Someone knows about daughter

On August 2, Lindsey Nicholls will have been missing, without a trace, for five years. Her mother, Judy Peterson, remains convinced that someone out there knows what happened to her daughter. Peterson is launching a public appeal for information. A reward fund is now being established, and anyone wishing to help can make a donation to the Lindsey Nicholls Reward Fund at any branch of Canada Trust.

Sometime during the morning of August 2, 1993, 14­year-old Lindsey was walking down a rural road outside Courtenay and hasn't been seen since. Initially, she was considered a runaway by the police. "When she left, there was no note; she didn't take any of her things, not even a coat." says Peterson.

Peterson doesn't know what she would have done if the Missing Children Society of Canada hadn't stepped in to help. A non-profit organization dedicated to the professional, active and ongoing search for runaway and abducted children, the society launched a massive investigation -­including hiring a reputable private investigative firm (CANPRO Pacific Services) which includes ex-Mounties like Fred Maile, who worked on the Clifford Olsen case.

Despite this, there have been no concrete leads and police now believe that foul play was involved. Lindsey, with blonde hair and green eyes, was born on September 12, 1978. She was 5 feet 3 inches/ 160 centimetres tall and weighed 115 lbs.l52 kilograms when she disappeared.

If you have any information regarding Lindsey Jill Nicholls, contact Courtenay RCMP at (250) 338-1321, or call the Missing Children Society of Canada, toll-free, at 1-800-661-6160. All information will remain confidential.