CANADA Canada - Anita Florence Thorne, 49, Prince George, BC, 19 November 2014

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Anita Florence Thorne, 49, of Prince George, BC

Anita was last seen on the morning of Wednesday, November 19th, 2014 in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada, at the SuperSaver Gas on 950 Victoria Street. She was then seen going through the adjoining Tim Horton's drive-thru.

She was reported missing that same evening. The next day, RCMP discovered her 2013 Ford Escape, (Black with camo elkhorn sticker on the back window) at the Willow River rest stop next to Highway 16, approximately 35 km East of the city. The vehicle was unlocked, with her purse visible inside, and nothing apparently missing. At the time of her disappearance it is believed she would have had her keys, cigarettes, lighter and cell phone on her person. She did not answer any calls made to her cell phone by people trying to locate her.

Anita is described as Caucasian, 5'2" tall, weighing 145 lbs, with brown eyes and brown shoulder length hair. Anita was wearing a white hoodie with a black puffy vest, and with her brown hair up in a bun.

There was a four day ground and air search lead by the RCMP, including PGSAR, K9s, a helicopter and fixed wing airplane, with nothing being found. The search was then called off, and no sign of Anita has been found since.

Anyone with information that could help investigators is asked to contact the Prince George RCMP at 250-561-3300. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or submit a tip online at www.pgcrimestoppers.bc.ca.

You do not have to reveal your identity to Crime Stoppers. If your information leads to an arrest, you may be eligible for a cash reward.

Prince George Citizen: "Search to continue for missing woman | Prince George Search and Rescue will continue searching the Willow River area for a missing 49-year-old woman on Saturday morning" - published 21 November 2014

Prince George Citizen: "Willow River search suspended | The search for a missing local woman has been put on hold. Prince George Search and Rescue (PGSAR) and the RCMP have jointly agreed to suspend the ground search operations for Anita Florence Thorne, according to a PGSAR statement." - published 23 November 2014

Prince George Citizen: "Reward fundraising to help find P.G. woman | A crowd-funding campaign is underway to raise reward money for information that would lead to the discovery of a Prince George woman who went missing in November. Anita Florence Thorne, 49, was last seen on Wed., Nov." - published 13 January 2015

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union: "MISSING COPE 378 MEMBER" - posted 5 December 2014

Tears to Hope Society: She is Somebody - Anita Thorne:


Missing People Canada: "COLD CASE – MISSING WOMAN IN PRINCE GEORGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA – ANITA FLORENCE THORNE, 49 – LAST SEEN NOVEMBER 19, 2014 | Anita Florence Thorne, 49, was last seen at a gas station and Tim Hortons in Prince George on November 19, 2014. Her vehicle was later found abandoned at a rest area east of the city." - 3 October 2025:


Hue and Cry - Highway of Tears: "The Disappearance of Anita Florence Thorne"

Go Fund Me: "FUNDRAISING TO OFFER A REWARD FOR INFORMATION" - posted by Rosanne Balsom - 28 November 2014 | (Archive at time of posting on WS)

Cold Case PG: Anita Florence Thorne -
"Anyone who may have information that might help is asked to contact the Prince George RCMP at 250-561-3300 or anonymously contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.pgcrimestoppers.bc.ca.

You do not have to reveal your identity to Crime Stoppers. If you provide information that leads to an arrest, you could be eligible for a cash reward." -

2013 black Ford Escape




Mentions:

Dying Words: "IS A SERIAL KILLER LOOSE ON THE HIGHWAY OF TEARS?" - Gerry Rodgers - Retired RCMP Homicide Detective and Forensic Coroner - 24 August 2019

Eve Lazarus Blog: "Prince George’s Missing and Murdered" - 22 June 2025