Police say 2017 disappearance of Cape Breton woman being treated as a homicide
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Police in Cape Breton say they are now treating the 2017 disappearance of Debbie Ann Hutchinson as a homicide, and they’re still looking for information from the public to help the investigation.
Police in Cape Breton say they are now treating the 2017 disappearance of Debbie Ann Hutchinson as a homicide, and they’re still looking for information from the public to help the investigation.
In a statement Tuesday, the Cape Breton Regional Police said investigators believe there are people who would have seen Hutchinson driving in Sydney, N.S., on Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017.
Hutchinson’s 2005 white Kia Magentis is believed to have been driving around Upper Prince Street, Reeves Street or Cossitt Heights Drive before it was set on fire in a wooded area in Cossitt Heights.
Family reported Hutchinson missing to police on April 24, 2017 after not being able to reach her for several days. She was last seen at a Sydney business on April 15, and her car was seen driving the morning of April 16.
Hutchinson’s family have been pleading for years for help from the public in tracking down answers about the 59-year-old woman’s disappearance.
In April 2022, Hutchinson’s siblings told CTV News they were “heartbroken” by their sister’s disappearance and they’ve felt since the beginning of the investigation that something wasn’t right.
“You don't just burn your car and walk away. It doesn't happen like that,” Hutchinson’s twin sister Darlene McDonald said.
