Edgar Latulip

📍 Location

📝 Description

Edgar Latulip disappeared in September 1986 from a group home in Kitchener, Ontario, after suffering a head injury that left him with memory loss. He resurfaced about 130 kilometres away in St. Catharines, Ontario, living under another name for roughly 30 years. In January 2016 he began having flashbacks suggesting his real identity, and a social worker traced his name to a long‑standing missing persons case. A DNA test confirmed his identity in February 2016, and Niagara Regional Police announced that the missing person case had been solved with Latulip expected to reunite with his family.

🔍 Circumstances

Latulip left his group home in Kitchener in September 1986 and boarded a bus toward Niagara Falls. He arrived in the Niagara region, reportedly fell and injured his head, which contributed to memory loss and the creation of a new identity. He lived in St. Catharines for decades under an assumed name. In January 2016 he told a social worker his real name; police linked this to a 30-year missing person case and, after DNA testing, confirmed his identity in February 2016.

👤 Physical Description

Described in 1986 missing-person materials as a slender adult male with a toothy grin, wire-frame glasses, and a scar above one eyebrow; described as developmentally delayed with cognitive function akin to that of a child.

ℹ️ Additional Details

Injury details attributed to a head injury after arriving in the Niagara region; social worker initiated the investigation after Latulip mentioned his name; DNA comparison confirmed identity with a relative; Missing Children’s Network and local police agencies were involved; reunification efforts anticipated with family.

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