CANADA Canada - Jona Naif Rashid, 34, Toronto, ON, 15 Jan 1982

[TheArtfulDetective]

Jona Naif Rashid



Case Classification: Missing
Missing Since: January 15, 1982
Location Last Seen: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Description:

• Date of Birth: circa 1947
• Age: 34 years old
• Race: White/Caucasian - Dark complexion
• Gender: Male
• Height: 180 cm (5’11”)
• Weight: 68 kg (150 lbs)
• Hair Color: Black/Wavy/Shoulder length
• Eye Color: Brown
• Nickname/Alias: Unknown
• Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
• Clothing & Personal Items: Dark blue sweater. Brown leather bomber jacket. Blue jeans. Brown leather cowboy boots.
• Identifiers: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance:
Rashid was last seen in Toronto, Ontario on January 15, 1982. He called his sister-in-law at 5:30 p.m. the previous evening and stated he would be coming over for dinner. He has never been heard from since. His last known sighting was at approximately 7:30 a.m. the following day near 2275 Weston Road. Few details are available regarding Rashid's disappearance and his whereabouts remain unknown.

Investigators:

• Toronto Police Service – Missing Persons Unit: 416-808-7411; 416-808-5110; [email protected]
  Reference Case#: 1982-492.D12

• 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: 2020008533
NamUs Case Number: Not listed

Case View – Ontario's Missing Adults
Canada's Missing | Case details

 

[Nate_Bro]

He looks a lot like this John Doe

Canada's Missing | Case details

www.services.rcmp-grc.gc.ca

 

[HopeRains]

He looks a lot like this John Doe

Canada's Missing | Case details

www.services.rcmp-grc.gc.ca

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Yes he does - stats, clothing, PMI, etc are all workable. Biggest hurdle for me is the call to his sister with plans and the distance between recovery of the body and last seen location - some almost 1800 miles. Having said that, I still believe this should be reviewed by the authorities.

 

[HopeRains]

Hmmm ... I just looked where the UID thread was updated with this possibility - wasn't aware of the full dentures, multiple sets of clothing, etc - that wasn't on the Canada site that I saw. Anyway, dentals would be an easy rule-out.

 

[dotr]

Sept 5 2023
Abby O'Brien

https://www.cp24.com/news/police-release-photos-of-toronto-man-believed-to-have-disappeared-from-gay-

village-more-than-40-years-ago-1.6548187

Naif Rashid can be seen, left, alongside the Gasworks Tavern, formerly located in the village. Rashid has been missing for more than 40 years. (Toronto police)

''In an effort to crack a decades-long cold case, police are circulating a photo of a Toronto man believed to have disappeared after visiting a tavern in the city's Gay Village more than 40 years ago.
Naif Rashid, who police say was also known as ‘John,’ went missing on the evening on Jan. 15, 1982. He is believed to have attended the Gasworks Tavern, formerly located in the area of Yonge and Dundonald streets, before he disappeared, the Toronto Police Service (TPS) said in a release issued Monday.
Rashid, who lived near Weston and St. Phillips roads in Toronto, was last seen wearing a brown waist length bomber style leather jacket, blue jeans and a navy blue long-sleeved sweater, police said.''

''Today, Rashid would be 76 years old.

Police said the family does not have a formal statement to provide, but is the "driving force" behind the case. Rashi'd brother has been actively involved in the search effort, they said.

“[Rashid’s brother has expressed] the need for closure after 41 years as a number of family members have passed away since [Rashid's] disappearance,” a spokesperson for the service said.

Despite four decades passing since Rashid went missing, investigators with Toronto police’sHomicide and Missing Persons Unit “remain actively committed to solving this case,” the release reads.

“The hope is that the new release will jog someone’s memory that knows something and will come forward with information.”

 

[dotr]

Sorry, 2 in a row just want to get the info. out..

Cold Case Missing Person, Weston Road and St. Phillips Road area, Naif Rashid

www.tps.ca

Sept 5 2023

Homicide and Missing Persons Unit
Case #: 1982-492

The Toronto Police Service is requesting the public's assistance in a missing person cold case investigation.
On Monday, January 18, 1982, Naif Rashid, who was known as "John", was reported missing from the Weston Road and St. Phillips Road area.
It was reported that:

• he was last seen on the evening of Friday, January 15, 1982, and believed to have attended the Gasworks tavern which was located in the Yonge Street and Dundonald Street area
• Naif Rashid is described as 5'10", 150 lbs., with black wavy hair, brown eyes, black moustache, and a deep voice
• he was last seen wearing a brown waist length bomber style leather jacket, blue jeans and navy blue long sleeved sweater

An image has been released.
Today, Naif Rashid would be 76 years of age.
Despite the passage of time, investigators in our Homicide and Missing Persons Unit remain actively committed to solving this case.
Family members and investigators are making an appeal to the media and public for any information that may help advance the investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7400, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), or at www.222tips.com.''

 

[dotr]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/naif-rashid-missing-man-1.6957024

Saloni Bhugra rbbm.
''Rashid was born in Israel and immigrated to Canada with his family at the age of 20. He began working as a general labourer, which is how he met his wife. The couple had no children and police say there is no record of him ever returning to Israel.

"The hope is that the news release will jog someone's memory that may know something and will come forward with information," Det. Const. Marisa Hamilton said in a statement.

"Unfortunately Naif disappeared without a trace," she said.

A number of Rashid's family members have passed away since his disappearance, Hamilton said, and his brother is now seeking closure. Rashid would be 76 years old today.

Rashid is described as five feet, 10 inches tall, about 150 pounds with black wavy hair, brown eyes, a black moustache, and a deep voice. He was last seen wearing a brown, bomber-style leather jacket, blue jeans and navy blue long-sleeved sweater.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7400, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), or at www.222tips.com''

 

[imstilla.grandma]

According to police, Rashid would be 76-years-old today.

“Despite the passage of time, investigators in our Homicide and Missing Persons Unit remain actively committed to solving this case,” police said in a news release. “Family members and investigators are making an appeal to the media and public for any information that may help advance the investigation.”

Toronto police appeal for info in 1982 cold case disappearance - Toronto | Globalnews.ca

Toronto police said on Jan. 18, 1982, Naif Rashid -- also known as John -- was reported missing from the Weston Road and St. Phillips Road area.

globalnews.ca