Lesley Marion Holmes, 31, was last seen in Toronto on November 23, 2005, and was reported missing a month later on December 23, 2005 by her common-law husband. She lived in a basement apartment in the home of a friend at the time and was described as about five feet four inches tall, 119 pounds, with blue eyes and straight blonde hair. Her husband told police she had felt uncomfortable staying in the apartment while he was away and had moved out; there were unconfirmed suggestions she may have gone to a shelter.

On March 2 the man who reported her missing, named in reports as Dion Claude McDoon, was found dead in a shopping cart, wrapped in a blanket and plastic, in circumstances police called suspicious. Investigators said there was no direct evidence linking his death to Lesley’s disappearance, and Lesley remains officially a missing person with homicide investigators involved in the inquiry. The family’s unanswered questions persist.

If anyone knew Lesley, saw her after November 23, 2005, or has information about her whereabouts, please come forward.