Ruth Adelia Jackson was 82 and living with Alzheimer’s when she vanished from the Denbigh area of Ontario. The last confirmed sighting was June 13, 1999, when she and her husband were seen together at a small local store while visiting a family cottage. It is believed Ruth exited their van and wandered off as they were returning to the cottage.

Her husband, who also suffered from memory loss, was later found alone in Tamworth, disoriented and with no recollection of how he got there or what happened to Ruth; reports indicate he may have been in diabetic shock. The Napanee detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police conducted extensive ground and air searches and public searches, but no trace of Ruth was located. Investigators have not ruled out foul play, though the husband’s impaired memory complicated the initial inquiry.

Did anyone in the Denbigh or Tamworth area in June 1999 see Ruth or her van, or have information about that day?