Marilyn Bergeron, 24, left Montreal after saying she witnessed something “worse” than a murder. On the morning of February 17, 2008, she left her family’s home in Quebec City for what she said was a walk. She never came back. That afternoon, an ATM security camera in Loretteville recorded her trying to withdraw money. About five hours after she left home, she was last seen at a coffee shop in Saint-Romuald. Since then, there have been reported sightings of her, especially in parts of Ontario near the Quebec border, but none have been confirmed. Quebec City police (SPVQ) still investigate the case and have suggested Bergeron may have taken her own life. Her family disagrees and believes she may have been harmed. Not long before she vanished, she had moved back to Quebec City from Montreal and told her parents, without giving details, that something had happened there and she no longer felt safe living alone. Because of that, and because the SPVQ’s authority is limited, the family has repeatedly asked the provincial Ministry of Public Security to transfer the file to Montreal police or the Sûreté du Québec. Those requests have been denied. The family later hired former provincial justice minister Marc Bellemare to help push for a transfer. Crime journalist Claude Poirier also covered the case in his Poirier Enquête series. In 2017, a friend from Montreal said Bergeron had become increasingly fearful and withdrawn in the two months before she disappeared. He said he asked if she had been assaulted or witnessed a crime. Bergeron replied that what happened was “worse,” but she refused to explain further. The most haunting photos ever taken: bit.ly/46yA996