Marlene Yvonne Abigosis -- Missing Since January 1st, 1984*

Missing Person: Marlene Yvonne Abigosis

Details from a government source (might be paraphrased): Marlene Abigosis was last seen in March of 1984 in the downtown east side of Vancouver. Marlene was engaged in a high-risk lifestyle. Marlene was known to work near the docks, and clients who owned boats would take Marlene with them on trips to Washington State and Vancouver Island.

Last contact: March 27th, 1984 (Tuesday), according to date-of-death at family tree at Ancestry; I believe the use of January 1st in some reporting may only be due to using the first day of the year as a placeholder

Last location: Vancouver, British Columbia

Age when Marlene Yvonne Abigosis disappeared: 26 (Canada's Missing says 27 years old, but that appears to be wrong) (DOB: November 23rd, 1957, according to her Ancestry family tree profile)

Sex: Female

Height in inches: 66

Weight in pounds (lbs): 119

Ethnicity: Aboriginal/Indigenous

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Hair color: Black and wavy shoulder-lengthed hair

Eye Color: Brown

Scar or distinctive characteristic: Nothing found

Link to Government Source (Canada's Missing): 2014001708 (right click to open)

Online discussion page: Marlene Yvonne Abigosis (right click to open)

BMI means body mass index. It is meant to describe someone's healthy body weight relative to the individual's height. It is only food for thought because it does not account for all body types.

Marlene Yvonne Abigosis had a BMI of 19.21. This means that she was at a healthy weight by BMI standards at the time of her disappearance.

Commentary and Research

By: Shane Lambert

Original time of writing: February 11th, 2025

Has Marlene Yvonne Abigosis been found?

In regard to the missing person, Marlene Yvonne Abigosis, the Canada's Missing website states that she frequented Vancouver's downtown east side. This is one of the most notorious areas of Canada in terms of clandestine activity and public safety. The epicenter of the area is East Hastings Street, where is crosses with Main Street.

This is the area that serial killer Robert Pickton frequented. However, Marlene's 1984 disappearance date is still several years earlier than when it is thought that he started disappearing prostitutes from the area.

It is stated that Marlene Abigosis had a high-risk lifestyle. That is normally associated with prostitution, substance abuse, and/or dangerous associations (ie. people who use drugs or are involved in the trade).

It is also said that she sometimes went in boats with clients to Vancouver Island and Washington State. Unfortunately, this does make you wonder a client disappeared her in water.

Ironing Out Some Details

The missing person does appear in a family tree at Ancestry (paywalled). Her parents were Frank Abigosis and Vitaline Lillian Abigosis, both passed on. Marlene Abigosis is also treated as deceased in the family tree as of March 27th, 1984. She was 26 years old at the time, making her age at her Canada's Missing profile a little bit off. 

This missing person does not really have a significant presence in the online databases I looked at (Ancestry and Newspapers.com). She was part of a huge family with scores of siblings. Perhaps a family member can shed some light on her last months before her disappearance in the comments section.

She did appear in some newspapers in 2002, but this well after her disappearance event. Furthermore, the following blurb contains information not supported by those that maintain her family tree. As often the case, it's not clear which source to go by.

Vancouver Sun, July 26th, 2002.

When January 1st appears in a missing person report, it is normally just a result of someone using the date as a placeholder or to bypass a field that must be entered. It would usually mean the MP disappeared sometime that year. The family tree specifies March 27th, 1984, as her date of death, presumably her date of disappearance too. Also, her family tree says she was originally from Manitoba, not Saskatchewan.