Maggie Lea Burke was 21 when she vanished from the Alberta Avenue neighbourhood of Edmonton in the winter of 2004. On the night of December 9 she was at her apartment near 95th Street and 118th Avenue, took a phone call just before midnight, told her roommates she was going to meet a friend and would be right back, then left without taking personal belongings. She was never seen or heard from again.

Described by her mother as happy-go-lucky and outgoing, Maggie was a young mother who worked as a restaurant server. She also struggled with drug addiction and was involved in the city’s sex trade, which placed her in a vulnerable position in an area known for violence. At the time she disappeared she was about 5 feet 7 inches and 120–125 pounds, with brown hair with natural red streaks, brown eyes, glasses, and tattoos including a happy face on her left ankle and a marijuana leaf on her upper left arm.

Her roommate reported her missing on December 18, 2004. The Edmonton Police Service did not issue a public alert until five months later; in April 2005 RCMP Project KARE said they suspected foul play but lacked sufficient evidence to determine what happened. Family members, who made public pleas beginning in 2015, do not believe she would have willingly left her daughter.

Does anyone in Alberta recall seeing Maggie in December 2004 or have information that could help bring answers to her family?