Disappearance of Cédrika Provencher
| Cédrika Provencher | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
29 August 1997 Trois-Rivières, Quebec |
| Disappeared | July 31, 2007 (aged 9) |
| Status | Deceased, Remains found December 11, 2015 |
Cédrika Provencher (born 29 August 1997) was a Canadian girl from Trois-Rivières, Quebec, who disappeared aged 9 on . Her disappearance resulted in the biggest police search in Quebec's history. She was officially declared merely "missing" by Sûreté du Québec on 31 July 2007,[1] but Quebec media believed that she was kidnapped.[2][3] Despite the offer of a reward, her whereabouts remained unknown for more than eight years.
On December 12, 2015, Quebec police announced that Provencher's remains had been found in Mauricie, Quebec.[4][5]
Disappearance and search
Cédrika was asked by a man to help search for a lost dog, and agreed to help. She cycled around the area, knocking on doors and asking residents if they had seen the dog. She was seen emerging from a wooded area with a friend, closely followed by a man. She was then seen on her bike in a local park and on various nearby streets. At 8:30 pm, her bicycle was found leaning against a fire hydrant on the corner of rues Chabanel and Chapais.[6][7] On 3 August 2007, it was suggested that she had been abducted.[8] On 8 August, the Sûreté du Québec issued a wanted notice for Cédrika, suggesting that she had voluntarily run away rather than being abducted,[1] despite this the media continued to affirm that she had indeed been abducted.[2][3] Many people assisted in the search for Cédrika, with no significant results.[8]
Between August 2007 and July 2008, various newspapers published information on various aspects of the search, but no concrete information surfaced to be able to find Cédrika or even to establish whether she was still alive.[7][9][10][11][12]
Discovery of remains
On December 11, 2015, three hunters stumbled upon a set of human remains in the woods in Mauricie, an area of Trois-Rivières, Quebec next to Highway 40, about 15 km from the last place Provencher had been seen.[13][14] On December 12, it was confirmed that the remains were that of Provencher, although police had no further information at the time and said they would need to do further investigation on the case.[4][5] On December 16, Radio-Canada revealed that investigators were still looking for a person of interest who had been seen around the area Provencher disappeared from.[15]
References
- 1 2 "Sûreté du Québec".
- 1 2 "Il y a un coupable et il se connaît | Jean-Marc Beaudoin | Le Nouvelliste". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 2015-12-11.
- 1 2 "Où est Cédrika? | Marie-Eve Lafontaine | Le Nouvelliste". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 2015-12-11.
- 1 2 http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/c%C3%A9drika-provencher-s-remains-found-in-trois-rivieres-sq-1.2698337
- 1 2 http://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2015/12/12/les-restes-humaines-retrouves-a-saint-maurice-sont-ceux-de-cedrika-provencher
- ↑ "Site Officiel - Fondation Cédrika Provencher". Fondation Cedrika Provencher (in French). Retrieved 2015-12-11.
- 1 2 "Cédrika: apprendre à vivre sans sa fille | Clément Sabourin | Actualités". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 2015-12-11.
- 1 2 "Des méthodes policières critiquées | Clément Sabourin | Actualités". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 2015-12-11.
- ↑ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Regions -. "Voilà déjà une semaine | ICI.Radio-Canada.ca". Radio-Canada.ca (in French). Retrieved 2015-12-11.
- ↑ "Affaire Cédrika Provencher: Découvertes insolites - Faits divers - L'Hebdo du St-Maurice". www.lhebdodustmaurice.com. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
- ↑ "Le Matin".
- ↑ "Cédrika Provencher: récit d'un enlèvement | Marie-Eve Lafontaine | Le Nouvelliste". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 2015-12-11.
- ↑ http://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2015/12/12/des-restes-humains-trouves-pres-de-trois-rivieres
- ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/cedrika-provencher-death-hunters-remains-1.3363077
- ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/cedrika-provencher-person-of-interest-1.3367238