On the morning of May 2, 2025, in the rural community of Lansdowne Station, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, six-year-old Lilly Sullivan and her four-year-old brother Jack vanished near their home. What began as a frantic local search quickly escalated into one of the largest missing persons investigations in Nova Scotia’s history.

This episode examines the first hours of the disappearance, the extensive search efforts, the family’s background, and the developments that followed — including surveillance footage, RCMP updates, and calls for a public inquiry.

The case remains unsolved. The Province of Nova Scotia is offering a reward of up to $150,000 for information leading to the safe return of Lilly and Jack, or to the arrest and conviction of those responsible.

Episode Notes

If you have any information about the disappearance of Lilly and Jack Sullivan, please contact the Northeast Nova RCMP Major Crime Unit at 902-896-5060, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

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Resources & Sources

• CTV News – Three months since their disappearance, still no new information on Lilly and Jack https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nova-scotia/article/three-months-later-little-information-on-missing-ns-children
• CTV News – RCMP reviewing thousands of video files as investigation continues https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nova-scotia/article/missing-ns-children-rcmp-reviewing-5000-video-files-as-intensive-investigation-continues
• CTV News – Nova Scotia offers cash reward for information https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nova-scotia/article/nova-scotia-offering-cash-reward-for-information-about-missing-children
• Newsweek – Grandmother calls for public inquiry into disappearance of the children https://www.newsweek.com/lilly-jack-sullivan-update-grandma-calls-inquiry-missing-kids-2112520
• The Guardian – Canadian police scale back search after six days, amid low odds of finding the children alive https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/07/canada-missing-children-nova-scotia
• People – Siblings vanish; police receive hundreds of tips https://people.com/siblings-vanish-from-home-police-received-hundreds-of-tips-11735640
• Wikipedia – Disappearance of Lilly and Jack Sullivan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Lilly_and_Jack_Sullivan