CANADA Canada - Mabel Crumback, 19, Toronto ON, 28 May 1950

[Richard]

Canadian Press Article
Printed in the Evening Citizen, Ottowa, Canada
10 June 1952

Mother Sure Long Lost Daughter Can Be Found

Montreal - A grey-haired Ontario mother appealed to Montreal police yesterday to help her find a daughter she is convinced was kidnapped two years ago.

Mrs. Sheldon Crumback of Guelph, Ont., and formerly of Toronto, said she came to Montreal because she believes the police department's Missing Persons Bureau can help her.

The missing girl is Mabel Crumback, who now would be 21. At the time of her disappearance, she was employed as a bookkeeper by a Toronto company.

"I am certain Mabel is alive and is being held against her will," said Mrs. Crumback. "There are only two other alternatives, one that she is dead and the other that she is suffering from amnesia. I cannot believe she ran away."

She said Mabel weighed 100 Pounds, has black wavy hair, dark brown eyes and a mole under the right eye.

Vanished in Toronto

Mrs. Crumback told police that when Mabel disappeared they were living at 661 Willard Avenue, York Township, Toronto. Their present address is 48 Tiffany Street West, Guelph.

Mabel was in the six-room cottage with her 8-year-old brother Gary. The parents were attending a wedding in Detroit that day, May 28, 1950.

A neighbor said he heard loud talking but thought Mabel was being reprimanded by her parents. Little Gary said he heard thumping on the floor and then on the cellar stairs.

A search of Mabel's room showed she took little extra clothing. There were no signs of violence.

Mrs. Crumback said mabel was to have been married in 1951 and had few male friends. Her interests included music and sports.

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Another article of 10 June 1952
Note spelling is as it appeared in the paper

Police Doubtful

Toronto - York Township police said last night that it is unlikely that Montreal police have any clues to offer in finding Mabel Crumbach, who disappeared from here two years ago.

Police officials said it is customary for police departments to notify one another when new leads occur in any case. "We have received no word from Montreal about this case."

Mrs. Sheldon Crumbach now a resident of Guelph, Ont.,said she thinks the Montreal police's missing persons department can help find her daughter Mabel, who disappeared Mayh 28, 1950, at the age of 19 while her parents were attending a wedding in Detroit.

York Township police said at the time there was no evidence she had been taken from her home by violence. Yesterday they admitted the possibility that she could still be alive.

 

[~n/t~]

I wonder why her mom thought Mabel would be in Montreal.

This is the only unidentified remains I could find for Montreal. Mabel would be in her 80's now if still alive.

http://doenetwork.org/cases/206ufqc.html

 

[~n/t~]

http://www.missing-u.ca/UIDetail.aspx?PersonID=26

 

[dotr]

Any chance this uid could be a possibility?

http://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Files/Law-Enforcement/Investigator/Unidentified-Remains

" Case number: 193
Incident location: 20 miles east of Columbus at the intersection of SR 37 and Interstate 70
Ohio - Licking County
Incident date: 4/19/1990
Homicide date: Unknown
Gender: Female
Race/Ethnicity: White
Height: Approximately 5'3"
Weight: Approximately 115 lbs
Hair color: Brown
Eye color: Brown
Law enforcement agency: Licking County Sheriff's Office


Details

The body of a white female was found behind the parking lot of a truck stop, 20 miles east of Columbus at the intersection of SR 37 and Interstate 70. The victim is estimated to be 20-30 years old, 5'3" and 115 lbs. The victim has reddish brown collar length wavy hair, brown eyes, ears pierced once in each lobe, a white mole to the right of the nose bridge and has birthed at least one child. DNA, fingerprints and dentals are available for comparison"

 

[Stella]

Paraphrased from: http://virtual.brantfordexpositor.ca/doc/Brantford-Expositor/vibrant-may2012/2012052301/27.html#26

Her parents never gave up hope that Mabel was alive. Though they died in 1983 and 1984, they'd named Mabel as an heir in their wills some 30 years after her disappearance.

I just read the Expositor article for the first time. What I surmise from the story is that after Mabel's boyfriend dropped her off, at least one man she knew dropped by the house, accompanied by others she may or may not have known. A little impromptu party took place there as Mabel's brother said the sound of his sister laughing loudly and the voices of men woke him up. Neighbors also heard a "ruckus" coming from the house after midnight. It may have started out as a friendly gathering but turned into a situation that got out of hand. I'm thinking Mabel was attacked and injured or perhaps taken by these men to another location where she was eventually murdered and disposed of.

 

[kline]

Ive been reading too much James Ellroy.:facepalm:
In that Newspaper account I was immediatly drawn to the accompanying article about the Unexplained Rabbit Mutilations and wondering if there was a connection.

 

[Rainstorm]

I'm curious to know what the brother knows and thinks. He was 8 then. He grew up with this. He would have been in the loop. As well as the old stories that would be spread.
There are times when you are dressing or let's say she got ready for bed and someone was At her window. At that time probably not appropriate to answer your door or window In pj's so you put on jeans and grab a hoodie. Or coat.
Perhaps she was sneaking out To talk to who ever. Perhaps a boy she was seeing.

 

[Richard]

Mabel Crumback
Missing since May 28, 1950 from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Classification: Missing

Vital Statistics

• • Date Of Birth: 1931
  • Age at Time of Disappearance: 19 years old
  • Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'1"
  • Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Dark hair and a fair complexion.
  • Clothing: A red and black plaid shirt, a navy blue pleated skirt, black suede pumps, but no hat or coat.

Circumstances of Disappearance

Crumback was last seen at her home in Toronto on May 28, 1950. The last person to see the girl was Jim Bryan, who told police he left the home at 12:30 a.m. Sunday.

