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March 27 2023
toronto.citynews.ca
''This week on the Tracking a Killer: The Cold Case Files podcast, Fil Martino and Madison Fitzpatrick take a look at the unsolved disappearance of 29-year-old Sheryl Sheppard from Hamilton, Ontario.
Sheryl Sheppard was a former exotic dancer turned baker who was newly engaged to be married to Michael Lavoie. He had proposed to her on live TV.
Days later, she disappeared in January of 1998. Police say it was like she vanished off the face of the earth and the last person to see her was her fiancé. According to investigators he had dropped her off at an adult entertainment club in Niagara Falls and she has not been seen or heard from since.
Audette Belmore, Sheryl’s mother is now 78 years old. She has never given up on trying to find out what happened to her daughter.
“I hope somebody could come forward and tell me and police where she is. At least I could put her at rest,” said Belmore.
Detective Sergeant Jason Cattle with Hamilton Police, who is working on Sheryl’s case, said the hardest part of this investigation is that there is nothing physical evidence-wise.
” It’s not like we have DNA at a scene or clothing found somewhere or partial remains. We literally have nothing to go on. That’s what makes this case so difficult ,” said Detective Sergeant Cattle.
Police are urging anyone with information about Sheryl Sheppard’s disappearance to given them a call. You can also contact Crime Stoppers with any tips anonymously.''