One Year Later, Lilly and Jack Sullivan Still Missing — RCMP Appeal for Specific, Verifiable Details as Investigation Continues
Published April 30, 2026
One year after six-year-old Lilly Sullivan and her four-year-old brother Jack Sullivan were reported missing from their home in Lansdowne Station, Nova Scotia, the investigation remains active — and RCMP are urging anyone with concrete information to come forward.
The Disappearance
The children were first reported missing at 10:01 a.m. on May 2, 2025, by their mother, Malehya Brooks-Murray, who told police she believed they had wandered away from their home on Gairloch Road. The report triggered one of the largest searches ever conducted in Nova Scotia. Despite enormous effort, the children have not been found.
One Year of Investigation
RCMP Staff-Sgt. Rob McCamon, officer in charge of Major Crime and Behavioural Sciences, addressed the public this week, emphasizing that investigators require fact-based, verifiable information rather than rumour or speculation to advance the case.
Over the past year, the investigation has included interviews with 106 people, lie detector tests administered to several of them, and court-authorized access to the phones, banking records, and digital devices of those closest to the children. Forensic examinations have been conducted at the RCMP National Forensic Laboratory in Ottawa. Investigators have reviewed 8,132 video files, worked through 1,534 investigative tasks, received 1,191 tips, and searchers have covered approximately 40 kilometres of terrain near Lansdowne using cadaver dogs.
RCMP units from across Canada, along with the National Centre for Missing Persons and the Canadian Centre for Child Protection, continue to support the investigation. McCamon confirmed that substantial resources remain dedicated to the file and will continue until the circumstances of the children’s disappearance are determined with certainty. All possible scenarios remain under consideration.
How to Help
Anyone with fact-based information related to Lilly and Jack Sullivan’s disappearance is asked to contact the NORTHEAST NOVA RCMP MAJOR CRIME UNIT at 902-896-5060. To remain anonymous, contact Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477, submit a tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca, or use the P3 Tips app.
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