Loretta Frank

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📝 Description

Loretta 'Lora' Ann Frank, born 1970, was a Yukon Indigenous woman who disappeared in late 1988 or early 1989 after returning to Whitehorse from a stay in Watson Lake. An official missing person report was filed in 1993, and the case remains open and unsolved as of December 7, 2025. Investigators have pursued limited leads, including a possible relationship with a man from Alaska; no publicly verified sightings or remains have been located. The case has been covered by CBC and referenced by the Tahltan Band Council and Canada’s Missing Persons database; it is cited as an example of delays in responses to missing Indigenous women in Canada.

🔍 Circumstances

Lora Frank visited family in Watson Lake during Thanksgiving 1988, then returned to Whitehorse and disappeared sometime in late 1988 or 1989. She had been living in Watson Lake and Whitehorse, with a history of schizophrenia. Police initially treated her as a runaway; an official investigation began around 1993, five years after her disappearance. The RCMP has not released a confirmed sighting or motive; at least one possible lead involved a man from Alaska, but his identity remains unknown.

👤 Physical Description

Indigenous female, brown shoulder-length hair, brown eyes, wearing prescription glasses, height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in), weight about 45 kg (99 lb), slender build.

ℹ️ Additional Details

Case file: RCMP 2013000134; Missing from Whitehorse; Last seen 1988–1989; Date last seen listed as November 15, 1989 in RCMP dossier; 1994 searches of hospitals and agencies; The official profile is maintained by Canada's Missing Persons and RCMP; Coverage highlights systemic issues in response to missing Indigenous women; The Tahltan First Nation has publicly discussed the case.

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