According to a report by CNN, a man who he went missing from a group home in Kitchener, Ontario, at the age of 21, finally remembered something very important last month: his name, Edgar Latulip. Police say the 50-year-old, who has a developmental delay and functions at the level of a 12 year old child, has spent the last 30 years living in St. Catharines, around 80 miles from where he disappeared.
From investigators findings, Latulip took a bus to Niagara Falls in September 1986 and ended up in St. Catharines, where he suffered a head injury and “effectively forgot who he was” until this year, when he told a social worker he remembered. Before he disappeared, Latulip had attempted suicide at least once, leading to fears he may have killed himself.
A DNA test confirmed Latulip’s identity on Feb. 5 and police say they are arranging a reunion with his mother, who moved to Ottawa years ago. Following her son’s disappearance, Latulip’s mother, believed her son may have been abused and taken advantage of because of his developmental disorder.
