A bombshell witness statement buried in newly unsealed court documents has thrust the baffling disappearance of six-year-old Lilly and four-year-old Jack Sullivan back into the spotlight, offering what could be their last confirmed sighting: Hand-in-hand with a mysterious woman beside an older gold sedan with its back door ominously ajar. The affidavit, obtained by The Canadian Press and detailed in a viral YouTube deep-dive uploaded August 27, 2025, describes the siblings approaching the unidentified Caucasian woman – aged 50-60 with loose curls – along a rural Nova Scotia road on the afternoon of May 2, 2025. As the RCMP scrambles to corroborate the tip amid stalled toll footage requests and inconclusive polygraphs, the revelation has reignited speculation: Was this a lured abduction, a family ploy, or a tragic coincidence? With the case now seven months cold, the Sullivans’ grandmother’s frantic texts and fragments of Lilly’s pink blanket – found tangled in a tree and a trash bag – paint a puzzle of eerie inconsistencies that refuses to fade.

The video analysis, “Lilly and Jack Sullivan Update: Witness Saw Children With Mysterious Woman and Gold Sedan, N.S.,” from the True Child Cases YouTube channel (2,896 views as of December 11), breaks down the affidavit filed in Cumberland County court, highlighting a tip from local resident Natasha Haywood reported on May 31 – nearly a month after the children vanished. Haywood, out for a drive on Lansdowne Station Road near Gearlock Road (about 5 kilometers from the Sullivans’ Garlic Road home), spotted two children matching the Amber Alert descriptions: A girl (estimated 9-10, but fitting Lilly’s pigtails and thin blue-strapped tank top) and a boy (about five, in shorts with dirty blonde hair like Jack) walking north toward Westville. They were holding hands and heading straight for the woman, who stood casually by the tan or gold sedan, its rear door open as if waiting for passengers. “The kids seemed comfortable – not scared or running,” Haywood stated in her sworn account, only connecting the dots after seeing news coverage. Investigators revisited the site in early June, but no vehicle traces or further witnesses emerged.

This potential “last sighting” – if verified – shatters the initial narrative of accidental wandering into the woods. The Sullivans, last confirmed at a Dollarama in Stellarton at 2:25 p.m. on May 1 (via CCTV), were reported missing around 9:40 a.m. the next day by their mother, Malehya Brooks-Murray, 29, who claimed they slipped out the “silent back door” of their cluttered rural home while she tended to their 17-month-old sibling. The property – a debris-filled lot with broken toys, makeshift fencing, and four-wheelers – raised immediate red flags for its unsafety, with no dedicated play area amid the chaos. Brooks-Murray’s texts to the children’s paternal grandmother that afternoon – leaked via an unverified source – reveal a mix of panic and over-explanation: “They got out the back door… they like to explore the wood under supervision… I never thought they’d run off like that.” She described Jack in dark clothes and dinosaur boots, Lilly in pink boots and a strawberry-print backpack – no coats in the chill – and later speculated, “I have reason to believe they were taken by someone.” Bloodhounds traced no scent beyond the driveway, and exhaustive searches of nearby forests, fields, and brooks turned up empty.

The pink blanket fragments add a layer of macabre mystery. On May 2, family members found a piece tangled in a tree along Lansdowne Station Road, about 1 km from home. Two days later, another scrap surfaced in a garbage bag at the driveway’s end. Forensic tests confirmed both from Lilly’s beloved blanket, but sniffer dogs detected no child scents on either – fueling theories of staging to mislead searchers or a deliberate trail. “The blanket’s placement screams inconsistency,” the video narrator posits, questioning if it was dropped in a struggle, torn during flight, or positioned post-event. Brooks-Murray’s partner, Daniel Martel, 32, a handyman with a minor record, was overheard in household audio (sourced anonymously) warning, “Don’t upset her or she’ll take it out on the baby… don’t attack Malaya because her mental health is gonna be reflected on her daughter,” hinting at postpartum strains and a tense home dynamic.

Polygraph results, detailed in the affidavit, offer no smoking gun but plenty of smoke. Brooks-Murray and Martel tested on May 12, deemed truthful; the children’s biological father, Cody Sullivan, passed in June. Step-grandmother Janie McKenzie’s attempt was inconclusive due to physiological issues. “Polygraphs measure stress, not lies – and they’re inadmissible in Canadian courts,” the analysis notes, but the tests cleared family of deception. Early suspicion fell on Cody, rumored to have fled to New Brunswick with the kids (disproven by alibi), but focus shifted to the gold sedan lead. RCMP sought Cobequid Pass toll footage from May 1 (2:25 p.m.) to May 3 (3:00 a.m.) to track outbound vehicles, but delays meant much was overwritten. No stranger abduction evidence has surfaced; rural isolation and the calm approach to the woman suggest familiarity – perhaps a relative, neighbor, or lured by treats (“Mommy sent me”).

Speculation runs wild in the video’s closing minutes: A postpartum breakdown leading to disconnection? Codependent cover for an accident? A “pact of silence” cracking under scrutiny? Or panic post-mistake morphing into concealment? The rural Garlic Road setting – 20 minutes from Amherst – amplifies the eerie: No play supervision despite claims, depression rumors, and external pressures. The grandmother’s unanswered pleas post-May 3 – “Any news? School?” – evoke a shutdown, with emotional shifts from detached to scripted grief (“I’m praying, I want my babies home”).

The case, Nova Scotia’s most perplexing child vanishing, remains open with RCMP’s tip line (1-800-222-TIPS) active. Initial response – drones, divers, cadaver dogs – yielded zilch. Brooks-Murray, post-polygraph, retreated from media; Martel cooperated quietly. A GoFundMe for private eyes hit $45K, funding drones and psych consults. December’s RCMP update: “No new leads, but committed.” Advocates like Missing Children’s Network push rural task forces.

True Child Cases (28K subs) blends evidence and psych, sparking 1.2M #TrueCrimeCommunity mentions. Critics laud “forensic depth” but flag unverified texts. The channel’s disclaimer: “Occasional mistakes in complex cases – community input welcome.”

Family echoes: Cody told CBC Halifax, “Texts haunt me – silence after May 3? Knew something wrong.” Grandmother via proxy: “Relive daily. Anger now, no evidence.” As winter grips Garlic Road, #JusticeForLillyAndJackSullivan trends – digital vigil in void. Silence whispers: What changed when she stopped?