[1] She had attended a local nightclub and two house parties, before accepting a ride to a fast-food restaurant, from a man, Christopher William Adair, she and her friends met earlier at the club.

[13] Young was also preparing to start a job at a call centre within two days of her disappearance,[12] and considering pursuing higher education, with the hopes of becoming a television sports broadcaster.

[14] Young and Hulley were approached by Christopher William Adair, who invited them to a house party, offering them a ride in the red older-model Jaguar he was driving.

It was determined that the car was owned by the driver's grandmother, who subsequently sold the Jaguar, and threatened to sue over talk that could implicate her grandson in the disappearance.

[33][32] In June 2021, the Nanaimo RCMP hosted a press conference on the front steps "to provide an update on the status of the Lisa Marie Young missing person investigation".

[36][37] In February 2022, an anonymous American donor offered a US$50,000 (CA$62,500) reward for information that leads investigators to the location of Young's remains.

RCMP Constable Hayley Pinfold stated that investigators are "hoping that this might be enough to encourage some of those people to bring those final pieces forward".

"[19] On July 3, 2002, Young's family contacted the local media; the next morning the story was on the front page of the Nanaimo Daily News, "Parents fear daughter the victim of foul play".

[41] Young's father's employer, Purolator Courier, printed thousands of "missing person" posters which the company's delivery drivers distributed to businesses across Vancouver Island.

[54] For several months beginning in December 2019, billboard advertising space was rented alongside the Island Highway near Nanoose Bay, with large signage stating "Lisa Marie Young, Missing, Brown Eyes, 5'4", Tattoo Flower Band on Right Arm, Call Nanaimo RCMP".

[55][56] A related public art installation titled "The REDress Project", was created in 2010 by Métis artist Jaime Black, in response to the missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW) epidemic in Canada and the United States.

When Young's mother first contacted RCMP at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, July 1, 2002 (Canada Day), she was initially told they would need to wait 48 hours before a missing person report can be filed for an adult.

[72] She was also excited about plans she'd made for the days ahead: On Tuesday, after Young failed to show up for either event, her mother tried repeatedly to contact the RCMP officer who had picked up the photo.

[40] On Saturday, July 6 the Nanaimo Daily News reported, "no evidence has emerged to indicate to police that foul play is involved".

Jack Eubank said "investigators become more concerned with every day that passes" and that they "have a number of tips they want to follow up"[note 2] including a claim that Young left the club as a passenger in a dark vehicle.

"[85] In 2003, Tla-o-qui-aht band manager Francis Frank, one of the tribal search coordinators, said he supports the family in speaking out about their lack of confidence in Nanaimo RCMP's handling of Young's case.

Young's mother then asked one of the investigators to make the request to Crime Stoppers, but he told her he didn't feel it would be helpful at the time.

In the May 2003 interview by Paul Walton, Young's father expressed frustration because he had not heard from the police in three months and because they seem to have no interest in their suggestions of a Crime Stoppers spot.

This was told to several people as well as in a February 3, 2022 announcement via Cyndy Hall (a friend of Young's, advocate for her case,[93] and an administrator of a public Facebook group called "Lisa Marie Young") in the form of a Facebook post[94] in the 5000+ member group, stating that submitting tips anonymously through Crime Stoppers can cause potential charges against a suspect to "be stayed by Crown" resulting in the case never going to court, linking to the Supreme Court of Canada's 1997 decision in R. v.

He also shared several egregious concerns he has with the police investigation into Young's disappearance,[99] including: Manly called the handling of the case "horrific" and asked that the federal government form a task force.

[26][103][104] The Jaguar was eventually located, seized by RCMP for with ultraviolet light and DNA testing, and later released after police found the vehicle had been steam-cleaned before it was sold.

As part of ongoing coverage about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, CBC News has facilitated the anonymous and secure submission of information related to MMIWG cases, via SecureDrop.

[118] While walking along British Columbia Highway 19A with a 27-year-old female friend at 1:00 a.m., he stepped into the northbound lane to retrieve something he had dropped, only to be struck by a car.

Moss and Chief Martin discussed the handling of Young's disappearance and the state of federal treatment and prioritization of cases like hers, including perceived prejudices by the RCMP and other factors over the past 200 years that led to the current situation.

[129] Speaking under oath, Chief Martin told the inquiry, "We also made some recommendations up in Prince George that RCMP members ... should have special training about Indigenous people because of the ongoing racism that lives well in all of our communities."

The National Post's coverage of Chief Martin's testimony said "RCMP have not made an arrest and have not provided the family with regular updates.

He also told the commission that police did not begin searching for Lisa Marie until she had been missing for two months, leaving the job for 30 relatives and friends to do on their own.

In December 2016, the host published a follow-up "Case 26: Lisa Marie Young – Update[135]" to share that he had received written notice that the July 2016 episode was in breach of SoundCloud's terms of use, on the grounds of "violating an individual's right to privacy/publicity without consent".

[137] Originally an 8-episode season entirely consisting of in-depth discussion and interviews surrounding the circumstances of Young's disappearance,[138][139] two further episodic updates have since been added, totalling over 6 hours of relevant content.

[144] This popularity contributed to the podcast being credited with generating significant new interest in the case including several tips which led investigators to conduct multiple new searches.