Meagan Pilon's family just wants to know what happened to her
As the 11th anniversary of her disappearance approaches, the family of missing Sudbury teen Meagan Pilon say they just want to know what happened to her.
“She's gone. Like, I feel like she's with her mom now, but I feel she's not far from here," said Carole Martel, Pilon’s aunt.
"To whoever knows where Megan is, please do an anonymous post, do a fake account, go to a library, create a fake Facebook and just tell us where we can find her remains.”
Wednesday marks 11 years since Pilon was reported missing and police are appealing to the public again for information.
Her family believes she may have been lured into the sex trade. While they say they accept she is no longer alive, they will not stop searching and neither will police until she is found.
Pilon's father, Marc, is living in a long-term care home with dementia, but Meagan is still top of his mind.
“I told the detective that I'm at the point where I don't care who did what," Martel said.
"Just tell us where she is. She. She deserves that closure. You know, she needs to be buried. She needs her proper funeral, especially with her dad.”
Carole Martel, Meagan Pilon’s aunt, says she's hoping someone will come forward to tell the family what happened to her. (Photo from video)
This is what Meagan Pilon’s room looked like three years after she went missing. Her father, Marc, left it untouched. Now he is living in a long-term care home with dementia.
Pilon was last seen in the New Sudbury area on Sept 11, 2013. She was 15 years old at the time.
"She was last seen by some of her friends and then all signs of life for Meagan came to a halt," said Det. Staff Sgt. Barry Ornella of the Greater Sudbury Police Service.
"Family, friends no longer had contact with her and unfortunately that has continued to be the case for the last 11 years."
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Police and Please Bring Me Home, a group that investigates missing persons cold cases from across Canada, continue to search. On Aug. 24 of this year, volunteers from the group scoured an area of interest in the Sudbury region but found nothing.
"We’ve had really good information sharing and supporting one another," Ornella said.
"They continue -- much like our investigators, they refuse to quit and continue to pursue truth and answers of why and how Meagan went … missing."
Det. Staff Sgt. Barry Ornella of the Greater Sudbury Police Service said missing person cases remain open and active investigations until the person is found or her remains are found. (Photo from video)
Active investigation
Ornella said missing person cases remain open and active investigations until the person is found or her remains are found.
"We always pray for a miracle, that one day she will come walking through her family's doors unharmed and healthy," he said.
"But we cannot ignore the stark possibility that the outcome is not favourable."
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Greater Sudbury Police or Crime Stoppers.
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