CANADA Canada - Audrey Desjardins, 43, Welland, Ont, 3 Oct 1996

On October 3,1996, Audrey Desjardins dropped her friend and co-worker, Flavie Grenier, at her residence in Welland after working a night shift. Desjardins was driving a red four-door 1985 Ford Crown Victoria. The car was in excellent condition, and there was a Canadian flag bumper sticker on the left rear bumper.
Case # 20080062
Name AUDREY DESJARDINS
Alias
Date Last Seen 03 Oct 1996
Age At Last Seen 43
Date of Birth 28 Oct 1953
Sex Female
Race Caucasian
Height (cm) 160 -
Height (Imp.) 5 ft 3 - ft
Weight (kgs.) 52 -
Weight (lbs.) 115 -
Build Slim
Dentition
Hair Blond; Shoulder Length Dyed Blonde

Clothing Desjardins was wearing a light blue jacket with 2 brown stripes on the front going to the shoulders, and with a belted waist; light blue blue-jean pants with a belt; a salmon-coloured sweater, and black running-shoe styled work footwear. Desjardins was also carrying a black, short-handled purse.

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The case of Audrey Desjardins, one of those highlighted on the site, has stumped investigators and relatives for years.

NRP Det. Const. Deb Smith said the then 43-year-old woman was last seen 13 years ago after she dropped off a friend in Welland following a night shift at Nabisco.

As usual, the two women told each other they'd see each other again that night for work.

"No one ever saw (Audrey) again," Smith said.

The burgundy 1985 Ford Crown Victoria she had been driving - a Mother's Day present from her husband - has never been spotted, either.

Police carried out 35 dives in the Welland Canal and water bodies across the region over the course of five years looking for the missing woman without success.

The case remains fresh on the minds of dive unit members and others who've searched for Audrey, regardless of the time that's passed, Smith said.

"It impacts everyone when someone goes missing. It's not just the family that loses. It's the community that loses," she said.

"I think that's what makes this project so special - we care."

Gaetan Desjardins said he hopes the online database will help bring the family some answers about what happened to his wife.

"We may get some closure," he said. "It's almost 13 years ago. They didn't find a car. They didn't find clues. Nothing. There's no trace. If you have a trace, you have something to go on."

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There are two ways to log on to an online database featuring Niagara missing person cases or cases of unidentified bodies.

- www.nrps.com/wanted/missing.asp

- www.missing-u.ca/nrps.aspx

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dotr said:

Posted AD's link in this thread, imagining that Audrey's family must be anxiously awaiting news concerning the uid located in car recently...imo.

Identified! - Canada - Welland, Ont, Body in submerged car, Jul'16 - Cathy Pietz
Body in car found by diver in Welland, Ont. canal 30/7/2016

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Andreee said:

Hi dotr, I see you posted about this case waaay back but I also see you are posting on other threads these days. Being a Canadian, I happened to read about this Desjardins case tonight and unbelievably enough, it turned out to be another woman in that red car that was retrieved from the canal! (Desjardins car was red too). Also, LE has extensively looked for the Desjardins car in local bodies of water but no sign of it. She had dropped off her friend in Welland before heading home in Welland, (at least it is assumed so). They had driven home from work together from an out of town work factory, so it is assumed she disappeared right in the city where she lived is what I understand.

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• • Date Of Birth: October 28, 1953
  • Age at Time of Disappearance: 43 years old
  • Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'2"; 115 lbs.
  • Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Shoulder length hair, dyed blonde; blue eyes.
  • Clothing: A light blue jacket with 2 brown stripes on the front going to the shoulders, and with a belted waist; light blue jean pants with a belt; a salmon-colored sweater, and black running-shoe style work footwear. Desjardins was also carrying a black, short-handled purse.

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