• #61
she didn't take her contact lenses or eye glasses that she needed, or her purse or money etc there was no indication she was wanting to go off on some risky adventure , she had a steady full time job she was close to her family nothing to suggest she would up and vanish but plenty that points to her boyfriend imo
She might have taken them and then returned to the condo later that night and put them back where she normally keeps them. If Mike is telling the truth and he left her in the alley then she might have made her way back alone or with someone other than Mike.
 
  • #62
I’m just thinking that IF Mike was her killer and if he had made up the story that she had gone off with someone at Niagara wouldn’t he have got rid of her contacts and glasses? So yes I think he did drop her off in the alley and I think she’s come back to her condo later on.
 
  • #63
Today is Sheryl’s birthday.
 
  • #64
Sheryl has been missing for 28 years today.
 
  • #65
It was suggested if I want another case to look at, to check this one Sheryl Sheppard. Is this the best thread to start with? I am unfamiliar with this case.
 
  • #66
Episode 3: Blondie

http://www.cbc.ca/radio/sks/season2/episode-3-blondie-1.3876315

Who was Sheryl Sheppard? David speaks to her family, friends and coworkers to try to find out if there was anything in her past that could provide clues to her sudden disappearance.
Summarized this article:

Relationships​


  • Engaged to Michael Lavoie (proposed NYE 1997).
  • Previously married twice:
    1. Keith Dale
    2. Brian Sweeney
  • Both former husbands were close friends of Michael.
  • Officially divorced Brian 7 months before disappearance.
  • Had prior romantic relationship with Clyde Phillips.
    • He described her as very kind, someone he regretted not marrying.



Social Circle​


  • Friend Betty Yurgan assisted in search efforts.
  • Betty described the group as associated with a “rough crowd.”
  • Multiple overlapping relationships within the same social circle.
 
  • #67
Episode 6: Stepbrother

http://www.cbc.ca/radio/sks/season2/episode-6-stepbrother-1.3916769

David tracks down Michael Lavoie's stepbrother, Mark Dempsey, and talks to him about family, betrayal and the criminal code.

'I need to put her to rest': 19 years later mom still searches for Sheryl Sheppard
Summary:
  • Mark Dempsey:
    • Spent significant time in jail.
    • Describes prison “code”: don’t incriminate yourself, don’t talk to police, don’t be a rat.
    • Suggests this code extends into family/friend circles.



Relationship with Michael Lavoie​


  • Mark and Michael Lavoie became stepbrothers as children.
  • Grew up together.
  • Shared friends.
  • Worked at the same job.
  • Mark claims they committed robberies together.



Falling Out​


  • Conflict began when Mark discovered Michael was having an affair with Sheila Darbyson.
  • Affair occurred around the same time Sheryl Sheppard disappeared.
  • Mark still harbors resentment over it.
 
  • #68
  • #69
I’ve almost finished Sheryl’s season of SKS and there are a couple of things I’d like to draw attention to.

Gerald Sheryl’s neighbour at 851 Queenston Rd condos. When he describes how he saw Mike almost strangling Sheryl one day he gets quite graphic. He seems to forget that he told police he didn’t remember what date he saw Mike with the bags.

Talking about the bags, if Mike was getting rid of her clothing would he really have used bags that could be see through, and would he have hung around for a chat with Sheryl’s neighbour? Gerald says Mike told him Sheryl was ill. Mike did tell a few people different excuses as to what Sheryl was doing, but Gerald I think is the only one who says Mike said she was ill.

Gerald says he always parked his limos at Tim Hortons, Sheryl worked at one on Sanford and Cannon. Limos are long cars but the Tim Hortons parking lot isn’t very big if you look it up on Google Streetview. One of Sheryl’s work colleagues said Mike always sat at a window and that he was there most of the time that Sheryl worked there.

Would Mike have been looking out for Gerald and his limos? Was Gerald causing Mike to feel paranoid or something? IF Mike was telling the truth and he did drop her off at the alley, could Gerald be the ‘friend’ Sheryl was going to see?

One more thing, Gerald says the spots on the wall was Coca Cola, and that the police told him this. Yet the police never divulged that info to Odette, and neither did Gerald. Why would they tell him and not tell Odette, and how come he kept that to himself and didn’t tell Odette?

