Description
Boys are going missing across Canada, lured by gangs into a world of crime and danger. We investigate what happened to a Black teen from Brampton and learn about risks in remote corners of Canada from another boy who first went missing at age 12.
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#MissingChildren #BlackYouth #HumanTrafficking
00:00 Disappearance and recruitment
07:34 Exploitation in northern communities
16:59 Tracing Jay'siiah to Pelican Narrows
29:32 Grief and system failures
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CREDITS: THE FIFTH ESTATE
52-04 Friday, October 30, 2026
Missing Boys: Lured into Danger
producer/director
Shelley Ayres
writer
Mark Kelley
investigative journalist
Aliyah Marko-Omene
CJF Black Journalism Fellow
Danielle Reid
video editor
Sonia Godding Togobo
editing support
Ryan Ferguson
Anne MacRae
senior videographer
Ousama Farag
principal photography
Oliver Walters
additional photography
Jabez Santiago
archival material
Getty Images
Pond5
YouTube
YouTube / RCMP Saskatchewan
YouTube / Peel Regional Police
Facebook/DennyBelievingHeathen
TikTok/@Sandiipjlr
Winnipeg Police Services
visual research
Leslie Morrison
graphic designer
Tim Kindrachuk
post audio
Ron Searles
senior colourist
Scott McIntyre
special thanks
Chantale Long
Jacqueline Fraser
Nickie Davis
Ka’nhehsí:io Deer
rollout producer
Leanne Stepnow
social media producers
Danny Burke
Alex Soloducha
Brian Vinh Trinh
digital producer
Janet Davison
media management
Laurel Robinson
resource coordinators
Marc Cormier
Dragan Maricic
packaging editor
Alessia Protomanni
coordinating associate directors
Carmen Smith
Jane Wilson
senior producer
Linda Guerriero
executive producers
Allya Davidson
Emmanuel Marchand
original broadcast
October 30, 2026