Cynthia Sunga, 29, disappeared from her Donald Street home in Ottawa on or about August 25, 2005. A mother to a three-year-old daughter and employed at a local record store, she was living with her common-law husband when she was last seen. Cynthia is of Asian descent, about 5 feet 4 inches tall, slim, with black shoulder-length hair and brown eyes. Distinctive tattoos include a dragon on her left shoulder, a tribal heart on her lower back with Chinese characters meaning strong, and a daisy on her abdomen bearing the date 07-22-93.

No activity has been detected on her health card, bank card, or social insurance number, and checks for a return to the Philippines found no evidence. Reporting was delayed until November 11, 2005, when a friend filed the missing persons report. Anyone who knew Cynthia, her routines, or saw her in late August 2005 is asked to come forward.