deadmonton - be on the lookout for - missing persons
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have you seen these people?
september 14th, 2006 -- Samantha Knott
september 5th, 2006 -- Kalyssa Schmidt
august 26th, 2006 -- Stephanie Stewart
july 18th, 2006 -- Dustin Deley
june 29th, 2006 -- Jean Tiedemann
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june 23rd, 2006 -- Martin Gaudet
june 20th, 2006 -- Mark Stephen Berens
june 17th, 2006 -- Gary Sorensen
june 10th, 2006 -- Vanessa Butler
Entries are posted in reverse chronologic order of public alert, publication date or date last seen.
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Edmonton police at 423-4567 -- Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)
Project KARE at 495-KARE (5273) or 1-877-412-KARE (5273)
or online at www.tipsubmit.com - a secure tip submission web site.All the information presented on this page has been compiled from published media reports and should not be interpreted as having legal bearing or other prejudice against the individuals named on this web site. Some information may have been released under the authority of the FOIP Act, RSA 2000, C. F-25.
Continued investigation and review can result in additional information or clarification not disclosed to the public. Case status subject to change without notice.
Fresh From The Blotter
The latest from the missing persons desk.
Samantha Knott >permalink<
Lloydminster RCMP are looking for a 15-year-old girl who hadn’t been seen or heard from by her family since September 14th, 2006.
Samantha Knott may have travelled to Red Deer with a friend. Police say she contacted a friend by cellphone as recently as September 17th.
Knott was described as 5-feet 5-inches, 160 lbs with long black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing light-coloured blue jeans and a black hoodie.
If you have seen Knott, contact Lloydminster RCMP at 306-825-6350 or any of the numbers listed above.
Kalyssa Schmidt >permalink<
Kalyssa Schmidt, 14, was seen getting into a vehicle with two males on August 31st, 2006 in Medicine Hat, Alberta.
Her father believed she went to northern Alberta to the High Prairie or Slave Lake areas, but doesn't know if she went there of her own accord.
RCMP said Kalyssa, who also goes by "Kali," was spotted in Faust, some 311 kilometres northwest of Edmonton, in early September.
Schmidt was described as 5-feet 4-inches, 115 lbs with black/burgundy shoulder-length hair. She wears braces, a nose ring and four earrings in each ear.
She was last seen wearing black corduroy pants, a black hoodie and black shoes with turquoise trim.
If you have seen Schmidt, contact the Medicine Hat Police Service at 403-529-8400 or any of the numbers listed above.
Missing Persons Index
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january
2004 |
november
Mark Stephen Berens - June 20, 2006.
Vanessa Butler - June 6, 2006.
David Michael Creaser - November 19, 2004.
Dustin Deley - July 18, 2006.
Michael Anthony Feist - January 11, 2006.
Martin Gaudet - June 23, 2006.
Diane Gregory - February 26, 2006.
Sangeeta Khanna - April 17, 2006.
Samantha Knott - September 14, 2006.
Kalyssa Schmidt - September 5, 2006.
Gary Sorensen - June 17, 2006.
Stephanie Stewart - August 26, 2006.
Jean Tiedemann - June 29, 2006.
2006
September 2006
Samantha Knott >permalink<
Lloydminster RCMP are looking for a 15-year-old girl who hadn’t been seen or heard from by her family since September 14th, 2006.
Samantha Knott may have travelled to Red Deer with a friend. Police say she contacted a friend by cellphone as recently as September 17th.
Knott was described as 5-feet 5-inches, 160 lbs with long black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing light-coloured blue jeans and a black hoodie.
If you have seen Knott, contact Lloydminster RCMP at 306-825-6350 or any of the numbers listed above.
Kalyssa Schmidt >permalink<
Kalyssa Schmidt, 14, was seen getting into a vehicle with two males on August 31st, 2006 in Medicine Hat, Alberta.
Her father believed she went to northern Alberta to the High Prairie or Slave Lake areas, but doesn't know if she went there of her own accord.
RCMP said Kalyssa, who also goes by "Kali," was spotted in Faust, some 311 kilometres northwest of Edmonton, in early September.
