Ten-year-old Joanne Maria Pedersen, known to family as JoJo, disappeared from Vedder Crossing in Chilliwack, British Columbia, on the evening of February 19, 1983. Locked out of her home after an argument with her sister, she walked to the Penny Pincher convenience store on Vedder Road to use the payphone. She last spoke to her mother at about 8:20 p.m.; an unidentified adult male also spoke to the mother during that call and told her he would contact police if Joanne wasn’t there within half an hour.

Joanne was described as having shoulder-length light brown hair, brown eyes and a one-inch birthmark behind her right ear. That night she wore a yellow t-shirt reading a touch of class, a blue sweater, a pink sleeveless jacket and tan-colored pants. When her parents arrived 20 to 30 minutes later, the phone booth was empty and the receiver was dangling. Extensive air and ground searches with dog teams and volunteers found no trace.

The man seen with Joanne became the focus of the investigation; he was described as Caucasian, in his twenties to thirties, slim to medium build with hair below the ears. Anonymous letters linked to him arrived in 2008 and 2011.

If anyone knew Joanne, saw her that night, or has information about the man at the phone booth, please come forward.