Lucy Ann Johnson

Lucy Ann Johnson
Born Lucy Ann Carvell
October 14, 1935 (age 79)
Skagway, Alaska
Disappeared September 1961 – June 2013 (52 Years)
Whalley, Surrey, British Columbia
Status Found
Nationality American
Ethnicity First Nations[1]
Occupation Housewife
Known for Disappearance
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Spouse(s) Marvin Johnson (m. 1954; died 1990);
Children Linda Evans, Daniel; 4 others

Lucy Ann Johnson (born October 14, 1935) is a woman who was reported missing in May 1965, although she had not been seen since September 1961. She was found alive in July 2013.[2] In 2013, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police reopened the investigation into Johnson's disappearance, and her daughter from her original family was contacted by a daughter from Johnson's new family.[1][3]

Disappearance

She was last seen alive by a neighbour in September 1961. She was finally reported missing by her husband Marvin Johnson on May 14, 1965. Her husband was suspected of having murdered her and disposing of her body in their back garden. Marvin was interrogated and the garden was dug up but no evidence was found. The trail went cold and Marvin remarried and died in the 1990s.[4]

Rediscovery

Her daughter Linda Evans, placed a newspaper ad in June 2013 asking for evidence in her mother's disappearance. She received a reply from a woman named Rhonda[5] from Whitehorse, Yukon who claimed that the missing person was actually her mother. Johnson was eventually discovered alive and well, living with another family in the Yukon, having remarried.[4]

Reason

Johnson says the reason she disappeared was that her husband was abusive. She tried to bring the children with her, but he would not allow it.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Zytaruk, Tom (28 June 2013). "Surrey RCMP still looking for Lucy Ann Johnson, missing for 48 years now". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Missing mom found alive in Canada after more than 50 years". Fox News. 20 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  3. ↑ Woo, Andrea (19 July 2013). "Missing for more than 50 years, B.C. mother found alive". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Return of the Missing Mom after 52 Years". The Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka). July 29, 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2014 – via HighBeam Research.
  5. ↑ Reynolds, Sheila (July 25, 2013). "Mom who was missing 52 years says she was never hiding". The Surrey Leader. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "B.C. woman reunites with Yukon mom missing 52 years". CBC News. Oct 9, 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2014.