Seeing Red in Nanaimo — The Case of Lisa Marie Young
Her disappearance is part of the bigger epidemic facing Indigenous women
6 min readSep 22, 2021
Passionate and athletic, Lisa Marie Young wanted to become a television sports announcer. From Nanaimo, British Columbia, she went out with friends to a nightclub on June 29, 2002 to celebrate a birthday, when their plans for the evening changed. A stranger joined them, striking up conversation, inviting them to a house party in his distinctive maroon Jaguar.
