CANADA Canada - Emerson Dobroskay, 21, Vancouver, BC, 28 Oct 1988

[TheArtfulDetective]

Emerson Grant Norman Dobroskay​

Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: October 28, 1988
Location Last Seen: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Description:​

• Date of Birth: March 13, 1967
• Age: 21
• Race: White/Caucasian
• Gender: Male
• Height: 170cm / 5 ft 7 in
• Weight: 126-141lb
• Hair Color: Light Brown/Dirty Blond
• Eye Color: Blue
• Nickname/Alias: Unknown
• Distinguishing Marks/Features: Wears eyeglasses. Scar on chin. Scar on his right forearm or hand from a dog bite. Slight bulge to his right index finger. Mark below his left eye. Freckled and pock-marked complexion. Walks with a slight shuffle.
• Clothing & Personal Items: Plastic framed eyeglasses. Blue shirt. Brown pullover sweater. Dark-colored pants. Brown suede/leather Hush Puppies shoes.
• Identifiers: Built-up front tooth.

Circumstances of Disappearance:
Dobroskay went missing from Vancouver, British Columbia on October 28, 1988. He was last seen leaving The Pit Pub on the University of British Columbia campus around the 1:00 a.m. closing time. He failed to return to his dorm at Totem Park Student Residence; Haida House, and has never been heard from again.

It is suspected he may have fallen into a large pit that had been dug for construction. Despite extensive ground and aerial searches conducted, he was never located. Foul play is not suspected in Dobroskay's case, but it cannot be ruled out. His whereabouts remain unknown.

Investigators:

• University of British Columbia RCMP: 604-224-1322
  Reference Case#: 1988-3581
  
  
• Crime Stoppers: 1-800-222-TIPS(8477) or online at Canadian Crime Stoppers Association
  Crime Stoppers provides anonymous tipping

• Send email to the National Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains at: [email protected]

NCMPUR Case Number: 2012020019
NamUs Case Number: Not listed
NCIC Case Number: M029485757

Canada's Missing | Case details
41DMBC - Emerson Grant Norman Dobroskay
UBC RCMP seek assistance in missing grad student case unsolved for 30 years

 

[TheArtfulDetective]

'It's still a horror': No answers, 30 years after UBC student's disappearance​

Posted Oct 28, 2018, 9:22PM PDT.

Summary:​

• Emerson Dobroskay Jr. never made it to his dorm room after he went out to celebrate after his exams in 1988
• There have been reports of sightings over the years, but he's never been found
• Theories about his disappearance: he was picked up and left UBC, he fell into a construction pit, he never left the pub

Continue reading at: CityNews

 

[HopeRains]

From newspapers.com The Times 12 Oct 93, pg 5. This article (and several others available) mention there was a rock band (The Butt-Hole Surfers) playing over/above The Pit Pub on the same evening, ending sometime between midnight-1230AM. Many of those attending would have walked down the stairs and in front of The Pit Pub. The article reaches out for information regarding a particular individual who gave someone (fitting Emerson's description) a ride from Vancouver to Blaine, Washington within a day or two following his disappearance. Give this is a 1993 article, and there are no further references, it is unknown to me if this particular lead was resolved.