9 months of the year.
I got lost walking to the store for milk?
She went out to get bred.
The evidence in the Scott Peterson was pretty strong, so I probably wouldn’t use that case to make your point.
But, in general, it is sad that the husband immediately becomes a suspect if something happens to his wife.
Or the Kennedy administration.
OMG!!!! Prayers for your family.....what a SELFISH EVIL thing to do.
She is now in the final stage of alzheimers. My brother dodged a bullet, she is someone elses problem now.
A "bit" wild, eh!?
Canada’s North is VERY different. It is a whole other world in the north. If you are not an Inuit who was born there, or a government employee transferred there, why would you go there? So isolated, lonely and cold! Chances are, if you are not one of the above, you are running away from something, trying to disappear from something. For many, it works because people don’t ask a lot of questions.
As long as one does not screw around someone else, few questions are asked and you get along fine, even with the Mounties. Besides, in the middle of January, if you decided that you had to run away from Dawson City, where would you run to? Remember, this is a place that can be so cold in the winter, that vehicles are left runnung with keys inside, 24/7 to prevent them seizing up from the cold! So its best to just do your own thing, be a good neighbour and don’t ask too many questions, even the Mounties. Some ‘detatchments’ in villages are only one or two men. You have ‘official’ hours, but you are actually on call 24/7. Such policing is TRUE ‘community’ policing!
Communications in the north are not as easy as in the south and travelling up north has its challenges, so finding someone can be difficult. It is however, much easier in the age of the internet, though.
I can recall working for a finance company in Ottawa in the early ‘80s, tracing a bad debt to a small settlement in the North West Territories. My contact number was a bar/store/restaurant in the village. Aside from a telephone at the RCMP post, it was the only ‘phone in the village. I left a message for him when he made his once a week treck into town for supplies and a drink. He called me back sometime later and we had a good chat and eventually he did pay back some of debt.
Canada’s North is VERY different. It is a whole other world in the north. If you are not an Inuit who was born there, or a government employee transferred there, why would you go there? So isolated, lonely and cold! Chances are, if you are not one of the above, you are running away from something, trying to disappear from something. For many, it works because people don’t ask a lot of questions.
As long as one does not screw around someone else, few questions are asked and you get along fine, even with the Mounties. Besides, in the middle of January, if you decided that you had to run away from Dawson City, where would you run to? Remember, this is a place that can be so cold in the winter, that vehicles are left runnung with keys inside, 24/7 to prevent them seizing up from the cold! So its best to just do your own thing, be a good neighbour and don’t ask too many questions, even the Mounties. Some ‘detatchments’ in villages are only one or two men. You have ‘official’ hours, but you are actually on call 24/7. Such policing is TRUE ‘community’ policing!
Communications in the north are not as easy as in the south and travelling up north has its challenges, so finding someone can be difficult. It is however, much easier in the age of the internet, though.
I can recall working for a finance company in Ottawa in the early ‘80s, tracing a bad debt to a small settlement in the North West Territories. My contact number was a bar/store/restaurant in the village. Aside from a telephone at the RCMP post, it was the only ‘phone in the village. I left a message for him when he made his once a week treck into town for supplies and a drink. He called me back sometime later and we had a good chat and eventually he did pay back some of debt.
If it were Hawaii instead of BC, she could have said that she went out to get a lei.
Sorry all, I could not resist as I had a punny feeling with this comment.
She was from Alaska. If she settled in the Yukon, there might be friends or family there.
She could have easily said she was abused and hiding from him. After a few years, life moves on and inertia takes hold.
Note to self: If you want to disappear, go to British Columbia.
Then the Yukon.
I’ve noticed ABC radio news has standardized the use of “folks” in place of “people” or “Americans”.
Folks is much preferable to the common word ‘guys’ when referring to men and women. It ticks me off when waiters and front desk persons say guys when I am with my wife. “And how are you guys tonite?” “What would you guys like to drink this evening?”
I tell them that my wife is not a guy and they start stuttering an apology. Ignorant idiots!
My maternal grandmother did that to my mom and her younger brother when my mom was 3 years old.
Then one day, when I was 5 or 6 years old, my mom told me that my grandma was coming to visit.
I had no idea that I even had a grandma, so thought it was cool. She showed up with another lady and an ugly dog, and I thought “Wow, cool! Now I have a grandma!”
Then she disappeared again.
She turned up as a lonely old woman when me and my sisters were in our late teens/early 20’s and wanted to talk to us on the phone... by then, we just blew her off.
Not sure whatever happened to her, but she was just a strange old lady to us. Never a card, never a call... only thought of us when she was old and lonely and then expected us to run to her... WTF????
When she called, it would go like this... the phone rang and I answered it... “Hello... this is your grandma...”
ME: “Oh, hold on she’s right here!”
(I would hand the phone to my sister and run out the door...) My sister thought someone was calling for her...
The phone was a hot potato then I don’t remember but either the calls tapered off or she disappeared again...
Now it’s over 20 years and no more annoying runaway grandmas.
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