Schmidt was described as 5-feet 4-inches, 115 lbs with black/burgundy shoulder-length hair. She wears braces, a nose ring and four earrings in each ear.
She was last seen wearing black corduroy pants, a black hoodie and black shoes with turquoise trim.
If you have seen Schmidt, contact the Medicine Hat Police Service at 403-529-8400 or any of the numbers listed above.
August 2006
Stephanie Stewart
Hinton RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating a woman last seen at the Athabasca Lookout Tower where she is a seasonal employee.
Stephanie Stewart, 70, was reported missing from the tower, located 25 kilometres northwest of Hinton off of Highway 40, early Saturday morning on August 26th, 2006.
Stewart is described as being in good physical condition, about 5-feet 1-inch, 100 - 105 lbs, with blue eyes, permed shoulder length grey hair and glasses.
Police are asking anyone who may have visited the Athabasca Lookout Tower anytime Friday or Saturday to contact the Hinton Detachment at 780-865-5544 or any of the numbers listed above.
On August 30th RCMP announced they terminated their ground search and were now conducting a criminal investigation into Stewart's disappearance.
For more information about the feisty fire-spotter and the intense search effort to locate her, visit the Last Link Stephanie Stewart page.
July 2006
Dustin Deley >permalink<
The Spirit River RCMP Detachment has been contacted by the family of 30-year-old Dustin Deley of Rycroft, Alberta to ask for the public's assistance in locating him.
Deley has been missing since July 18th, 2006 and they said his absence is out of character.
He was described as 5-feet 11-inches, 170 lbs, of medium build with short dark hair, tanned complexion and a short dark beard.
Deley was driving a 1995 Chevrolet, extended cab, short box pickup truck, two-tone maroon and silver in colour.
If anyone has seen Deley, they are asked to contact the Spirit River RCMP Detachment at 780-864-3533 or any of the numbers listed above.
June 2006
Jean Tiedemann >permalink<
Edmonton police have searched the city's west end for a missing 83-year-old woman who suffers from dementia.
Jean Tiedemann was seen walking her dog near 161st Street and 90th Avenue at 11 a.m. on June 29th, 2006.
Tiedemann was later reported seen near Meadowlark mall at 95th Avenue and 142nd Street. Police searched the area but were unsuccessful in locating her. Police don't suspect foul play.
Tiedemann was wearing light blue pants and a red shirt when she was last seen. She has red hair which is greying.
If you have seen Tiedemann, contact any of the numbers listed above.
Martin Gaudet >permalink<
Edmonton police issued an alert on June 23rd, 2006 for a missing boy who suffers from a developmental disability.
Martin Gaudet, 16, left his downtown-area home after an argument with his parents on June 20th.
Martin is currently on medication which he needs to take at least twice a day. He has the cognitive ability of a 9-year-old.
Martin has left home before but on all previous occasions he returned within 24 hours.
He's described as 6-feet 1-inch, 145 lbs with short brown hair. He was last seen wearing a beige sweater with brown and white stripes, and baggy blue jeans.
If you have seen Gaudet, contact any of the numbers listed above.
Mark Stephen Berens >permalink<
Grande Prairie RCMP are looking for Mark Stephen Berens.
Berens, 49, was last seen at his home in Silverpointe Village, west of Grande Prairie late June 20th, 2006.
Police say Berens has a heart condition and may need to see a doctor.
Berens is Metis, 5-feet 7-inches, 210 lbs with brown eyes and grey hair. He may be driving a white, four-door GMC Sierra pickup truck with Alberta license EHB 146.
If you have seen Berens, contact call the Grande Prairie RCMP at 780-538-5716 or any of the numbers listed above.
Gary Sorensen >permalink<
Red Deer RCMP issued an alert for a man missing since June 17th, 2006.
Gary Sorensen, 48, left his home in Eastview Estates in Red Deer and never returned.
Sorensen has a medical condition that requires him to take prescription medication and police don’t know whether he has access to the drugs.
The RCMP said they don’t suspect foul play in the disappearance.
