April Lee-Ann Parisian is still missing. Hope that she will ever be found alive has faded.

But her siblings 害羞草研究所� Laura, Chad, and Jeremy Hall 害羞草研究所� say they haven害羞草研究所檛 given up on finding and bringing her home.

害羞草研究所淎t this point we know she害羞草研究所檚 no longer with us,害羞草研究所� Chad said. 害羞草研究所淗er spirit is soaring around there somewhere. And at this point, we just need to continue our investigations and try to bring her home.

害羞草研究所淲e just want to bring her home, as much as we can.害羞草研究所�

Nearly four years have passed since Parisian, from Spuzzum First Nation was last seen on Silver Skagit Road in Hope. The last time her family heard from her was on April 5, 2020.

A huge search involving more than 100 volunteers and the Hope Volunteer Search and Rescue was quickly launched as it became clear she had diappeared. People, drones, and canine units scoured Boston Bar, Hope, Chilliwack, Princeton and spaces in between.

Despite their efforts, and the continued efforts of family who kept searching each day for months, her body was never recovered.

Parisian害羞草研究所檚 fiance, Paris Margesson, was found with her truck and camper on April 16, 2020, dying from what police believe was a self-inflicted wound. Despite the efforts of paramedics, he died.

Margesson lived in Spuzzum with Parisian. He had been engaged to her since Oct. 1, 2018 and was the first person to report her missing. Family members said they believe Margesson may have also been the only person who knew what happened to her.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) said they believed Parisian may have met with foul play and were treating her disappearance as a 害羞草研究所渟uspicious missing persons investigation.害羞草研究所�

Recently, Parisian害羞草研究所檚 family thought they害羞草研究所檇 gotten the 害羞草研究所渂ig break in the case害羞草研究所� in the unfortunate news of a body. Remains of a Canadian had been found on the American side of Ross Lake on Oct. 12.

It was brought to their attention in the beginning of January through posts on the Search for April Facebook group. That post led Laura to a post by Chris Johnson on the PNW Fly Fishing Facebook group; while at the Ross Lake resort, his nephew had found human remains in a suitcase found in the lake. In that same post, Johnson said the remains were quickly reported to the resort害羞草研究所檚 office and on Oct. 13 the body was retrieved by the authorities.

According to Laura, the Canadian side of Ross Lake was one of the few places not searched by volunteers. After some back-and-forth, Laura said she was able to able to get a hold of the RCMP team now in charge of April害羞草研究所檚 case and waited for confirmation that her sister had been found.

Unfortunately, hopes were dashed Jan. 16 when RCMP informed them the body did not belong to their sister.

害羞草研究所淏elieve us when we say, any body that害羞草研究所檚 found anywhere in the lower portion of B.C., it害羞草研究所檚 almost like we get our hopes up because we don害羞草研究所檛 have our sister,害羞草研究所� Laura said. 害羞草研究所淎nd when it害羞草研究所檚 not, my heart just drops.

害羞草研究所淪he害羞草研究所檚 out there somewhere. And we don害羞草研究所檛 know.害羞草研究所�

Described as someone with a huge heart and a great love for the outdoors, Parisian was well-known and, according to her sister, greatly loved by her communities. She had a fondness for hunting and loved her dog dearly, a dog Jeremy said she would have never left behind.

Her disappearance has brought a daily void in her sibling害羞草研究所檚 lives they say can only be righted once their sister is found.

害羞草研究所淭hat kind of feeling is always just there,害羞草研究所� Jeremy said. 害羞草研究所淎nd deflated as it gets when you get your hopes up, and then all of a sudden its not the way it panned out to be, closure is all you can hope for right now.害羞草研究所�

Parisian 害羞草研究所� who has a different mother 害羞草研究所� didn害羞草研究所檛 grow up with her siblings, who are from Quwutsun (Cowichan) First Nation. In fact, despite Parisian having attended the same high school as Laura, the siblings didn害羞草研究所檛 know of each other害羞草研究所檚 existence until 15 years ago when Parisian reached out.

Upon learning about her, Parisian害羞草研究所檚 siblings said, they immediately wanted to meet their sister and have her in their lives.

害羞草研究所淭here was nothing more than we wanted then to build a relationship with her,害羞草研究所� Laura said. 害羞草研究所淎nd that was robbed. I feel robbed.害羞草研究所�

Though their time with their sister wasn害羞草研究所檛 as long as they would have liked, Parisian害羞草研究所檚 siblings loved her and still love her dearly. It is this love, according to Parisian害羞草研究所檚 family, along with the support of their family and friends that has given them the strength to continue searching.

Their next step, Laura said, is to re-examine the timeline leading to her disappearance for overlooked clues, re-search areas, and find new areas to search. The timeline details the events leading up to and then after her disappearance and Laura said looking over it might help in finding clues they might have missed before.

Anyone interested in helping can visit , or join the Search for April Facebook group.

害羞草研究所淚 am super grateful for all the followers we have for Search for April as it made us feel supported,害羞草研究所� said Deedee Eashappie, Parisian害羞草研究所檚 cousin. 害羞草研究所淎nd it comforts us that she still has an impact on people even though she hasn害羞草研究所檛 been found yet.

害羞草研究所淲e love the fact that people are still aware of her disappearance and keep looking for her because she is still out there somewhere. Never forgotten and we are always looking till we can bring her home to rest.害羞草研究所�

Chad said he also wants more awareness raised about domestic violence and more support given to victims and survivors.

害羞草研究所淔or April, all the signs were there when she posted a couple times about her relationship on Facebook Live,害羞草研究所� he said. 害羞草研究所淭here was something about domestic violence and verbal abuse. And then she would immediately take it down when she was sober and stuff like that.

害羞草研究所淚f you see the signs or have a gut feeling, act on them.害羞草研究所�

And as much as they don害羞草研究所檛 want Parisian害羞草研究所檚 story to end with their worst suspicions confirmed, they said that would still be better than having her remain away from the people and communities who love her.

害羞草研究所淚 constantly find myself looking for signs, like clothing, you name it,害羞草研究所� Chad said. 害羞草研究所淚 always got my eyes peeled and it害羞草研究所檚 always very much in my forefront.

害羞草研究所淚 just want to bring her home to give her the proper resting she deserves.害羞草研究所�

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