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When Toronto Police officer Melissa Elaschuk realized her daughter was turning eight on July 28 — two days shy of when her own childhood best friend Nicole Morin vanished in 1985 at the same age — her heart skipped a beat.

“It’s an investigation the Toronto Police have never given up on,” said Det.-Const. Elaschuk, a Caledon mom of four. “It’s emotional.”

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Monday marks the 33rd anniversary of Morin’s disappearance from her apartment at 627 The West Mall in Etobicoke, where the little brunette-haired girl lived with her mom. At 11:30 a.m. on July 30, Morin, 8, left the penthouse condo, heading towards the lobby to meet her friend Jennifer to go swimming and was never seen again. There has been debate whether she was last seen in the hallway or entering the elevator.

Over the past three decades, despite numerous exhaustive searches and tips pouring in from the public, Nicole was never found. Her file is now labelled a cold case, but Elaschuk wants to remind people that it’s in no way closed.