THUNDER BAY — “I'm desperate to find my son.”
Sandra Jack stood in front of the Thunder Bay police station on a chilly Tuesday morning, flanked by family members and members of city police who are investigating the disappearance of her son.
Randall Jack, 32, was reported missing on Nov. 24, 2024 in Thunder Bay. He has not been seen or heard from since October.
On Tuesday, police and Jack’s family renewed calls for information about Jack’s disappearance. Police also confirmed they’re now treating the case as suspicious and have brought in the major case unit as part of the investigation.
“I need him home, I can't sleep at night, I'm so stressed out,” Sandra Jack said. “I worry of hearing that knock at the door every night thinking something bad and … something I don't want to hear, but I'm asking, please, please, I need my son.”
“I miss him so much.”
Det. Const. Jeff Saunders, Thunder Bay police’s missing person coordinator, said there haven’t been any “footprints” left by Randall Jack since his disappearance, such as banking activity or cellphone records.
Adding to the difficulty, Saunders said, is that there is no last known sighting of him.
“We could ask the public if they could look back, if they have any type of video surveillance on the residences in the Blucher-Picton area,” Saunders said. “That's where he's primarily known to be around; he was very well liked in the neighborhood.”
Saunders said he was known to mainly frequent the city’s north side, but “he could be anywhere.”
“We know there are people out there that have answers, and throughout the investigation there are people that we still want to talk to,” he said. “We're hoping that through this second plea to the public that somebody will come forward.”
“The last time we did have some tips, we followed up (on) all those tips, we've exhausted those and we continue to move forward.”
Police and family said it is highly unusual for him not to contact his loved ones.
Randall Jack has been added to the national missing persons registry and local authorities are working with the Ontario missing persons working group, police said.
“We need answers,” Christa Jack said. Randall is Christa’s nephew. “If anybody knows or has seen him, please reach out because we all miss him and the not knowing is the hardest.”
“It's just really hard on the family and five months is way too long.”
Christa Jack said that Randall is from Big Grassy River First Nation but has been living in Thunder Bay for about two decades. He has two children.
Randall Jack is described as an Indigenous male with a six-foot-tall, thin build, with short black hair, brown eyes and a fair complexion.
Police are asking anyone with information to contact the Thunder Bay police station at 807-684-1200 and ask to speak with investigators on Jack’s case, or they can submit tips anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 and online.
