It is November 1, 1984. Three children suddenly disappear from the streets of Montreal: Wilton Lubin, Sébastien Métivier and Maurice Viens. The whole of Quebec is in shock. A few days later, the bodies of Wilton and Maurice were found. Unfortunately, almost 40 years later, Sébastien is still missing. Stéphan Parent, who grew up near the neighborhood where the kidnappings took place, conducted his own investigation.
During a visit to QUB Radio at Richard Martineau’s microphone, the filmmaker and author shared the conclusions of his new book, The Children of November 1984. For him, the police investigation was botched and explains why no charges have been filed to date.
“Lost files, destroyed evidence”
The list of police failings is long: roads were not checked, files were misplaced, evidence was often moved and, in the case of Wilton Lubin’s murder, the knife used in the crime would have been lost.
In his eyes, this is a blatant case of police negligence. “If someone makes evidence disappear, it’s a crime, but if it’s the police, it’s different,” he explained.
Parents without justice
Mr. Parent, who contacted the parents during his investigation, confided to Richard Martineau the legitimate frustration they may have felt upon learning of police negligence.
Still, he hopes the research he conducted for his new book will give these parents some sense of justice.