Ontario Provincial Police are renewing their appeal for public assistance in the disappearance of Andrew Moses, more than 60 years after he was last seen in the Algoma District. Moses, also known as Andrew Picato, was 34 years old when he left Brunswick Lake on November 5, 1960, to place a trapline on Ericson Creek. “Andrew has not been seen since,” OPP said in a news release issued Nov. 5. Investigation remains open Police say the investigation is ongoing and has been included in the newly released Missing and Unsolved Murdered Indigenous People: The Ontario Provincial Police Perspective - Second Edition. OPP have released an age-progression forensic sketch showing what Moses may have looked like approximately 30 to 40 years ago, when he would have been between 60 and 70 years old. Police say Moses would be 100 years old today. Family’s pain persists, police say Detective Superintendent Kevin Connor with OPP Criminal Investigation Services said the passage of time has not diminished the loss felt by Moses’s family. “More than 60 years have passed since Andrew Moses disappeared, but the pain and uncertainty his family has carried has never faded,” Connor said. He said the force’s thoughts remain with them as the investigation continues and that police are seeking answers while honouring Andrew’s memory. “Our hope is that someone, somewhere, may still hold a piece of information – no matter how small or insignificant it may seem – that could help bring clarity to what happened,” Connor said. He urged anyone with information to come forward, saying they could help provide the answers Moses’s loved ones have been waiting for. Public asked to come forward Anyone with information about the investigation is urged to call the Ontario Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains toll-free tip line at 1-877-9-FINDME (1-877-934-6363). The MUMIP report is available at opp.ca/mumip.
