Hmm, so we know that Luc and 2 friends are dropped off in North Bay by one of the friends' parents so they could help a one of their group of friends move into the Sherbrooke Apartment.
There is a couple living in the Basement of the Triplex already and a friend from Temiscaming (who is the friend moving in), there is a girl from Toronto and her female cousin, a pregnant friend who did not attend the bars with the group and one other male. 4 males. 4 females in attendance at the post moving, pre-bar party. at 683 Sherbrooke.
At some point during the day Luc takes out $20 and, be it on his return back from taking the money out, or on his way to the bar, or after he leaves the Voy, he loses his bank card. It's found a week later a block from the apartment.
Coming up to midnight the group decides to hit the road and go for drinks. The group of males leave the house first while the group of females get ready. The group of males attempt to get into the first bar, Blur, I believe it was called, but one friend is too drunk to get in so they collectively decide to head over to Cecil's where everyone else is let in but Luc is denied entry for either being too drunk or not having proper ID. The group does not rally around him to hit another location. In the surveillance videos it appears as though some of them are not wearing coats so that could also be why they didn't trek to the Voy. I want to assume the other guys are aware because Luc doesn't feel compelled to text them and say he didn't get in. But is his phone dead maybe?
This is the part where everything starts to drive me nuts... When does he lose his bank card? If it was earlier in the night then at some point he has to realize he doesn't have it!? And I think that most of us, when we found that our wallet was missing, would retrace our steps looking for it? If the bars check IDs, he'd probably dig into his pockets or wallet looking for it then and discover it's missing at that point; So maybe that's why he leaves the bar alone. And if so, does he go back to the apartment looking for it before hitting the Voy? It looks like he heads in the direction of the Voy after leaving Cecil so maybe not. Also, he took $20 out earlier in the day but do we know if he still has it? They say he drinks imported beer and that several brands of beer are present at the apartment when his Mom goes looking for him so I assume it was BYOB and that the hosts didn't buy 6 different kinds of beer. How did he pay for it? I mean Luc could have bought the beer before he took money out too I guess. And $20 could be enough for a few drinks and a tip if you're only planning to be there for 2 or so hours so maybe he doesn't lose his card until later? But that means he makes it back to the house after the bar and that makes everyone in that house a liar because they say they never see him again after he leaves the Cecil.
According to the podcast I listened to, his coat, hoodie, shirt, key lanyard, and cell phone are found at the Sherbrook apartment. He's missing too much clothing to survive a snowy night in Canada. Also, his coat is still wet almost 2 days later when his Mom goes looking for him. Is that weird to anyone else? I understand he had a sweating and migraine condition but if he goes missing Sautrday morning, it's sitting there for the entire day Saturday, Sunday and into Monday evening. Why isn't it dry by then!? I can't fathom how it can be sweat that made it damp that many days later. Did he fall in the creek where the search dogs alerted he had been?
So Chippewa Creek runs along side the Kinsman Trail and if one were to enter it at the O'Brien and Highway 11 Entrance which is a few hundred feet from the Voy and folow it for about 4 City blocks you can pop back out 2 streets away from the Sherbrook apartment. Why anyone would take this route makes no sense to me because while I'm not familiar with the area, I assume it's not well lit at night and all the falling snow could cover up tripping hazards. Being drunk is already a tripping hazard. This seems like a great way to get a concussion. Being drunk and having a head injury sounds dangerous.... (This reminds me of the Jake Just missing person case that is also still unsolved.) But I'm sure this trail is a popular and frequently used trail so what are the odds he's not found by now?
Anyway, he's witnessed getting into a car with atleast one other bar patron. Do we trust this sighting? I'm not sure how much weight to give it because humans are notoriously bad witnesses and this lead came in years later. But if the bar staff know all the people then it's certainly more reliable. He was seen mingling in the bar and again in the parking lot at 3am witnessing a fight. Who was he mingling with? Who was involved in the fight?
So here we are, Luc may or may not have left in a car with 1 or more people and they may or may not have headed back to 683 Sherbooke St. His belongings end up at the apartment, how does he not also? We know that he ends up back there at some point and how far do you go in the snow without a coat, hoodie and shirt? Not far I imagine.
There are rumours he was selling drugs in this podcast. But no activity on his cell phone would imply not a successful one, unless he has a second cell phone that's missing. More from the rumour mill... one neighbour heard a car playing loud music sometime around midnight. I think this is likely the Pregnant friend's ride because the guys are at Cecil's by now. The girls were planning to head out to the bars and likely walked since it's only a block and a half away but who knows. There's other apartments here so it could be someone visiting one of those units... Without someone coming forward...
Another neighbour heard an argument/fight that night but didn't investigate the noise. This is probably a bad sign that something violent may have happened to Luc. And if it is what happened then he has really friends that know more than they've been sharing. 6 people can't keep a homicide a secret forever.
Ugh. I really feel for his family. I hope you get answers soon.
