Nova Scotia RCMP have released an age progression sketch of what a missing Cape Breton student might look like 25 years after his disappearance.
Allan Kenley Matheson was a 20-year-old student at Acadia University in Wolfville in September 1992 when he was reported missing.
He was last seen by a friend walking on Main Street in Wolfville on Sept. 21, 1992 wearing blue jeans, a purple T-shirt, a ball cap, and carrying a red and black backpack.
There has been no contact since with family members or friends and there has never been any activity on his bank account.
“Not knowing what happened to my son has been devastating for our family and has made it extremely difficult to move forward,” said Sarah MacDonald, Matheson’s mother, in a press release issued by the RCMP.
“I believe someone out there knows something that may help piece together what happened. I’m urging anyone who remembers anything, regardless of how insignificant it may seem, to please come forward.”
The RCMP and Matheson’s family are asking for the public’s help in hopes of obtaining new information to assist in the investigation.
What they already know is that during his first two weeks of university in September 1992, he had travelled with some friends to Corkum’s Island in Lunenburg County for the weekend.
He returned to Acadia and attended a party on campus on the weekend of Sept. 18 and was seen by his sister and others at Crowell Tower at Acadia University on Sept. 20.
In 2012, his case was added to the Nova Scotia Department of Justice’s Reward for Major Unsolved Crimes Program (https://novascotia.ca/just/Public_Safety/Rewards/case_detail.asp?cid=80).
Anyone with information is asked to contact the RCMP at 902-679-5561.
Anonymous tips can be sent to Crime Stoppers by calling toll-free 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submitting a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca or texting a tip — Tip 202 + your message to 274637.