Elaine Phyllis Dumba was 34 when she vanished from the Vancouver area in the spring of 1989. Her family did not report her missing until April 9, 1998, and they had not seen or heard from her since the spring of 1989. At the time she disappeared she was described as a Caucasian woman with medium brown hair, with distinctive tattoos including a rose on her right index finger and another on her right thumb. She may have had scar tissue on her nose and cheek from a prior injury or plastic surgery and laceration scars on her wrists.

Elaine struggled with drug addiction and worked in the sex trade, placing her in a transient, high-risk environment in the Downtown Eastside. Her disappearance was included in the broader investigation into the numerous women who went missing from that neighbourhood; friends suspected she might be among the victims linked to Robert Pickton, but her name does not appear on the list of women he is accused of killing. The exact date and circumstances of her disappearance remain vague and there have been no public developments naming a cause or resolve.

Did anyone who knew Elaine or who worked in the Downtown Eastside in 1989 have contact with her or recall where she was living or spending time then?