Maisy Odjick was 16 when she and her best friend, 17-year-old Shannon Alexander, disappeared from the Maniwaki area of Quebec. The two were last seen on September 6, 2008, after attending a school dance at the Maniwaki Arena the night before and planning a sleepover at Shannon’s apartment. Shannon was last seen the morning of September 6 when she walked her father to the bus station; both girls were gone when he returned. Their purses, wallets, identification and Shannon’s medication were left behind.

Early on the Kitigan Zibi police classified the pair as runaways, a determination their families strongly disputed and which Maisy’s mother, Laurie Odjick, says stalled the investigation. The Sûreté du Québec took over the case in 2009. Community-organized searches continued for years, including a 2017 search of Pitobig Creek after a tip; no evidence was found. Age-progressed sketches were released in 2015.

The disappearances of Maisy and Shannon have become emblematic of the wider crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada, and Laurie Odjick has become an advocate to keep her daughter’s case visible. The investigation remains open. If anyone knew Maisy, Shannon, where they spent time or has information that could help, please come forward.