Missing Person Case Now Being Treated As Homicide

by Bobby NockJune 13, 2023June 13, 2023

Regional Police say they’re looking for specific information in a missing persons case that’s now being treated as a homicide.

Debbie Ann Hutchinson was last seen in a Sydney drive-thru on April 15^th, 2017 and was reported missing 12 days later.

Police say they want to speak to anyone who was traveling in the Cossitt Heights area in Sydney on Easter Sunday, April 16^th, 2017 between 8:00 and 9:00 that morning.

They say they believe there are people who would’ve seen Hutchinson’s 2005 white Kia Magentis traveling on Upper Prince Street, Reeves Street or Cossitt Heights Drive just before it was burned.

Police say they’re also trying to identify the drivers of three vehicles captured by video surveillance on Cossitt Heights Drive.

The footage shows a black Ford Escape and a blue Ford Ranger, as well as a green pickup truck with the make and model uncertain.

Anyone with information on the case is asked to call police or Crime Stoppers.

Bobby Nock

Bobby grew up in Whycocomagh before moving to Halifax to attend university where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Journalism degree. After university, Bobby moved back to Cape Breton where he began working as a freelance journalist and has done work for both print media and as a broadcast journalist. As the News Director, Bobby Nock will get your day started by bringing you information that helps connect you to the community with all the latest in local news.

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