Daphne Powell, a 53-year-old Black woman, was last seen in Toronto on January 31, 1997 at about 4:30 p.m. She left her residence carrying two suitcases and some money and told others she was going to Jamaica. Those actions form the last confirmed account of her whereabouts.

Powell was described as approximately 5 feet 3 inches tall, about 99 pounds, with a slender build, dark complexion, brown eyes, short black hair and visibly missing teeth. When last seen she wore blue three-quarter-length cotton pants, a white cotton T-shirt and a red cotton pullover sweater. There is no publicly disclosed record that she boarded a flight, reached Jamaica, or was seen again after leaving home.

The Toronto Police Service Missing Persons Unit is listed as the investigating agency (police reference 1997-19986.D11) and the national record remained active as of July 20, 2026. The central unanswered question is what happened after she walked away from her Toronto residence on January 31, 1997. Did anyone know Daphne Powell or see her that afternoon?