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Adave Francis Missing Person Case

Last seen in Collingwood, Ontario on Oct 13, 1999

Victim Details

First Name

Adave

Last Name

Francis

Current Age

Age At Disappearance

Height

67 inches

Height To

67 inches

Weight

119 lbs

Weight To

119 lbs

Ethnicity

Black / African American

Gender

Male

Clothing And Accessories Articles

Pants Denim, Blue, Jeans Shirt Cotton, Black, Sweatshirt Pierce Left Ear

Last Seen

Oct 13, 1999

City

Collingwood

State

Ontario

Agency Name

Collingwood OPP OPP MPUB ; 1-705-330-4144;

Agency State

Ontario

Contact Email

[email protected]

Contact Phone

1-877-934-6363

Agency Phone

1-877-934-6363

Agency Type

Law Enforcement

Agency Case #

RM08066011

Primary Agency

Collingwood OPP OPP MPUB ; 1-705-330-4144;

Hair Color

Black

Left Eye Color

Brown

Right Eye Color

Brown

Solved

Last Updated

Sep 17, 2026

Area Last Seen:

Case Description

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Summary based on 1 source

Adave Francis, a 32-year-old Black man who was working seasonally in Canada after coming from Jamaica, was last seen in the Collingwood, Ontario area on October 13, 1999. According to the RCMP’s Canada’s Missing database, Francis was seen at approximately 6:00 p.m. riding his bicycle on farm property along Poplar Sideroad. The circumstances described publicly are strikingly ordinary: he was on a bicycle at the farm where he was staying or working, and then his whereabouts became unknown. The official case record does not describe an argument, accident, planned trip, known destination, or any event that would explain why he disappeared after that sighting. With so little publicly documented about what happened in the hours surrounding his disappearance, that evening sighting on the farm property remains the central known point in the case.

Francis was described by investigators as approximately 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing about 119 pounds, with a slender build and dark complexion. He had short black hair and brown eyes, and his teeth were described as being in good condition. One additional identifying feature was a pierced left ear. At the time he disappeared, he was wearing blue denim jeans and a black cotton sweatshirt. These details, together with the fact that he was believed to have been riding a bicycle, form the limited physical picture preserved by investigators of Francis at the time he was last observed. The official public record does not provide a description of the bicycle, identify the precise location on the farm where he was seen, name the farm or employer, or describe who last saw him. It also does not publicly detail what searches were conducted immediately afterward, whether his bicycle or any personal belongings were recovered, or whether investigators developed any particular theory about what may have happened to him.

The investigation is associated with the Collingwood detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police, with the police file identified as RM08066011 and the national Canada’s Missing case reference listed as 2008004699. Authorities have asked anyone possessing information about Francis or the circumstances surrounding his disappearance to contact the Collingwood OPP, and information can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Stoppers. The passage of time makes even seemingly minor memories potentially significant: someone who worked on or visited the farm, travelled along Poplar Sideroad, encountered a man riding a bicycle that evening, or learned something afterward may possess information that was never recognized as important. The publicly available account offers no documented explanation for why Francis vanished and provides no publicly identified suspect or confirmed sequence of events beyond the final sighting. In overview, the case of Adave Francis centers on a Jamaican seasonal worker who was seen riding his bicycle on a Collingwood-area farm one evening and then disappeared from the known record, leaving investigators with a brief final sighting, a detailed physical description, and unanswered questions about what happened after he was last seen on Poplar Sideroad.
Last Seen: Oct 13, 1999

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Canada's Missing - RCMP case 2008004699

Possible Unidentified Matches (1)

Unidentified remains cases whose details are consistent with this person, ranked by how closely they compare. Fields that are unknown in either case are left out of the score.

75%Possible

John Doe — New York, New York

UP6087 • Found Sep 19, 2000

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Sex ✓Male

Age 100%Est. 25–40 vs 32

Race 100%Black

Location 25%Different state

TimingFound 11 months after last seen

Height 84%5'9" vs 5'7"

Weight 85%140 lb vs 119 lb

Hair 100%Black vs Black

Eyes 100%Brown vs Brown

Clothing: both mention denim, jean, cotton

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Adave Francis Missing Person Case

Last seen in Collingwood, Ontario on Oct 13, 1999

Victim Details

Case Description

Links to Additional Sources (1)

Possible Unidentified Matches (1)

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