Cédrika Provencher

Cédrika Provencher was a Canadian child from Trois-Rivières, Quebec, who disappeared in 2007 at age nine.

Cédrika Provencher was a Canadian child from Trois-Rivières, Quebec, who disappeared in 2007 at age nine. Her remains were found in 2015, and the case remains an unresolved homicide investigation. The disappearance drew major police attention and became one of Quebec’s most widely reported missing-child cases.

Disappearance

Cédrika Provencher vanished on 31 July 2007 in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. Early police information suggested she may have been approached by an adult asking for help finding a lost dog.

Search and investigation

Her disappearance triggered a large search effort and sustained public attention across Quebec. Investigators publicly described a possible male person of interest, including vehicle details, but no arrest was made at the time.

Discovery of remains

Hunters found Provencher’s remains in December 2015 in a wooded area near Saint-Maurice, near Trois-Rivières. The discovery shifted the case from a missing-person investigation to a homicide investigation.

Suspects and legal developments

Media reports have linked Jonathan Bettez to the investigation, and court filings have described him as a suspect. However, no charges have been laid in relation to Provencher’s death, and he was acquitted in unrelated child-pornography charges in 2018 after evidence was ruled unlawfully obtained.