Disappearance of Lilly and Jack Sullivan
2025 disappearance in Canada
Canadian siblings Lilly Sullivan (born March 2019) and Jack Sullivan (born October 29, 2020) disappeared from their rural home on Gairloch Road in Lansdowne Station, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, during the early morning hours of May 2, 2025.
A large-scale search effort was undertaken in the days immediately following their disappearance, which was mostly scaled back on May 7 after no trace of the children was found. Several further individual organized search efforts have taken place in the weeks since, which have not resulted in any significant findings. Police investigation into the disappearance has included interviews of at least 54 individuals, some of whom were administered polygraph testing. Authorities have stated that there is no evidence that the children were abducted, but they have "not ruled out" that the disappearance is suspicious.
The case has captured widespread attention throughout Canada and internationally due to the unusual circumstances surrounding the disappearance. As of October 2025, the Government of Nova Scotia is offering a reward of up to $150,000 for information that is deemed to be of "investigative value" to the search for the missing siblings.
Background
The Sullivan siblings lived with their biological mother Malehya Brooks-Murray, their stepfather Daniel Martell, and their one-year-old baby sister at a rural property on Gairloch Road in Landsdowne, Nova Scotia. The property has been described as being surrounded by woods, steep banks, and thick brush. According to Martell, both Jack and Lilly were kept home from school on Thursday, May 1, and Friday, May 2, because Lilly had a cough.
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