100 Mile House

After the airing of the Fifth Estate program, the RCMP in 100 Mile House were contacted regarding a possible sighting of Owen there. They looked into the person thought possibly to be Owen and it believe to be a local man.

However we are very grateful to Constable Chris Manseau for keeping our story alive and submitting it to the local newspaper.

Here is a link to the story in the 100 Mile Free Press.

We Are Not The Only Family Missing a Loved One

Since we have begun our search for Owen, a number of people have contacted us to say that they too have missing loved ones. Some have found them, but others have not. A friend of a missing young lady in Revelstoke, BC has suggested we help each other with an exchange of information on each other's sites, to help us all reach a wider audience:

Here is Brianne Wolgram's story:

Twelve and a half years ago she went missing in Revelstoke, BC. On Sept 7, 2010 the The Province newspaper published this article:

"The Revelstoke teen was only 19 when she vanished on Sept. 5, 1998, last seen at 11:30 p.m. outside a 7-Eleven store in the company of three unidentified girls about her age.

Five days later, her black Acura Integra was found on a logging road near Akolkolex Falls, about a 45-minute drive from her house. Her keys were in the ignition; her ID and cash found in the glove compartment."

To read the rest of the article and to read the blog about Brianne's case, please follow this link: http://www.findbrianne.wordpress.com/

For Those of You Outside of Canada

You can view Fifth Estate show about our family's search for Owen on YouTube here:



A huge thank you to CBC TV's Fifth Estate for doing the show, and a thank you to Mason H. for putting on YouTube so our friends outside of Canada can see it.

Thank you for all your love and support. You keep our spirits up.

A Reminder About Fifth Estate on CBC TV Tonight

The Fifth Estate has done a story on our search for Owen. It airs tonight on CBC Friday at 9pm. It will give you all a good picture of our journey so far and we share some unanswered questions that someone can hopefully help us with. Please take the time to watch, or if not you can find it after Friday at www.cbc.ca/fifth, if you are in Canada. If not, we hope it will be available on YouTube and will let you know if it is.

ninemsn in Australia

ninemsn in Australia has a news story about our situation. There are a few details included there that other stories have not had. Also a more pictures, a timeline and a map. Here is the first part of the article:

The Rooney family, which includes Owen's parents and three siblings, is clinging to the hope the young traveller is still alive and may not know who he is.

PHOTOS: Family's desperate search

But they also feel frustrated by "loose ends" in the investigation such as why Owen sent about 10 text messages to his ex-girlfriend the night before he disappeared and what made him walk out of a hospital without telling anyone, while still recovering from head trauma, and leave behind his broken phone and backpack.

MAP: Owen's last known movements

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