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April 15, 2025 51 mins

This week we are breaking down the mysterious disappearance of 20-year-old Ryan Shtuka. On a cold February night in 2018, Ryan left a house party in Sun Peaks, British Columbia, expecting a short walk home. But he was never seen again. What should have been a 10-15 minute walk turned into a haunting mystery that continues to unsettle the local community. Join us as we follow Ryan’s family on their emotional journey, their tireless search for answers, and the global movement that grew from this heartbreaking case.

 

Anyone with information is asked to contact Kamloops Rural RCMP at 250-314-1800 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800- 222-8477.



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Sources:

 

  1. Interview with Heather Shtuka

  2. https://ryanshtuka.com/ for links to books and Shtukasaurus’. 

  3. https://cfjctoday.com/2018/02/20/search-for-missing-man-at-sun-peaks-enters-third-day/

  4. https://cfjctoday.com/2018/02/21/mother-makes-emotional-plea-for-information-on-missing-son/

  5. https://cfjctoday.com/2019/05/27/drone-photos-and-new-software-being-used-in-search-for-ryan-shtuka/

  6. https://cfjctoday.com/2022/02/17/after-four-years-the-shtuka-family-continues-to-search-for-answers-to-son-ryans-disappearance/

  7. https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/the-biggest-cheerleaders-dedicated-group-help-keep-ryan-shtuka-s-story-alive-five-years-later-1.6425921

  8. https://globalnews.ca/news/9322043/ryan-shtuka-book-missing-person-edmonton-kamloops/

  9. https://infotel.ca/newsitem/how-ryan-shtukas-story-went-viral-thanks-to-a-shtukasaurus-toy-dinosaur/it100343

  10. https://infotel.ca/newsitem/new-timeline-leads-to-expanded-search-area-for-ryan-shtuka/it51617

  11. https://infotel.ca/newsitem/no-new-leads-in-ryan-shtuka-search-but-police-efforts-were-revitalizing/it83455

  12. https://infotel.ca/newsitem/video-the-shtuka-family-isnt-leaving-sun-peaks-without-their-son/it52216

  13. https://infotel.ca/newsitem/what-missing-man-ryan-shtuka-might-look-like-on-his-25th-birthday/it89600

  14. https://sunpeaksnews.com/28916-2/

  15. https://sunpeaksnews.com/a-year-without-answers/

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