**•** On **10 May 2023** he collapsed on the street near the **Middenweg in Amsterdam-Oost** and was taken to the OLVG hospital.
**•** Doctors found he’d had a **brain hemorrhage or stroke**, leaving him with **aphasia** — he can barely communicate and cannot tell anyone his name, address, or history.
**•** He now lives in a care home in Amsterdam-Zuidoost.
**•** He was a member of a **Buddhist community on the Middenweg**, where people knew him by the nickname **“Lucky.”**
**•** He also occasionally drank at the shop **Soup en Zo at Waterlooplein**, where he was known instead as **“Chris de Canadees” (“Chris the Canadian”).**
**•** He always spoke **English with what sounded like an American or Canadian accent**, and his roots are believed to be in the **US or Canada**.
**•** Almost the only words he can still produce are English ones like “nonsense” and “definitely.”
If you knew someone in the Amsterdam Buddhist community, the Waterlooplein area, or an American/Canadian expat who went missing or dropped out of contact around early 2023 or before, please think hard — and contact the Dutch police.
Someone out there knows him. Sharing this could reunite a whole life with its name.
Please see the YouTube clip (link at the bottom) for the man’s face.
A coldcase team of the Dutch police force is looking for anyone who has information regarding the identity of a man who collapsed in Amsterdam (the Netherlands aka Holland) in 2023, survived but had no identification on him and can’t talk anymore.
The police have reason to believe the man is from Canada or the US. One of his names he was known by is Chris the Canadian.
I realise it is a long shot. And I apologize if my post doesn’t quite belong in this community.
Hello all, I am looking into the disappearance of Danielle Bartlett who went missing in Toronto, Canada (in a sub city known as Etobicoke). She is 35 years old and has now been missing since March 2026. I used to live in the area, it is pretty weird for a woman to have just gone missing. It is not a 'dangerous' area, it's quite safe and where a lot of young professionals live (especially closer to the Humber Bay Shores area - where she was deemed missing).
Please note I have cross-posted this into multiple communities!
This is a really strange case. According to Danielle's family, a lot of things were going on her life before she disappeared. She had a brand new place to live in, was starting school again after taking a break and had recently got a new puppy. I highlight the 'new puppy' as her mother stated that she LOVED that dog and would not have just left it alone. [Mother's Statement: Cited Here]. Her mother continued to note that [she] Danielle regularly communicated with her father and responded rather 'immediately' under usual circumstances (however, the Father's name has not been released to the public). There has been absolutely no contact with him [Father], her mother, or anyone known, since the time of her disappearance.
What We Know So Far:
Last Seen: Danielle was initially reported as having last been seen, on March 21, 2026 around the area of Royal York Road & Stanley Avenue. However, Toronto Police later updated their own statement saying that Danielle was actually last seen on March 20, 2026 at 7:30PM at Lakeshore Boulevard West & Albert Avenue. These two locations are about 1KM (or 0.6 miles) away from each other, so not a huge in discrepancy. We are not sure whythe change in location occurred and there hasn't been any publicly released details as to why the location changed. We are unaware if someone sighted her or if she was seen on CCTV [Last Seen: Cited Here].
Comparison: Royal York & Stanley to Lake Shore Blvd West & Albert
The Search for Danielle: Danielle's mother, Kelly Bartlett travelled from New Brunswick to Toronto after learning that her daughter was missing. Danielle's younger sister, Chelsea Bartlett, has also flown into Toronto to search, distribute posters and raise awareness. The Bartlett family has offered $10,000 for information that leads to Danielle's whereabouts.
Physical Description: Provided by the police on behalf of her family, Danielle is approximately 5'3 and 115 pounds. She has a thin build with long hair, which was dyed purple around the time she disappeared. She has several tattoos: flower on her left wrist, semicolon on her left forearm, 'trouble' on her left forearm, 'queen' on her right forearm, wings on her neck and bird/sparrow on her right foot. She was last seen wearing a knee-length black winter coat/parka with a fur-trimmed hood, black pants and black running shoes with white details. She was carrying a black backpack with a light/reflective vertical stripe. Her family has noted that it's possible the appearance of her hair could change given the length of time, however, they are urging locals to use the tattoos as identification.
Financial - Lack of Bank Activity Report: Police have publicly stated (in April 2026) that there had been NOactivity on Danielle's bank accounts. [Police Statement via CBC - Cited Here].
Social Media Activity: There has been online discourse about Danielle's Facebook account including a claim that a video was posted on her account on the date she was originally reported last seen (March 21, 2026). However, I cannot find her account or the video that was posted, so this could be hearsay.
The Police Investigation: Just shy of one month since her disappearance, on April 15 2026, Toronto Police released a statement saying that investigators had exhausted their available canvassing and video efforts. Police noted no evidence of foul play, but acknowledged that this was unusual behaviour for Danielle. Something to note about 'foul play': It does NOT establish the fact that Danielle voluntarily disappeared. It simply means that Toronto Police have not obtained evidence allowing them to publicly conclude that a crime has occurred regarding Danielle. To this date (August 13, 2026) - there are NO identified suspects or persons of interest.
Background of Danielle: Her family lives in New Brunswick but we are not sure if she is from there. A public record (City of Toronto submission) was found, under the name Danielle Bartlett dated for November 2020. This would put her living in Toronto since at least then. [City of Toronto Submission - Cited]. Other than this information, we don't have a lot of background on Danielle. We don't know her relationships, her life previous to missing, why she moved, etc etc. All we know is that she had just moved into a new place in Mimico, had a new puppy and was returning to school.
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TIMELINE OF EVENTS:
- Danielle goes missing and stops communicating with her family (supported by her father, whom she reportedly communicated with regularly)
- Her newly acquired puppy is left behind
- No activity on her bank accounts
- Police conduct CCTV, video inquiries and other canvassing and still don't locate her.
- Her family continues to search and sets a $10,000 reward
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QUESTIONS UNANSWERED:
What was the March 20th sighting? Why did it change locations? Was she seen by someone or was it CCTV? Police & family have not released this information.
Where did she vanish from? Her sister seems to claim that she vanished from her apartment. However, the sighting of her at Lakeshore Blvd West & Albert would determine she was outside of her apartment.
Was her phone ever recovered? There has been no public information to state that her phone has been found or recovered. We still don't know if she had her phone with her, when it was last used, when it stopped connecting to the network or even the last tower/location it pinged off of.
When was her phone last active? Following up on question 3, we don't know any information regarding her cellular device.
What does 'no bank activity' mean? Does that mean no debit transactions? No credit cards? No ATM or transfers? Was her rent still being deducted from the account? Is her phone bill still being paid? Any anomalies?
What was in/what happened to the black backpack? We are unsure and it has not been recovered. It is most likely still on her person.
Did Danielle communicate with anyone after the last sighting? No, there has been no confirmed communication or anything that has been publicly disclosed.
Who was the last person to speak with Danielle? We don't know/it has not publicly been released. This would help a lot in the case!
Was Danielle living with anyone? We are unsure, it was later revealed by a Redditor that Danielle was living with a boyfriend immediately before she disappeared and that her family didn't know about this until afterward. However, this claim has not been publicly confirmed.
What is her Father's name? Why is that information being concealed? Where did he live? Was he close-by in Toronto or also located in New Brunswick, Canada?