Abbotsford Police are hoping for any clues in a disappearance that dates back 20 years.
Eighteen-year-old Olimpia Mikszan was living in a central Abbotsford basement suite at the time of her disappearance.
Mikszan was last seen on the morning of June 21, 1996 outside that residence with an acquaintance.
The following evening, some of her friends went into her suite and called police when they discovered her missing.
A missing person’s investigation was launched and several tips were received, but none led to the 18-year-old.
Mikszan is a Caucasian woman, 5’2” tall, with brown hair and brown eyes. She and her family emigrated from Poland to Canada in 1990.
“This has been a very difficult investigations for us,” said Cst. Ian MacDonald with Abbotsford Police. “Obviously, it’s very trying on the friends and family of Olimpia.”
Mikszan’s mother Elzbieta says it’s been very hard to not have Olimpia around.
“She is a very special person. She is a wonderful daughter and sister,” she said. “Where is she? What happened? We want the truth. I want to know what happened to my daughter.”
Elzbieta Mikszan is pleading with anyone who may know anything about what happened to Olimpia to contact the Abbotsford Police Department at 604-859-5225 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.