Audrey Desjardins, 43, disappeared after finishing a night shift at the Nabisco fruit packing plant in St. Davids in the early hours of October 3, 1996. She had given a co-worker a ride home in Welland and was last seen driving away in her four-door burgundy 1985 Ford Crown Victoria, Ontario licence plate CJM 741, which had a Canadian flag bumper sticker on the left rear bumper. The car was a Mother’s Day gift from her husband and was reported to be in excellent condition.

At the time she vanished Audrey was described as a white female, five feet three inches tall, about 115 pounds, with a slender build, long straight dyed blonde hair and blue eyes. She was wearing a light blue jean jacket with two brown stripes, blue jeans, a salmon-colored sweatshirt and black running shoes. Extensive searches and multiple dives in the Welland Canal and other local bodies of water produced no sign of Audrey or the vehicle, and neither has ever been located.

The Niagara Regional Police opened an investigation that remains active. The circumstances of her disappearance are unresolved and the family continues to seek answers. If anyone knew Audrey’s movements that night, saw the Crown Victoria after October 3, 1996, or has any information that could help, please come forward.