Heys is just the latest cold case being re-surfaced by the Toronto Police Service's nine-month-old missing person unit in hopes that someone might know something. (Toronto Police Service)The seven-person missing person unit was quietly launched in July in the wake of the Bruce McArthur investigation, which put a spotlight on how police handle missing persons cases. 600 cases resolved since unit beganThe missing person unit spent months bringing together information on every missing persons cases the service has handled since 1990, with a plan to review each one, whether it was solved or not. Toronto's missing person unit was created long after other major cities had established them. The country's oldest missing person unit began in Winnipeg in 1974, and major cities such as Ottawa, Vancouver and Edmonton all have one.

Source: CBC News March 11, 2019 14:48 UTC