Sorensen is 6-feet, 165 lbs, has brown hair, brown eyes and speaks with a slight speech impediment.
Sorensen may be driving a blue Dodge Caravan with Alberta license plate FEW 257.
If you have seen Sorensen, contact Red Deer RCMP at 403-341-2000 or any of the numbers listed above.
Vanessa Butler >permalink<
St. Albert RCMP are asking for public assistance locating a teenage girl last seen June 6th, 2006 at the Grandin Theatre in St. Albert.
14-year-old Vanessa Butler had been with a chaperone from a group home.
Police do not suspect foul play.
She's described as 5-feet 6-inches, 110 lbs, with medium length brown hair.
She was wearing dark jeans, a dark blue shirt and a brown hoodie.
If you have seen Butler, contact St. Albert RCMP at 780-458-4300 or any of the numbers listed above.
April 2006
Sangeeta Khanna
Edmonton Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a 41-year-old single mother who went missing late Monday, April 17th, 2006.
Sangeeta Khanna left her home at about 11 p.m. and told her 15-year-old son she was going to the bank.
Khanna said she would be home shortly but the next morning her son noticed she wasn’t at home.
Police found her SUV, a 2005 Suzuki Grand Vitara, in the Royal Bank parking lot on 23 Avenue and 66 Street. The vehicle was seized for further examination but there was no indication of anything suspicious.
Khanna was described as standing about 5-feet 4-inches and weighing 135 lbs She has dark hair and dark eyes.
She was last seen wearing white velour pants, possibly with a stripe down the side, and a white top. Khanna walks with a very noticeable limp due to a childhood bout with polio. She was carrying a brown purse with two straps and pockets on the side [full details].
February 2006
Diane Gregory >permalink<
Diane Gregory, 44, was to visit her sister on February 26th, 2006 but she never showed up. She has not contacted any family members since.
Police don't suspect foul play but said the downtown resident needs to take her medication for mental health issues.
Gregory, who also goes by the nickname "Daya," is caucasian, 5-feet 9-inches and 160 lbs.
She has shoulder-length grey hair dyed dark brown, green eyes, wears glasses, has a tattoo of a heart on her chest and has a small scar on the left side of her neck.
Gregory is known to travel by ETS.
If you have seen Gregory, contact any of the numbers listed above.
January 2006
Michael Anthony Feist >permalink<
Michael Feist, 29, left work after a shift at Roger's Towing in St. Albert on January 11th, 2006. He hasn't been seen since.
Feist's maroon 1986 Honda hatchback was found on Highway 43, two km east of Cherhill, two days later.
Michael was asked to work a double shift that day, but told his employer he could only work one shift and would be back the next day. He never returned.
Feist's dad Barry told the Edmonton Sun Michael had become slightly withdrawn in the months leading up to his disappearance, recently finding God and converting to vegetarianism.
"He seemed to be a little depressed and spent most of his time reading the Bible or his National Geographics," Barry said.
Feist -- who is known to have strong survival skills -- is 5-feet 9-inches and 180 lbs with blue eyes and brown hair. He was last seen wearing a mid-length tan jacket, blue jeans, black ankle boots and may have had a toque and a black duffel bag.
If you have seen Feist, contact any of the numbers listed above.
2004
November 2004
David Michael Creaser >permalink<
David Creaser was last seen by his friends on Friday, November 19th, 2004 at 4:30 a.m. A 1999 Acura Integra, associated with Creaser but not belonging to him, was found in Rundle Park on Saturday, November 20th, 2004.
Born on April 30th, 1984, he was apparently depressed and had attempted suicide by cutting his wrists. Police believe Creaser has gang affiliations.
Police list an address of 11716 9 Ave., Edmonton, AB., a home phone number of 780-436-8894, and a cell number of 780-905-0922.
Creaser is a white male, about 5-feet 10-inches who weighs about 140 lbs. He has short brown hair, brown eyes and a fair complexion. Creaser has tattoos of a tiger and a dragon on his chest.
When he was last seen, he was wearing dark blue jeans, a black dress shirt, a green jacket and white runners.
If you have seen Creaser, contact any of the numbers listed above.