OPP NEWS RELEASE
********************* $50,000 reward offered in missing woman case
TIMMINS, ON, May 10 - A $50,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the disappearance a Timmins-area woman who has not been heard from in more than a year. Pamela Holopainen, 22, of 77 Fourth Ave., Schumacher, Ontario was last seen leaving a house party on the night of Monday, Dec. 15, 2003.
She was reported missing by a relative on Dec. 31, 2003. The missing woman has not contacted her two children, now two and three years of age, nor her other family members, since the time of her disappearance.
It is unusual for the woman not to be in touch with her family, and investigators suspect foul play. The Ontario Provincial Police began the investigation at the request of the Timmins Police Service on May 20, 2004. The investigation is being conducted by members of the South Porcupine OPP detachment, OPP North East Region, and Timmins Police Service, under the direction of OPP Detective Inspector Dave Truax, Criminal Investigation Branch. Anyone with information is asked to call the OPP at 705-235-3345.
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