Investigators name person of interest in disappearance of Vancouver Island woman
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Mounties have released startling new details about their investigation into the disappearance of Amber Manthorne, who was reported missing on Vancouver Island more than two years ago, and is believed to have met with foul play.
Mounties have released startling new details about their investigation into the disappearance of Amber Manthorne, who was reported missing on Vancouver Island more than two years ago, and is believed to have met with foul play.
During a news conference on the case Wednesday, investigators released a surveillance video taken from a gas station in the Port Alberni area shortly after the 40-year-old woman was reported missing on July 7, 2022.
Manthorne's vehicle, a white 2021 Jeep Compass, was found abandoned on the side of a logging road south of Nanaimo two days later.
Manthorne was initially believed to be in the company of Justin Hall, an ex-boyfriend, whom she had told friends she was going to meet with on the day she vanished.
Hall was later located by police who determined Manthorne was not with him, police said in a statement shortly after her disappearance.
Hall was found dead in Merritt last year, just before the one-year anniversary of Manthorne's disappearance. On Wednesday, police named Hall as a person of interest in the missing person case.
In the newly released video, Hall is seen removing a suitcase from the backseat of Manthorne's vehicle and trying to place it in the trunk. However, a large black tote container is taking up too much room in the trunk so Hall eventually returns the suitcase to the backseat.
