Come Get Me... They Won't Let Me Leave: The Disappearance of Lisa Marie Young

On the morning of June 30, 2002, 21-year-old Lisa Marie Young vanished without a trace after accepting a ride from a man she'd only met hours earlier. She was supposed to be heading to Subway for something to eat after a night out celebrating a friend's birthday. Instead, she ended up at another house with people she didn't know. Before disappearing, Lisa sent one final text message to a friend: "Come get me... they won't let me leave." Twenty-four years later, those words remain one of the most haunting final messages in any Canadian missing persons case. In this updated episode of Serial Napper, we're revisiting Lisa's story with new investigative developments, renewed searches, and the extraordinary determination of a family that has never stopped fighting to bring her home. We explore the events of that summer night, the investigation that followed, why police continue to describe Lisa's disappearance as a homicide, and how a community continues to keep her memory alive through the annual Forever Young gathering. If you have any information about the disappearance of Lisa Marie Young, no matter how small it may seem, please contact the Nanaimo RCMP at 250-754-2345 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). ❤️ Resources & Links • Lisa Marie Young Missing Person Poster:https://bc-cb.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=2136&languageId=1&contentId=7817 • Island Crime Podcast (Season 1: Where is Lisa?)https://www.islandcrime.ca/ • Native Women's Association of Canadahttps://www.nwac.ca/ • National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girlshttps://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/ • Crime Stoppers Canadahttps://www.canadiancrimestoppers.org/ • Lisa's Facebook Grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/35766644425 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices