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NBPS releases age-progressed image of man missing since 1966

Unsolved: Philippe Guerin has been missing since June 12, 1966. He was 27 years old at the time of his disappearance, so he would be 85 this year
BayToday Staff
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Philippe Guerin, at left at age 27 and age-progressed to present day, at right.Photos supplied

The North Bay Police Service has released an age-progressed image of Philippe Guerin, who went missing from North Bay in 1966.

NBPS is currently investigating the historical missing person case involving Guerin, who has been missing since June 12, 1966. He was 27 years old at the time of
his disappearance, so he would be 85 this year.

Guerin is described as:

  • Gender: male
  • Ethnicity: Caucasian
  • Age at disappearance: 27
  • Age today: 85
  • Eye colour: Brown
  • Hair: Brown, short
  • Height: 5'7"
  • Medium build
  • Defining features: No upper teeth

At the time he went missing, on June 12, 1966, Philippe was a patient of the Ontario Hospital, a psychiatric hospital that was located in the north end of North Bay and that has since been demolished.

Hospital authorities sent a letter to the Widdifield Police Department to report him as missing.

The Widdifield Police followed up on a lead from a North Bay clergyman who picked up a hitchhiker matching Philippe’s description in the Sudbury area at Falconbridge. The hitchhiker, who the clergyman dropped off at the junction of Highways 17 and 11, south of North Bay, said he was heading to Sacré-
Coeur, Que. This lead met with negative results. Widdifield Police were never able to locate Guerin and the investigation, now with the North Bay Police Service, remains unsolved.

Through collaboration with the Ontario Provincial Police and with the support of Guerin’s family, a previously unknown photograph of Philippe Guerin, as well as current photographs of a sibling, have been used to create an age-progressed image (see above). 

The North Bay Police Service continues to investigate all unsolved missing persons investigations. Follow the link for a full list of unsolved missing-person investigations.

If you have information about Philippe Guerin or any other unsolved missing person case, please contact the North Bay Police Service at 705-497-5555 and press 5 to speak with an officer or e-mail [email protected]. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can provide information to Crime
Stoppers via their website at www.nearnorthcrimestoppers.com or by calling 1-800-222-8477.