Starting on February 1st, and advert has been running in the Edmonton Sun and it is there again today. Put in by someone named Alex, as is stated in the ad, and a phone number, Stating that if the McCann family wants to know where their parents are, they should contact, Alex. I will post the link below.
When I search the number, it is a land line in the Red Deer, Alta area, Telus is the carrier. Someone on another blog has called the police, who say they are aware of it, and that according to them it is part of a blitz, rather odd, so don't know if that holds water. They have also stated that they called the number in the advert and spoken with this man named Alex, who says he only wants to talk to Bret, not the police, and actually wants to meet with Bret McCann, in the Minnow Lake area, by themselves. That sets off alarm bells. According to the person who says they called him, he told them he has a brother named Vic, who lives in the Peers area and has a big cattle ranch.
So I checked for just the name Vic, in the Peers area and came up with three V's and three different surnames. One Betcher, Kerr, and Cripps. When I search in the Red Deer area for those surnames, I come up with all three, but the one thing that stands out it is a Cripps Cattle Company. Kind of makes me wonder, but I would think the police are all onto this. As they have emailed at least one person back to say that they are, aware of the advert and are onto it.
Announcements - Personal notice
This concerns the McCanns family. If they are interested in finding their mother and dad, call Alex 403-352-0158
Newspaper Ad ID: 5585553
Ad number: 42725527-0200-0225
Ad placed on February 01 2011
Source: Edmonton Sun/24 Hours
Category 1044 - Personal Notices
It is the third ad, down.... at this link:
http://edmontonsun.classifiedextra.ca/cgi-bin/search/index.cgi