Lisa Marie Young - Missing From Nanaimo, BC Since June 30th, 2002

Field	Details
Missing Person	Lisa Marie Young (Appears to be her maiden name)
Missing Since	Sunday, June 30th, 2002 (early hours of morning)
Age at Disappearance	21 years old
Birthdate Range	Monday, July 1st, 1980 to Sunday, June 30th, 1981
Gender	Female
Ethnicity/Bio Group	Indigenous
Height	5 ft 2 in (158 cm) (described as 5'10" in a newspaper article)
Weight	117 lb (53 kg)
BMI	19.8 (calculated as weight in kg divided by height in meters squared: 53 / (1.58)^2). This BMI falls in the normal weight range (18.5-24.9), helping to visualize Lisa as having a slender and thin build—neither underweight nor overweight, which aligns with her described physique and aids in mental reconstruction of her appearance for identification purposes.
Eye Color	Brown
Hair	Black, long, straight
Build	Slender/Thin
Complexion	Other
Jewelry	Silver, aluminum, stainless steel, hoop necklace with medallion
Clothing	Black tank top, black skirt, black shoes (size 8)
Tattoo	Right arm, band of flowers with heart
Missing From	Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Circumstances	In the early morning hours of Sunday, June 30th, 2002, Lisa Marie Young was seen for the last time in Nanaimo, British Columbia. On the night of Saturday, June 29th, 2002, Lisa travelled to a local bar and met with some acquaintances. Lisa and her acquaintances accepted a ride from a man to an afterparty. Subsequently, Lisa left with this male driver to get some food, but communicated to her acquaintances that she would be returning to them via taxi. She has not been seen or heard from since. Based on investigational information, the Nanaimo RCMP Serious Crime Unit believes that she may have been met with foul play. Police requests that anyone with information contact them directly.
Source	Canada's Missing Case Reference: 2013000120
Last Contact	Last seen in Nanaimo, affiliated with Departure Bay area.

By: Shane Lambert
Original Publication Date: October 25th, 2025

On the night of June 29th, 2002, 21-year-old Lisa Marie Young, an Indigenous woman from Nanaimo, British Columbia, went out to celebrate the Canada Day long weekend. She started at a local nightclub , where she socialized with acquaintances. Dressed in a black tank top, black skirt, black size-8 shoes, and a hoop necklace with a medallion, Young also had a distinctive tattoo on her right arm—a band of flowers with a heart. Her slender build (5 ft 2 in, 117 lb, BMI 19.8) and long, straight black hair were notable features.

After the nightclub, Young and her acquaintances accepted a ride from a new acquaintance, who was not named in the early journalism but has since been named as Christopher William Adair. According to a late 2024 news article with TurkiyeToday, this man now splits residency between Turkey and the Phillipines.

Around 2:30 a.m. on June 30th, Young left the party with Adair in his burgundy Jaguar to get food at a nearby McDonald’s. She told friends she would return by taxi.

At approximately 4:30 a.m., a friend received a text from Young’s phone stating, “come get me, they won’t let me leave,” raising immediate concern. This was her last known communication.

Young was last seen entering Adair’s vehicle on Bowen Road, near the nightclub and party locations.  The Nanaimo RCMP’s Serious Crime Unit believes Young met with foul play, treating the case as a homicide. Despite searches, no remains have been found, and Adair, a person of interest, has not been charged. The case remains unsolved, with ongoing appeals for information.

This is a well-covered case online. I included the early journalism for my readers in clippings below.

July 5th, 2002. Times Colonist.

July 10th, 2002. Times Colonist.

September 2nd, 2002. Time Colonist.