Theresa Anne Yakimchuk, 23, and her husband Ronald, 27, left Edmonton, Alberta, in late May 1973 for a cross-country move and were last seen on June 1, 1973, in their 1959 Volkswagen Beetle described as red with a green hood and fender. They intended to attend a wedding in Ottawa and then continue east to the Maritimes; Ronald had a teaching position arranged and Theresa worked as a reporter for the Edmonton Journal. Their car was packed with belongings and may have had a white kayak strapped to the roof.

The couple is known to have stopped in Brandon, Manitoba, and the last confirmed communication was a postcard Theresa sent from Dryden, Ontario, dated June 12, 1973. They never reached Ottawa; their bank accounts were never used and Ronald’s life insurance was never claimed. The Beetle was never found. After seven years with no contact they were declared legally deceased and a headstone was placed in Ronald’s hometown, but no remains have been located and the Edmonton Police Service still lists the case as open.

Did anyone travel with the Yakimchuks or see that distinctive Beetle after June 12, 1973?