Brian Guberman was 27 and living in Edmonton when he disappeared after sending a letter home in June 1974. In that last note he mentioned plans to travel and had recently renewed his passport. He was reported missing in July 1974 after no further contact.

Born and raised in Winnipeg, Brian held a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Teacher’s Certificate from the Universities of Winnipeg and Manitoba. He had worked as a teacher, traveled in Europe, and moved to Edmonton to work in social services for the Big Sister’s Organization. He was active in acting and music and described by family as charming. He was 5 feet 10 inches, medium build, with brown hair, brown eyes, wore glasses, and had a small bluish birthmark on the fleshy part of his thumb. His black and yellow 1964 Volkswagen van also vanished and has never been located.

The Edmonton Police Service has kept his file active but there has been no confirmed trace of Brian or his vehicle since June 1974. Did anyone in Winnipeg or Edmonton know Brian’s plans in 1974 or ever see that Volkswagen after June?