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Episode 060: The Disappearance of Maisy Odjick and Shannon Alexander


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On Sept 5, 2008, best friends, 16-year-old Maisy Odjick and 17-year-old Shannon Alexander attended a dance in Maniwaki Quebec, Canada. The following day the two teens disappeared, leaving behind their belongings including their purses, wallets, IDs, and medication. Although several leads have been investigated, the two girls remain missing as of May 2025. 

 

Below is a description of the girls at the time that they went missing: 

 

Shannon Mary Dale Alexander: 

  • Was 17 years old in 2008, would be in her mid 30s now 

  • 5’9” tall  

  • 141-145 lbs 

  • Dark brown/ black hair 

  • Brown eyes 

  • Scar on left knee, pock marked complexion with scars on face 

  • Pierced ears 

  • May have been wearing a silver necklace with a feather on it 

 

Maisy Marie Odjick  

  • Was 16 years old in 2008, would be in her mid 30s now 

  • 5’10” tall 

  • 120-125 lbs 

  • Short brown/ black hair 

  • Brown eye 

  • Facial piercings; left eyebrow and 2 on her lower lip 

 

If you have any information on the girls or their whereabouts, please contact any of the following resources: 

  • Quebec’s Central Info-Crime line: 1-800-659-4264 

  • Missing Children Society of Canada: 1-800-661-6160 

  • Missing Children's network: 1-888-692-4673 

 

Sources: 

“The Disappearances of Shannon Alexander & Maisy Odjick”, Stories of the Unsolved, Feb 19, 2021, https://storiesoftheunsolved.com/2021/02/19/the-disappearances-of-shannon-alexander-maisy-odjick/, accessed May 16, 2025. 

 

Maggie McDonnell, “Maisy Odjick and Shannon Alexander”, We Are Here Canada, June 5, 2022, https://weareherecanada.ca/maisy-odjick-shannon-alexander/, accessed May 16, 2025. 

 

Sherry Aske, “The search for Shannon Alexander and Maisy Odjick”, CBC News, July 20, 2017, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/timeline-disappearance-shannon-alexander-maisy-odjick-1.4212703, accessed May 16, 2025. 

 

Research and Statistics Division, “Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls”,  The Government of Canada, July 2017, https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/jr/jf-pf/2017/july04.html, accessed May 16, 2025. 

 

“Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women”, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_and_Murdered_Indigenous_Women, accessed May 16, 2025. 

 

“National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls”, https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/home-page/, accessed May 16, 2025. 

 

Amanda Follett Hosgood, “Will Carney’s Government Act on the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Report?”, The Tyee, May 5, 2025, https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/05/05/Will-Carney-Government-Act-Missing-Murdered/, accessed May 16, 2025. 

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