ACTIVE SEARCH Canada - Nathan, 37, Vulnerable ('unable to care for self') Toronto (Jane/Sheppard) 12 May 2023

[Deleted member 326769]

Why does this man not have a last name listed anywhere? This entire case is so odd. His mom died years ago. His father died a few months before he went missing. He was turned over to his sister. He goes missing and his sister and her husband don’t want people searching for him. She turns over the trailer to the trailer park. Am I the only one that thinks this story stinks to high heaven?

 

[dotr]

Re-post

May 12, 2024
A family continues their relentless search for a man living with Down Syndrome who disappeared from a Toronto neighbourhood exactly one year ago. Afua Baah has the details.

 

[Charlot123]

Why does this man not have a last name listed anywhere? This entire case is so odd. His mom died years ago. His father died a few months before he went missing. He was turned over to his sister. He goes missing and his sister and her husband don’t want people searching for him. She turns over the trailer to the trailer park. Am I the only one that thinks this story stinks to high heaven?

Do they still receive his SSI?

 

[AddyFinch]

Do they still receive his SSI?

Good question. I would think it wouldn't be stopped if they were still actively searching for him? What is the legal time frame of permanently missing? Is there one?

 

[AddyFinch]

Some say his name is Wise, and his cousin's last name is Babcock. Family stated they were receiving unwanted texts/threats therefore they requested his last name not be used. I agree it is very strange, maybe time for a new ground search from his last known point.
'He's in our hearts': Family and friends still seek answers one year after Nathan Wise's disappearance

 

[crcgirl]

Why does this man not have a last name listed anywhere? This entire case is so odd. His mom died years ago. His father died a few months before he went missing. He was turned over to his sister. He goes missing and his sister and her husband don’t want people searching for him. She turns over the trailer to the trailer park. Am I the only one that thinks this story stinks to high heaven?

Nothing unusual Nathan was searched for but not found. The immediate family has been private in their grief. It is unlikely Nathan got out of the city without being noticed. He had no money so would have had to rely on strangers. The trailer was a seasonal home and not his residence. The area he was last seen is near extensive park land with some areas difficult to navigate. The most likely scenario is he got lost in the woods.

 

[AddyFinch]

I guess NOK wait another six years then prove sufficient attempts to locate were made. I wonder if the Canadian missing persons/children web sites ever remove these missing people once declared dead?
I'm not quite sure what woodsy locations in Toronto there are, that would constitute never finding a body, but if he caught the train or bus or someone gave him a lift out of the concrete jungle then he might be lost in the woods.
Proving death in missing persons

 

[dotr]

Thinking of those large wooden containers used to hold salt for winter roads, sometimes seen near subway stations ect. and wondering if Nathan entered one of them and could not get back out? speculation.

 

[IloveAaronEckhart4Ever]

I wonder what happened to Nathan. He would have turned up by now if he was found. It would be sad if he’s dead.

 

[Lexiintoronto]

Thinking of those large wooden containers used to hold salt for winter roads, sometimes seen near subway stations ect. and wondering if Nathan entered one of them and could not get back out? speculation.

That’s a possibility. We’ve mentioned lost person behaviour here. Nathan was similar to a child. Children do fit into small spaces when they’re lost and exhausted.

 

[IloveAaronEckhart4Ever]

Maybe Nathan fell down a crevice space some where and couldn’t get out