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Sergeant Davis sat at his desk reading the file of Tara Crawford’s disappearance. The last time the department had reviewed the file was ten months ago; the standard practice was to check cold files at least once a year. He wasn’t familiar with the case because he was new to the detachment and this was before his deployment to Osoyoos.
The file was also periodically reviewed by an officer filling the duties of Southeast District Missing Persons and Unidentified Human Remains. Checking the notes, nothing had been added to the initial file. Cold files were a part of their work that kept them awake at night. This was why all tips were followed up, no matter who provided them or why. Davis remembered his cold file training at Innisfail, Alberta. Working a cold case is a marathon, not a sp