When he returned the next day for dinner, she was missing. Her younger brother, Garry said he woke up Sunday morning to find his sister missing. He told his neighbors who told the police. According to Gary, he woke at about 2 a.m. to hear what he thought was the dog barking and the sounds of Mabel's voice mixed in with the voices of men.

There were 2 doors to the house, Willard Avenue and a door facing toward St. John Road. The Willard Avenue door was found unlocked and the St. John Road door was also unlocked but open. Neighbors walking past the Crumback home at about 2 a.m. said they heard some loud noises coming from the residence. The lights in Mabel's room and the kitchen were on and the side door was open.

An investigation would reveal that Mabel's bed had been slept in that night. Crumback's parents had been to Detroit, USA over the weekend.
The girl's father told police the girl didn't have any money or a key to the house. Mabel's purse was found in her room with her money still in it.
Her pajama bottoms were found neatly folded under her pillow but her pajama top was never found.

Mabel was employed in the office of the Eastern Steel Co. She was religious and attended the St. John's Baptist Church. At church she sang in the choir and was active in the church's social functions.

 

[dotr]

Lengthy article, interesting to read about attitudes to missing person cases, circa 195o's. They suggest that Denver is not a good place to try and disappear, lol.
Wondering about MC's mother suggestion that Mabel may have gone to Montreal, and if the disappearance could have any connection to missing Torontonian, Marion McDowell? speculation, imo.
The complex riddle of MISSING PERSONS | Maclean's | APRIL 11 1959
JOHN CLARE April 11 1959

"Three young women are also high on the list of Canadians who have vanished mysteriously. One of these is Mabel Crumback, nineteen, who disappeared from her home where she was spending the night alone with her brother, aged eight. Neighbors reported hearing a scream during the night but there were no signs of a struggle. Two years later, in January 1952, a former Montreal model, Huguette Lemay, walked away from her husband while they were fishing in the Florida keys, and was never seen again. In December 1953 a Toronto stenographer, Marion McDowell, and her boy friend were held up by a hooded who surprised them in a parked ear. According to his story she was taken from the seat and stuffed in the trunk of another car. More than two thousand troops and Boy Scouts helped in the search and months later Robert Fabian, the famous Scotland Yard inspector, made his own investigation but no trace of her was ever found."
Ws thread..
CANADA - Marion Joan McDowell,17,Toronto (Scarborough) 6 December 1953

 

[Ozoner]

Canadian Press Article
Printed in the Evening Citizen, Ottowa, Canada
10 June 1952

A neighbor said he heard loud talking but thought Mabel was being reprimanded by her parents. Little Gary said he heard thumping on the floor and then on the cellar stairs.

Snipped, BBM

I just read the Expositor article for the first time. What I surmise from the story is that after Mabel's boyfriend dropped her off, at least one man she knew dropped by the house, accompanied by others she may or may not have known. A little impromptu party took place there as Mabel's brother said the sound of his sister laughing loudly and the voices of men woke him up. Neighbors also heard a "ruckus" coming from the house after midnight. It may have started out as a friendly gathering but turned into a situation that got out of hand. I'm thinking Mabel was attacked and injured or perhaps taken by these men to another location where she was eventually murdered and disposed of.

I agree. I think that the thumping that little Gary heard was Mabel's dead or unconscious body being dragged out. Normally I would guess that she was killed that night (if not in her room), but she may have been kept alive for a while; the woman at the tourist camp might have been her.

 

[Richard]

Mabel Crumback missing since 28 May 1950 from Toronto, Canada


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The Doe Network

 

[Richard]

The 28th of May will mark 73 years since Mabel went missing.

 

[dotr]

Daily News, 1956-02-14​

https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/dailynews/id/6416/

 

[Richard]

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Mabel CRUMBACK​

Missing since: May 28, 1950
Missing from: Toronto, Ontario
Age at disappearance: 19

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Mabel Crumback was last seen at her home in Toronto on May 28, 1950.

The last person to see Mabel was a man named Jim Bryan, who told police he left the home at 12:30 a.m. on Sunday. When he returned the next day for dinner, Mabel was missing. Her younger brother, Gary, said he woke up Sunday morning to find his sister was missing.

Gary then told the neighbours, who informed the police.

Gary said he woke at about 2 a.m. to hear what he thought was the dog barking and the sounds of Mabel's voice mixed in with the voices of men.

There were 2 doors to the house: Willard Avenue and a door facing toward St. John Road. The Willard Avenue door was found unlocked and the St. John Road door was also unlocked and open. Neighbors walking past the Crumback home at about 2 a.m. said they heard some loud noises coming from the residence.

The lights in Mabel's room and the kitchen were on and the side door was open.

An investigation revealed that Mabel's bed had been slept in that night. Mabel Crumback's parents had been to Detroit, Michigan over the weekend, and Mabel’s father told police she didn't have any money or a key to the house. Mabel's purse was found in her room with her money still in it.

Her pyjama bottoms were found neatly folded under her pillow, but her pyjama top was never found.

Mabel was employed in the office of the Eastern Steel Co. She was religious and attended the St. John's Baptist Church. At church she sang in the choir and was active in the church's social functions.

DETAILS​

Date Of Birth: 1931
Age at Time of Disappearance: 19 years old
Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'1"
Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Dark hair and a fair complexion.
Clothing: A red and black plaid shirt, a navy blue pleated skirt, black suede pumps, but no hat or coat.

Source: The Doe Network

LINK:

Ontario Missing - Mabel Crumback (1950) — CANADA UNSOLVED

Mabel Crumback was 19 years old when she vanished from her home in Toronto, Ontario, on May 28, 1950. Her disappearance remains unsolved.

www.canadaunsolved.com

 

[Richard]

Missing 73 years this month...