Dawn Teresa Crey, a 42-year-old member of the Cheam First Nations, disappeared from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside around November 2000 and was reported missing on December 11, 2000 after she failed to attend a medical appointment. She had lived in the neighborhood for more than two decades and had told her doctor she did not feel safe at her residence, the Balmoral Hotel. Authorities described her lifestyle at the time as high-risk and foul play was suspected.

Dawn’s life included early trauma, placement in foster care, long-term substance use and mental health struggles, and a violent acid attack that left lasting scars. She was a mother and was survived by siblings who later campaigned for answers. Investigators later found Dawn’s DNA on clothing recovered at Robert Pickton’s Port Coquitlam property, but the Crown did not approve murder charges because there was reportedly insufficient DNA for trial. No one has been held accountable and Dawn remains officially missing.

If anyone knew Dawn, knew where she spent time in 2000, or has information about her disappearance, please share what you know.