If Gerald was the ‘friend’, could he have met her in the alley, had a few drinks with her, went back to her condo, Sheryl has listened to and erased the phone messages, someone spilled some coke and somehow Gerald and Sheryl start fighting?

Odette says their condo was on the seventh floor. Those condos have balconies. Just an observation. The seventh floor is very high up.

One last thing, Mike lived in Sheryl and Odettes condo for about 6 months according to Odette. Gerald says that after he saw Mike trying to strangle Sheryl Mike left, then Gerald says something about he didn’t know if Mike had a key. The podcaster never asked Gerald if he thought Mike might have a key. So Gerald is trying to say he didn’t know Mike was living there? Also Gerald quips “I could have done it” and gives a little chuckle, meaning that he could have lifted Sheryl by the neck with one hand, just as he said that he saw Mike doing it.

That was a very strange interview. Perhaps the detectives should be asking Gerald which officer told him it was Coke on the walls? And perhaps all the officers who entered the condo should be interviewed to find out if any of them did actually tell Gerald it was coke, also was it coke? If Gerald is correct and it was coke could Gerald have implicated himself?
Possible ordinary explanations for "bags":

  • Michael moving his own clothing or belongings
  • Laundry
  • Garbage
  • Storage items
  • Cleaning out personal effects
  • Taking items to a vehicle
  • Moving out after a fight
 
  • #70
Did LE say bedsheets were missing because they saw a matress with no sheets on it? Or did they inventory what sheets were usually there?

Sheets could have been in the "bags", taken to lower level laundry room, or ??
 
  • #71
I said I would look at this case and, as usual, so little to go on.
If it is true Gerald saw them fighting in the parking garage, perhaps the forensics should have been looked at down there and the vehicle they used at the time.

Here is some info I collected. I am not putting in about the fake engagement as I don't feel it was worthy but more like a TV attention idea. I am also leaving out the fake Niagara Falls thing as I don't buy it.

Living Situation​

  • Lived at 851 Queenston Rd., Hamilton. For context, see google map (source of map is linked to map)
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  • Shared apartment with mother and Michael Lavoie. At the time of SS going missing, her mother was in New Brunswick.

Timeline.​

  • Jan 1, 1998: Phone call between Sheryl and her mother.
  • Jan 4, 1998: Sheryl fails to pick up her mother at Toronto train station.
  • Window of opportunity for going missing sometime Jan 1 to Jan 4, 1998
  • Reported missing shortly thereafter.
  • She worked at Tim Hortons (Cannon & Sanford).
  • There were reports she may have been fired early Jan 1.

LE Report that she left behind:
  • Purse
  • Wallet
  • Vision correction items
  • Clothing

I have many questions. If LE read this, maybe they can look into some:

  • What was Sheryl’s last confirmed shift at Tim Hortons?
  • Was she officially fired on Jan 1, or is that rumor? If fired, was there written termination documentation.
  • Were time cards reviewed?
  • Did coworkers see her after Jan 1?
  • How did SS usually get to work?
  • Who owned the vehicle used in the alleged Niagara trip?
  • Was it forensically processed? Odometer check? Fuel purchase records?
  • She was to pick up her mother, what vehicle? Her mothers? Was it forensically checked?
  • Were gas receipts or credit card transactions checked?
  • Was SS's DNA collected from a hairbrush, etc. so it could be matched with unidentified persons?
  • Was blood detected via luminol?
  • Was the mattress tested?
  • Were drains tested?
  • Was garbage from that week collected and examined?
  • Any takeout dishes where restaurant clerks could have been questioned?
  • Were there fresh groceries in the home?
  • Were dishes left out?
  • Was the bed stripped recently or long-term?
  • Were phone call records subpoenaed?
  • Were questions asked about their fav hangouts, restaurants, tourist locations, people they visited? (Perps often dump a body somewhere familiar to them)
  • Were local waterfalls searched?
  • Were familiar hiking areas checked?
  • Were work sites connected to Michael (if he has any past work history) examined?
  • Were dumpsters near the apartment checked at the time?
  • What was Michael's alibi Jan 1-4?
  • How did mom finally get home?
 
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