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50 years after Jane Smith disappeared from her Sudbury house, her household continues to be on the lookout for solutions

Editorial Board Published August 10, 2025
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50 years after Jane Smith disappeared from her Sudbury house, her household continues to be on the lookout for solutions
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Fifty years after a college scholar disappeared from her house in Sudbury, Ont., her household is interesting for any data that would lastly result in solutions and closure. 

Jane Smith was a 20-year-old scholar at Laurentian College and aspiring social employee, her household says. 

She was final seen on August 9, 1975, in her basement house on Charlotte Road by her roommate round 2 a.m., and was reported lacking that morning. 

Aside from what Smith was sporting on the time, nothing was taken from her room, says her youthful brother John, who lives in Bradford, Ont. Her financial institution accounts have by no means been touched. 

“It was devastating for all of us, especially the not knowing, the lack of anything,” he stated. 

John stated he’s searching for solutions for his or her mom, who’s now 91. Whereas all the household has been deeply affected by Smith’s disappearance, he stated it has been notably painful for her. 

“I don’t ever want to imagine what somebody would go through losing their daughter and then just never knowing,” stated Katie Smith, John’s daughter and Jane’s niece. 

“Losing is one thing, never knowing is another.” 

Pictured left to proper: Katie Smith, John Smith and Jennifer Smith. (Rob Krbavac/CBC)

Given how lengthy it’s been since her aunt went lacking, Katie stated she thinks somebody coming ahead with new data is the one means her aunt’s disappearance shall be solved.

“The family would be forever grateful for anybody to come forward and say something,” she stated. 

“There’s no judgment. We just would like answers.” 

CBC Toronto has reached out to the Better Sudbury Police Service for an replace on the case and can replace this story if we obtain a response. 

‘A real go-getter’ 

John remembers his sister as bubbly and all the time smiling.

Smith was a volunteer for numerous causes and was elected to the scholar council at Laurentian College throughout her first yr. The summer season she went lacking, she had determined to remain in Sudbury and was working at a neighborhood Canadian Tire. 

Black and white photo of a young woman smilingSmith was bubbly and all the time smiling, her youthful brother John stated. She was elected to the scholar council at Laurentian College in her first yr. (Courtesy of the Smith household)

“She was a real go-getter,” John stated. “She was somebody who wanted to make a difference.” 

He stated he thinks it’s unlikely that his sister ran away after which didn’t contact her household for 50 years. 

“I don’t think it was in her nature to run away,” he stated. “As far as I know, she was happy and really liked being in Sudbury.” 

In the meantime, each Katie and her sister, Jennifer Smith, say they’ve felt the lack of an aunt they by no means knew. 

They’ve heard tales about her, together with from childhood buddies, that paint the image of “such a lovely person,” Jennifer stated. 

“She would have been a great influence on our lives,” she stated. 

Black and white fourth grade photo. Man pointing to the face of a girl in the middle. John factors out his sister, pictured centre, in a classroom image estimated to be from fourth grade. (Courtesy of the Smith household)

Katie and Jennifer stated they’ve seen the burden of Smith’s disappearance on their father and grandmother.

“It’s not something that they really enjoy talking about because they loved her so much,” Katie stated. 

“Seeing how upset she was and just knowing that the one thing she wanted was closure … that was really heartbreaking to see, and [is] something that we want to make sure actually does happen one day,” Katie stated. 

The fiftieth anniversary of Smith’s disappearance appears like the ultimate alternative to encourage folks to come back ahead, her nieces stated. Smith would have turned 70 in March this yr, and her nieces suppose anybody who has data could be across the identical age. 

“[We’re] just hopeful that whatever pressure that they felt is no longer there and they’re willing to say something,” Katie stated. 

Even the smallest particulars might be useful, the household stated. 

Newspaper clipping of an article from the 1970s, titled: Parents of missing student increase amount of rewardA newspaper clipping from the time of Smith’s disappearance. Even the smallest particulars might be useful to seek out out what occurred to Smith, her household stated. (Courtesy of the Smith household)

“People’s memories are fading or they’ve unfortunately passed away,” Jennifer stated. “Before we lose any more information, we’d like to be able to get some back.”

They’re additionally hoping to listen to tales about Smith from buddies and individuals who knew her. 

“That way we can hold onto her memory a little bit better,” Jennifer stated. 

Smith was described as five-feet-four-inches tall with reddish brown hair and blue eyes on the time of her disappearance, in accordance with the Sudbury Crime Stoppers web site. She had a small spherical scar between her eyebrows and wore contact lenses. 

She was final seen sporting a blue sweatshirt with a zipper, pouch and hood, Wrangler blue denims and purple Cougar trainers. She additionally had a big black shoulder bag. 

Anybody with data can contact Sudbury police or go away an nameless tip with Crime Stoppers.

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