CANADA Canada - John Sparrow, 29, Kingston, ON, 15 April 2001

[TheArtfulDetective]

John Steven Sparrow



Case Classification: Missing
Missing Since: April 15, 2001
Location Last Seen: Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Description:

• Date of Birth: circa 1971
• Age: 29 years old
• Race: White/Caucasian
• Gender: Male
• Height: 170cm / 5 ft 7 in
• Weight: 75kg / 165lb
• Hair Color: Brown
• Eye Color: Unknown
• Nickname/Alias: Unknown
• Distinguishing Marks/Features: Wears eyeglasses
• Clothing & Personal Items: Unknown
• Identifiers: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance:
Sparrow disappeared from Kingston, Ontario in April of 2001. He was last seen getting into an early 1990's black Chevrolet pick-up truck with an unidentified male driver. Sparrow and the unknown male left the parking lot of the Denny's restaurant located at Benson Avenue and Division Street and headed north past highway #401. He has never been seen or heard from since. Few details are available regarding Sparrow's disappearance and his whereabouts remain unknown.

Investigators:

• Kingston Police Force: 613-549-4660
  Reference Case#: 10-13282

• 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]

Canada's Missing | Case details

 

[JSolt1210]

Using the alternate spelling of "Stephen," I found this Missing poster from January 2002. It cites the date of his disappearance as May 1, 2001. This discrepancy is also noted on Canada's Missing. I wonder what's up with that. We're talking anywhere from two weeks to a month!

 

[TheArtfulDetective]

Using the alternate spelling of "Stephen," I found this Missing poster from January 2002. It cites the date of his disappearance as May 1, 2001. This discrepancy is also noted on Canada's Missing. I wonder what's up with that. We're talking anywhere from two weeks to a month!

Many times I wonder if the discrepancy in the "date of disappearance" lies in when the MP was last seen / date of last contact vs. the date they were reported missing. So maybe he went missing in April but was reported missing in May? I see this as a common occurrence, although not saying this is the case here. It similar to how some agencies have "location last seen" vs. "where they are missing from" so it varies.

But yeah, agreed, often times these discrepancies are always among the different investigating agencies. If there is only one original police report filed, shouldn't all agencies have the same source? I often like to try to find newspaper articles if possible to help clear up these types of things. Especially when it's regarding a date. Good observation! Thanks for sharing.