It was 45 years ago today that Helen Claire Frost walked out the door of her Prince George apartment, but her family and the RCMP have not yet given up on seeing the mystery surrounding her disappearance finally solved.
As she has on anniversaries past, her sister has issued a call for anyone who may have information on what exactly happened to Frost.
"Helen's family will never give up hope of finding out what has happened to her," Sandy Barnet said. "We don't know if she was taken by someone or left on her own accord and doesn't know how to resurface.
"We just know that we miss her ever and every day for all these years."
Frost was last seen late in the evening of Oct. 13, 1970, just four days before her 18th birthday. She had been sharing an apartment in the 1600 block of Queensway Street with her sister and told her she was going for a walk.
Frost left and has never been seen since.
RCMP also continue to pursue the case.
They've re-issued an age enhanced photo, indicating what Frost would probably have looked like in 2004 when she would have been 52 years old as well as photos from about the time she disappeared.
"Of all the many investigations that we are involved with over our careers, missing persons weigh on us more than most others - and this case is no different" said Sgt. Todd Wilson of the Prince George RCMP's Serious Crime Unit.
"We want to find Helen and be able to bring her home to her family. Someone out there has information that can help us, that can bring answers to Helen's family."
Frost was last seen wearing a three-quarter length navy blue coat with a furry-trimmed hood and blue slacks and is described as five-feet-five inches tall, with a slim build, short brown hair and a fair complexion. A left eye that opens less wide than her right eye is among her distinguishing features and was known to use the aliases Debbie Soles and Lana Lunn.
Barnet has said her sister was going through a difficult time. Then only 17 years old, Frost had given up a baby for adoption that she had with a boyfriend, who had left her.
Barnet has also described herself and her sister as being free spirits. About two years before when they were still living in Nanaimo with their parents, they ran away to Vancouver, not because of any trouble at home but for the sake of adventure, "not wanting to be tied down."
From there, Frost moved with a friend from high school to Prince George and Barnet followed shortly after. Prior to her disappearance, Frost had been working in the cafeteria of The Hudson's Bay Company which was then located downtown while Barnet worked in the cafe at the Greyhound bus station.
Barnet has also stressed Frost was not involved in drugs, barely drank alcohol, and was not mixed up in crime. She has described Frost as friendly and outgoing.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Prince George RCMP at 250-561-3300 or anonymously contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, online at pgcrimestoppers.bc.ca or Text-A-Tip to 274637 using keyword "pgtips."
-- with files from Frank Peebles
