OPP releases report on missing and unresolved murder cases of Indigenous people

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) releases the second edition of its report on missing and unsolved murdered Indigenous people within OPP jurisdiction.

In 2011, the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) began proactively reviewing all unsolved homicide and missing persons investigations in OPP jurisdiction where the victim was identified as Indigenous. The first edition of the Missing and Unsolved Murdered Indigenous People: The Ontario Provincial Police Perspective (MUMIP Report) was released in 2015.

The second edition of the MUMIP Report offers insight into 65 investigations that took place between January 1, 1956, and December 31, 2024. Of these, 59 met all necessary criteria for inclusion, including investigations in OPP jurisdiction or where OPP assistance was requested, where the victim was identified as Indigenous, and where the next of kin consented to inclusion within the report. An additional six investigations that no longer meet the criteria for inclusion have been reassigned to the ‘Updates’ section of the report. 

Of the 59 investigations that met the criteria for inclusion:

•      Fourteen investigations involved Indigenous women and girls. This includes:

o  Five missing Indigenous women and girls.

o  Nine unsolved death investigations involving Indigenous women and girls.

■ Eight are homicide investigations.

■ There is one suspicious death investigation.

•      Forty-five investigations involved Indigenous men and boys. This includes:

o  Thirty-nine missing Indigenous men and boys.

o  Six unsolved death investigations involving Indigenous men and boys.

■ Five are homicide investigations.

■ There is one suspicious death investigation.

The MUMIP Report was prepared by CIB and the Indigenous Policing Bureau’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) Team.

Anyone with information about these investigations is urged to call the Ontario Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains toll-free tip line at 1-877-9-FINDME (34-6363). To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or visit ontariocrimestoppers.ca.

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