Marilyn Bergeron, 24, left her parents’ home in Quebec City one Sunday morning in February 2008 saying she was going for a walk. She took no identification and only her credit card. Surveillance footage shows her at an ATM in Loretteville shortly after 11 a.m. attempting to withdraw $60; the transaction was declined and she appears anxious, looking over her shoulder multiple times. Her last confirmed sighting came around 4 p.m. at a Café Dépôt in Saint-Romuald, a considerable distance from her family’s home, where she bought a coffee and then vanished.

Days before she disappeared Marilyn had abruptly moved back from Montreal to live with her parents, telling them she no longer felt safe living alone and that something had happened, without giving details. A friend recalled her in December 2007 saying what she had been through was worse than being raped or witnessing a crime, but refusing to elaborate. Quebec City police at one point favored a suicide theory, which her family rejects; they believe she may have been the victim of foul play linked to whatever she feared in Montreal. Numerous unconfirmed sightings, notably in Ontario, have been reported and the family has maintained rewards and public appeals.

Anyone who knew Marilyn, saw her that day, or has information about her movements between Montreal and Quebec City is asked to come forward.