Toronto police have released an age-enhanced image of a young girl who has been missing since 1985.
The image was released on the 34th anniversary of eight-year-old Nicole Morin’s disappearance.
Nicole Morin was last seen leaving her top floor apartment at 627 The West Mall in Etobicoke at around 11 a.m. on July 30, 1985. Police previously said they believed that Nicole Morin planned to go swimming that day but she was never seen again.
A search was conducted in 2014 in Springwater Township following a tip that was submitted to police but investigators did not find any new clues.
Police say there have been numerous tips from the public over the past three decades but officers still have not been able to determine what happened to the little girl that day.
Police say Nicole Morin had brown hair, brown eyes, and a birth mark on her right upper forehead.
Investigators hope that releasing the age-enhanced image will lead to new information in the case. Nicole Morin’s father said that the image is “probably what she would look like.”
“It never really leaves your mind,” said Art Morin. “Something like that, it’s part of you.”
Toronto police Const. Melissa Elaschuk, who is a childhood friend of Morin, told CP24 that she believes someone has the answers and hopes the image will encourage anyone with information to come forward.
"Somebody has that missing piece to the puzzle," she said.
Elaschuk, who is not working on the case, said she is confident that everything that can be done has been done.
"I'm very grateful that they continue to work very hard on this. And certainly that this rendering has been produced and released," Elaschuk said.
Art Morin said that he will never forget his daughter.
“She’s my flesh and blood. How can I forget her? I can’t forget her,” he said.
Anyone with information about Morin’s disappearance is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers anonymously.
