Candle Light Vigil

a Candle lite vigil was held for 3 missing adult children... help us find a way to get them home....
Timeline of Events February 22, 2006 - 8:30 p.m. - Billy's mother Donna arrived at his apartment with groceries, Billy wasn't at home but he called her from a friends cell phone saying he was at the corner store, he was on his way back. Donna left the groceries at his apartment and headed back to her house, Billy phoned her back and asked if she could take some of his laundry with her because the machine in the building was broken - she said she would pick it up the following day, a Thursday.

February 23, 2006 - Billy did not answer his phone when called to pick up the laundry. She phoned several times and got no answer.

February 24, 2006 - A female answered the phone and told her that Billy had "gone away for the weekend" but this was out of character since Billy didn't drive and wasn't known to go away anywhere, especially not in the middle of the winter. Donna became suspicous.

February 22 or 23, 2006 - 27 year old Billy Mason is kidnaped from his home at gunpoint by two unknown men

March 1, 2006 - Billy was reported missing on this day, due to the misleading information his family recieved from people in Billy's apartment regarding his whereabouts, it was believed he may have been voluntarily missing until this time.

April 25, 2006 - Susan Clairmont does an article on Billy (Family agonizes over Billy's disappearance)

May 1, 2006 - Tensions rose and patience waned as partial skeletal remains were found in an upscale neighborhood wooded area, it was immediately suggested they could not be Billy's because of the state of decomposure.

June 22, 2006 - The Hamilton Spectators Susan Clairmont did an article on Billy, focusing on the effect his disappearance has had on his 8 year old daugher, referred to in the article as Princess.

August 27, 2006 - Dozens of people take part in a missing poster campaign

October 13, 2006 - Emotions were high as the city learned that two young girls found partial skeletal remains near the Red Hill Creek

November 3, 2006 - Dana Brown and Dan Nolan did an article regarding the reward of $5,000. Billy's mother Donna is pinning her hopes at this point on the reward encouraging someone to come forward.

November 4, 2006 - The Bring Billy Home Benefit was held - Swiss Chalet graciously donated food, and the proceeds from the evening were placed in the Bring Billy Home Trust fund.

November 5, 2006 - Billy's friends and family promote the creation of a myspace account for Billy - www.myspace.com/bringbillyhome recieved well over 1,000 views in the first 3 weeks of it's existence

November 30, 2006 - The Hamilton Police Service called a media confrence to reveal new details regarding Billy's disappearance

December 23, 2006 - 6:00pm - Despite the rain and wind, Billy's family and friends held a candlelight vigil, some of Billy's favorite music was played on a portable radio, memories were shared and many pictures were taken (see the candle prayer photo album)

December 1, 2006 - Paul Morse of The Spectator did an article regarding new information revealed at the media confrence - Mom begs for news of son - Person with shotgun took him away

December 30, 2006 - Tensions rose again when more human remains were discovered, this time Burlington, just off the Express Toll Route cutoff at Sudbury Rd and Rural Route #1. Billy was eventually ruled out as the deceased person.

February 21, 2007 - Billy's family announces that the $10,000 reward has finally been raised, just one day before the year anniversary of his disappearance.

February 22, 2007 - One year ago today, Billy was kidnapped at gunpoint from his apartment on Main Street East in Hamilton. Police are still actively investigating

April 6, 2007 - Billy's family and friends embarked on their second poster campaign, this time with an increased reward of $10,000 for information leading to Billy's whereabouts. Despite frigid temperatures, nearly 4,000 posters were distributed across the city. CH News was present to interview Billy's mother Donna - who again begged for any help finding her son, she did not want names or details or explanations of any kind, she simply asked where she could find her son.

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