Fifty years after a university student disappeared from her apartment in Sudbury, Ont., her family is appealing for any information that could finally lead to answers and closure.

Jane Smith was a 20-year-old student at Laurentian University and aspiring social worker, her family says.

She was last seen on August 9, 1975, in her basement apartment on Charlotte Street by her roommate around 2 a.m., and was reported missing that morning.

Apart from what Smith was wearing at the time, nothing was taken from her room, says her younger brother John, who lives in Bradford, Ont. Her bank accounts have never been touched.

"It was devastating for all of us, especially the not knowing, the lack of anything," he said.

John said he is seeking answers for their mother, who is now 91. While the ent

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