An RCMP press conference was held Friday afternoon. What follows is the update they provided on the ongoing investigation into Charles Horvathsa国际传媒檚 disappearance:
Charles Horvath was last seen on May 26th, 1989 cashing a cheque at the Orchard Park Royal Bank. Denise Allan has been travelling back to Kelowna for years hoping to raise awareness of her sonsa国际传媒檚 disappearance and to stir up any secrets that may lead to the answers she has been searching for all these years.
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The RCMP is asking anyone with information to come forward and call Sgt. Paul Gosling of the Kelowna Serious Crime Unit at (250) 762-3300 or if they want to remain anonymous they can call Crime Stoppers 1-800-222-8477 or by leaving a tip online at sa国际传媒淲e donsa国际传媒檛 want your name, just your informationsa国际传媒� sa国际传媒� Crime Stoppers.
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Itsa国际传媒檚 has been nearly 30 years since her Charles Horvath-Allan went missing in Kelowna.
For his mom, Denise Horvath-Allan, the anguish over the loss of her son and not knowing what happened to him never dies.
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She thought her last trip to the Okanagan four years ago would be her last.
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The frustration came from six areas police promised to pursue in her visit six years ago which had not been cleared, but a new case officer ensured her this week those investigative leads will be followed up.
In past visits, Horvath-Allan has taken matters into her own hands, knocking on doors to question people she was led to believe might know of the fate of her son, an experience she called at times terrifying. But police have now advised her to step back and let them handle any investigative conversations.
Charles went missing from Kelowna in 1989, when he was just 20 years old.
He had been on a sa国际传媒済ap yearsa国际传媒� backpacking and the investigation into his disappearance has continually failed to reach any conclusions.
Horvath-Allan believes the secret to what happened to her son begins around the old Tiny Town campsite where her son had been staying in a tent, but evidence to solve the mystery disappearance remains elusive.
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She has no doubt that foul play was involved and cansa国际传媒檛 understand how people who might have information about his disappearance have remained silent.
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sa国际传媒淚 just want to end the nightmare. My mom went to her grave 17 years ago tormented by not knowing what happened to her grandson and watch her daughter drag herself around the world trying to find him.sa国际传媒�
Charlessa国际传媒� dad passed away in 2005. He and Denise were divorced 27 years ago.
Horvath-Allan was in Kelowna this week as well to deal with paperwork in Canada and England to legally obtain a Presumption Of Death statement regarding her son , so she can deal with Charlessa国际传媒� outstanding financial affairs.
A memorial service will also be held on Sunday, 9:50 a.m., at the Seventh Day Adventist Church on Gordon and Springfield in Kelowna.
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