Sindy Ruperthouse, 44, of the Pikogan community in northwestern Quebec, was last seen on April 23, 2014, at a hospital in Val-d’Or where she was being treated for multiple broken ribs. Her family says those injuries were from a beating by her boyfriend. The last contact came during a distressed phone call in which she asked for money to bail her boyfriend; when her family refused she said she would call back, but no further calls were received.

Her family reported her missing to the Sûreté du Québec on September 2, 2014, after months without contact. Frustration with the initial investigation and wider concerns about police treatment of Indigenous women surfaced when a Radio‑Canada report linked Sindy’s case to broader allegations of mistreatment in the Val-d’Or area. The file has since been moved to the division of disappearances and unsolved cases, is being treated as a homicide, and a reward of $40,000 has been offered. No charges have been laid and her body has not been found.

If anyone knew Sindy’s movements in spring 2014 or remembers seeing her after April 23, what can you share?