<p>On October 22, 2013, Dean Kelly Morrison disappeared after leaving his job as a painter at the 2600-hectare Stump Lake Ranch between Merritt and Kamloops. He is a 44-year-old father of three who had been living in a trailer on the ranch's property. Despite extensive search efforts, Morrison's disappearance remains a mystery to his family.</p><br><p>It's alleged that on the day he was let go, he had an altercation with the ranch's foreman. It's also alleged that on the day Dean went missing, the Stump Lake Ranch foreman contacted members of Dean's family, asking them to get rid of his truck and trailer; the foreman eventually called a tow truck to have Dean's truck and trailer taken away. His sister reported him missing on October 28.</p><br><p>Despite air and several ground searches and hiring a private investigator, no concrete evidence has been found to explain why Morrison disappeared. His sister had given him a bottle of Ativan pills to help him cope with personal stress, including his marriage breaking up, but the family does not believe that he would have willingly vanished; he told his mother before he disappeared that he would never leave his children.</p><br><p>Dean's mother, Elizabeth, told me that when the family first reported Dean missing, both the ranch foreman and later the police informed her that Dean had committed suicide despite having no physical evidence to prove this. The case remains open.</p><br><p>Please visit the Facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/517455838782431/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">"Missing: Dean Kelly Morrison" </a>for more information about Dean's case.</p><br><p><em><u>Any information regarding Morrison's disappearance should be reported to Kamloops RCMP at 250-314-1800.</u></em></p><br><p>---</p><p><a href="https://patreon.com/tylerhooper?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&amp;utm_source=copyLink&amp;utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&amp;utm_content=join_link" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Support the show on Patreon</a></p><p><a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tyhooperstories" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Support the show on Buy me a Coffee</a></p><p>---</p><p>DISCLAIMER:</p><p><em>The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are </em>those of the creator and do not necessarily reflect those<em> of any of the guests on this show. Assumptions or commentary made in the analysis do not reflect the position of any entity other than the creator – and, since I am a critically thinking human being, these views are always subject to change, revision, correction, or rethinking at any time.</em></p><p>---</p><p>FACEBOOK: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MissingUnexplainedPod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@MissingUnexplainedPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/missingunexplainedpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@missingunexplainedpod</a></p><p>TWITTER: <a href="https://twitter.com/missingXpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@missingXpod</a></p><p>EMAIL: tyhooper8@gmail.com</p><p>---</p><p>Credits:&nbsp;</p><p>Theme Music: Premium Beat, Dark Woods by Colorfilm Music&nbsp;</p><p>Writing, Producing, Interviewing, and Editing: Tyler Hooper&nbsp;.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

The Missing and Unexplained Podcast

Tyler Hooper

MISSING: Dean Kelly Morrison (Merritt/Kamloops, B.C.)

FEB 6, 202426 MIN
The Missing and Unexplained Podcast

MISSING: Dean Kelly Morrison (Merritt/Kamloops, B.C.)

FEB 6, 202426 MIN

Description

<p>On October 22, 2013, Dean Kelly Morrison disappeared after leaving his job as a painter at the 2600-hectare Stump Lake Ranch between Merritt and Kamloops. He is a 44-year-old father of three who had been living in a trailer on the ranch's property. Despite extensive search efforts, Morrison's disappearance remains a mystery to his family.</p><br><p>It's alleged that on the day he was let go, he had an altercation with the ranch's foreman. It's also alleged that on the day Dean went missing, the Stump Lake Ranch foreman contacted members of Dean's family, asking them to get rid of his truck and trailer; the foreman eventually called a tow truck to have Dean's truck and trailer taken away. His sister reported him missing on October 28.</p><br><p>Despite air and several ground searches and hiring a private investigator, no concrete evidence has been found to explain why Morrison disappeared. His sister had given him a bottle of Ativan pills to help him cope with personal stress, including his marriage breaking up, but the family does not believe that he would have willingly vanished; he told his mother before he disappeared that he would never leave his children.</p><br><p>Dean's mother, Elizabeth, told me that when the family first reported Dean missing, both the ranch foreman and later the police informed her that Dean had committed suicide despite having no physical evidence to prove this. The case remains open.</p><br><p>Please visit the Facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/517455838782431/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">"Missing: Dean Kelly Morrison" </a>for more information about Dean's case.</p><br><p><em><u>Any information regarding Morrison's disappearance should be reported to Kamloops RCMP at 250-314-1800.</u></em></p><br><p>---</p><p><a href="https://patreon.com/tylerhooper?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&amp;utm_source=copyLink&amp;utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&amp;utm_content=join_link" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Support the show on Patreon</a></p><p><a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tyhooperstories" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Support the show on Buy me a Coffee</a></p><p>---</p><p>DISCLAIMER:</p><p><em>The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are </em>those of the creator and do not necessarily reflect those<em> of any of the guests on this show. Assumptions or commentary made in the analysis do not reflect the position of any entity other than the creator – and, since I am a critically thinking human being, these views are always subject to change, revision, correction, or rethinking at any time.</em></p><p>---</p><p>FACEBOOK: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MissingUnexplainedPod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@MissingUnexplainedPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/missingunexplainedpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@missingunexplainedpod</a></p><p>TWITTER: <a href="https://twitter.com/missingXpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@missingXpod</a></p><p>EMAIL: [email protected]</p><p>---</p><p>Credits:&nbsp;</p><p>Theme Music: Premium Beat, Dark Woods by Colorfilm Music&nbsp;</p><p>Writing, Producing, Interviewing, and Editing: Tyler Hooper&nbsp;.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>