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Matthew Wiinikainen Missing Person Case

Last seen in Gaspe, Quebec on Mar 30, 1995

Victim Details

Matthew

Wiinikainen

48

17

Indigenous

Male

Mar 30, 1995

Gaspe

Quebec

Sûreté du Québec

Quebec

1-800-659-4264

1-800-659-4264

Law Enforcement

357-161005-001

Sûreté du Québec

Brown

Brown

Brown

No

09/22/2026


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Matthew Wiinikainen was 17 years old when he was last seen on March 30, 1995, in Gaspé, Quebec. The Indigenous male teenager was staying in detention at the Youth Center known as Unité La Rade, which was located in the Gaspé hospital area. According to Canada's national missing-persons case record, Matthew disappeared at approximately 11:00 p.m. during a change of guards at the facility. He had escaped from the youth center, and that moment became the last confirmed point in the publicl ...
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Last Seen: Mar 30, 1995

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