April Lee-Ann Parisian is still missing. Hope that she will ever be found alive has faded.
But her siblings 乌鸦传媒� Laura, Chad, and Jeremy Hall 乌鸦传媒� say they haven乌鸦传媒檛 given up on finding and bringing her home.
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乌鸦传媒淲e just want to bring her home, as much as we can.乌鸦传媒�
Nearly four years have passed since Parisian, from Spuzzum First Nation was last seen on Silver Skagit Road in Hope. The last time her family heard from her was on April 5, 2020.
A huge search involving more than 100 volunteers and the Hope Volunteer Search and Rescue was quickly launched as it became clear she had diappeared. People, drones, and canine units scoured Boston Bar, Hope, Chilliwack, Princeton and spaces in between.
Despite their efforts, and the continued efforts of family who kept searching each day for months, her body was never recovered.
Parisian乌鸦传媒檚 fiance, Paris Margesson, was found with her truck and camper on April 16, 2020, dying from what police believe was a self-inflicted wound. Despite the efforts of paramedics, he died.
Margesson lived in Spuzzum with Parisian. He had been engaged to her since Oct. 1, 2018 and was the first person to report her missing. Family members said they believe Margesson may have also been the only person who knew what happened to her.
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) said they believed Parisian may have met with foul play and were treating her disappearance as a 乌鸦传媒渟uspicious missing persons investigation.乌鸦传媒�
Recently, Parisian乌鸦传媒檚 family thought they乌鸦传媒檇 gotten the 乌鸦传媒渂ig break in the case乌鸦传媒� in the unfortunate news of a body. Remains of a Canadian had been found on the American side of Ross Lake on Oct. 12.
It was brought to their attention in the beginning of January through posts on the Search for April Facebook group. That post led Laura to a post by Chris Johnson on the PNW Fly Fishing Facebook group; while at the Ross Lake resort, his nephew had found human remains in a suitcase found in the lake. In that same post, Johnson said the remains were quickly reported to the resort乌鸦传媒檚 office and on Oct. 13 the body was retrieved by the authorities.
According to Laura, the Canadian side of Ross Lake was one of the few places not searched by volunteers. After some back-and-forth, Laura said she was able to able to get a hold of the RCMP team now in charge of April乌鸦传媒檚 case and waited for confirmation that her sister had been found.
Unfortunately, hopes were dashed Jan. 16 when RCMP informed them the body did not belong to their sister.
乌鸦传媒淏elieve us when we say, any body that乌鸦传媒檚 found anywhere in the lower portion of B.C., it乌鸦传媒檚 almost like we get our hopes up because we don乌鸦传媒檛 have our sister,乌鸦传媒� Laura said. 乌鸦传媒淎nd when it乌鸦传媒檚 not, my heart just drops.
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Described as someone with a huge heart and a great love for the outdoors, Parisian was well-known and, according to her sister, greatly loved by her communities. She had a fondness for hunting and loved her dog dearly, a dog Jeremy said she would have never left behind.
Her disappearance has brought a daily void in her sibling乌鸦传媒檚 lives they say can only be righted once their sister is found.
乌鸦传媒淭hat kind of feeling is always just there,乌鸦传媒� Jeremy said. 乌鸦传媒淎nd deflated as it gets when you get your hopes up, and then all of a sudden its not the way it panned out to be, closure is all you can hope for right now.乌鸦传媒�
Parisian 乌鸦传媒� who has a different mother 乌鸦传媒� didn乌鸦传媒檛 grow up with her siblings, who are from Quwutsun (Cowichan) First Nation. In fact, despite Parisian having attended the same high school as Laura, the siblings didn乌鸦传媒檛 know of each other乌鸦传媒檚 existence until 15 years ago when Parisian reached out.
Upon learning about her, Parisian乌鸦传媒檚 siblings said, they immediately wanted to meet their sister and have her in their lives.
乌鸦传媒淭here was nothing more than we wanted then to build a relationship with her,乌鸦传媒� Laura said. 乌鸦传媒淎nd that was robbed. I feel robbed.乌鸦传媒�
Though their time with their sister wasn乌鸦传媒檛 as long as they would have liked, Parisian乌鸦传媒檚 siblings loved her and still love her dearly. It is this love, according to Parisian乌鸦传媒檚 family, along with the support of their family and friends that has given them the strength to continue searching.
Their next step, Laura said, is to re-examine the timeline leading to her disappearance for overlooked clues, re-search areas, and find new areas to search. The timeline details the events leading up to and then after her disappearance and Laura said looking over it might help in finding clues they might have missed before.
Anyone interested in helping can visit , or join the Search for April Facebook group.
乌鸦传媒淚 am super grateful for all the followers we have for Search for April as it made us feel supported,乌鸦传媒� said Deedee Eashappie, Parisian乌鸦传媒檚 cousin. 乌鸦传媒淎nd it comforts us that she still has an impact on people even though she hasn乌鸦传媒檛 been found yet.
乌鸦传媒淲e love the fact that people are still aware of her disappearance and keep looking for her because she is still out there somewhere. Never forgotten and we are always looking till we can bring her home to rest.乌鸦传媒�
Chad said he also wants more awareness raised about domestic violence and more support given to victims and survivors.
乌鸦传媒淔or April, all the signs were there when she posted a couple times about her relationship on Facebook Live,乌鸦传媒� he said. 乌鸦传媒淭here was something about domestic violence and verbal abuse. And then she would immediately take it down when she was sober and stuff like that.
乌鸦传媒淚f you see the signs or have a gut feeling, act on them.乌鸦传媒�
And as much as they don乌鸦传媒檛 want Parisian乌鸦传媒檚 story to end with their worst suspicions confirmed, they said that would still be better than having her remain away from the people and communities who love her.
乌鸦传媒淚 constantly find myself looking for signs, like clothing, you name it,乌鸦传媒� Chad said. 乌鸦传媒淚 always got my eyes peeled and it乌鸦传媒檚 always very much in my forefront.
乌鸦传媒淚 just want to bring her home to give her the proper resting she deserves.乌鸦传媒�
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