The Mountainview Weekly
Mon 21 Jan 2002
Crime; Special Report
Penny Dyck


Deborah Jardine and her family of Sparwood, have for the past 3 three years, questioned the mysterious disappearance of their family member Angela. "My life has been permanently altered by Angela's disappearance", says Ms. Jardine. "I have no peace of mind, and there isn't a day that goes by that I don't think of her. When it becomes emotionally exhausting, I have to back away and regroup my thoughts and strength. I will never stop looking for my daughter", concluded Ms. Jardine.

Angela Jardine went missing from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside November 20, 1998 after leaving a very large media event in Oppenheimer Park, and has not been seen or heard from since.

Jardine is one of approximately 45 women that a special task force in Vancouver is trying to determine what became of them.

A serial killer is the thought by many, others believe it is a group or organization taking these women. Others believe it is one person well known to the women who lured them away from the world that they had come to call home. It baffles police, as they have no bodies or evidence to follow up on to determine where these women went. A crime is hard to prove without the evidence of a crime scene.

In memory of her daughter, and other missing women where her daughter resided, Ms. Jardine has made a presence on the Internet with a website called Vanished Voices. The memories of these missing women will forever live on in her website at http://www.vanishedvoices.com.

"The police team is very active on the cases, and for a change I am no longer looking in as an outsider, but kept informed which is very welcoming", said Jardine.

Last week the Vancouver Missing Women Review Team added five more women to the list of those missing from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. These women have been added to the official list of missing women as a result of the continuing review of all missing persons cases and homicides of Vancouver street trade workers. These additions bring the total of missing women to 50. The review team which has now also become 30 members, and is working closely with various agencies in the Downtown Eastside to ensure the women working in that area remain vigilant, not only for themselves but for each other, and the team members are encouraging them to contact the police with information that may help solve these disappearances.

Should anyone from the public have information regarding the homicide or disappearance of a Vancouver street trade worker, please phone Crime Stoppers at 604-662-TIPS (8477) or the Missing Woman Tip line at 1-877-687-3377.