Missed lives
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Born: October 8, 1966.
Last Seen: February 14, 1983 after leaving her parents home in Oakville, Ontario. She was in contact with her parents the months following her disappearance, calling from payphones in Huntsville, ON. 1985: Working as a waitress in Toronto, ON. 1987: In Huntsville (or Haliburton), ON with Jinisina "Jan" Stonehouse.
Physical description: White, female, 5'2" tall, 119 lbs, with brown hair and blue-hazel eyes.
Distinct marks: Was pregnant as the time her disappearance. A gap between her two front teeth. She also has a scar on one eyebrow, and on her right knee. She has allergies which cause her hands to break out in blisters.
Leads: She may have left home due to being pregnant. She may be in the company of Jinisina Stonehouse, who is also missing.
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In many ways, this story reads like a typical runaway, determined to make it on her own. But Darlene was not the only one who disappeared at this time. Her friend Jinisina “Jan” Stonehouse disappeared on August 8, 1983 from Oakville. She was also pregnant.
The similarity of these two disappearances was too coincidental to ignore, and the Halton Police believe the two cases are connected.