Update: Sadly he has been located deceased. https://missingpeople.ca/sudbury-councillor-michael-vagnini-found-dead-near-a-seasonal-residence-in-atikameksheng-anishnawbek/
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A former mayoral candidate and a man described as Sudbury Coun. Michael Vagnini’s adviser held a press conference today to tell the community they had consulted two psychics to assist in the search for the missing politician.
Vagnini was declared missing Jan. 27 and despite extensive local searches and national bulletin to police services to be on the lookout for him or his pickup truck, there have been no breaks in the case that have been made public.
Former mayoral candidate Bob Johnston and Tom Price, often described as Vagnini’s adviser, told media Feb. 12 they sought the help of two psychics to aid in the search for the missing city councillor.
Held at the parking lot at the corner of York and Paris streets, where Vagnini was photographed the day he went missing, Johnston and Price said they felt the information the two people shared should be shared with the community as well as with police, which they plan to do.
The primary claim from the people the men consulted is that Vagnini is “hiding” in a barn or vacant garage space in the Sudbury District, possibly in Ward 4, near a church with a bell ringing once a day.
The men did not share the names of the psychics, but told media the two weren’t paid, and completed their “predictions” at the behest of Johnston and Price.
One psychic provided a description of the place their “vision” showed them Vagnini to be, while Johnston and Price said the second offered a corroborating vision.
When asked why they decided to hold a press conference, especially in advance of speaking with police, Johnston said “we’re running out of time.”
He said police have enough to do, and they wanted to do their part, as he is “like a brother to us.”
“Are we gonna sit back and wait for the police?” Johnston said. “I mean, it’s been two weeks, two days.”
