Show Notes
Darryl Ferneyhough was out doing what he loved, dancing in Halifax, Nova Scotia on the night of May 12, 2001. He had plans to crash at his cousin’s nearby apartment, borrows a spare key and $5, and then disappears. The last confirmed sightings are chillingly specific: he’s seen at Club NRG around 1:30 a.m., then spotted again at about 3:40 a.m. running near Gottingen Street by the Marquee Club. After that, nothing: no bank activity, no contact with friends or family, and no confirmed tr...
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