Darryl Ferneyhough, 29, vanished from Halifax in the pre-dawn hours of Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 13, 2001. A butcher recently promoted at the Sobeys on Queen Street, he was described as five feet eleven inches, about 162 pounds, with blonde hair and blue eyes. Active in Halifax’s LGBTQ+ community, friends and family said he was happy, healthy and socially engaged, with no history of disappearing or signs of depression or drug problems.

On the night he went missing he was seen at Club NRG on Gottingen Street around 1:30 a.m. About two hours later his cousin saw him running north on Gottingen Street near the Marquee Club, moving away from the cousin’s apartment where he had planned to stay. He never arrived there or returned to his Dartmouth apartment, and his bank and credit cards have not been used since.

His family conducted searches, distributed flyers and hired divers to search the harbor. Halifax Regional Police’s Integrated Criminal Investigation Division lists the case as open; police say there is no definitive evidence of foul play. If anyone saw Darryl that night or has information about his movements on Gottingen Street, please come forward.