In the quiet rural hamlet of Lansdowne Station, Nova Scotia, the unimaginable happened on May 2, 2025. Six-year-old Lilly Sullivan and her four-year-old brother Jack vanished from their family home on Gairloch Road, surrounded by dense woods and steep ravines. What began as a desperate search for two children who supposedly wandered off has evolved into one of Canada’s most perplexing missing persons cases, with mounting evidence suggesting they never left the house that morning.

The siblings lived with their mother, Malehya Brooks-Murray, stepfather Daniel Martell, and baby sister in a cluttered mobile home. According to initial accounts, the parents were in bed with the infant around 8-9:40 a.m. when they last heard the kids playing—Lilly popping in and out of the bedroom, Jack rummaging in the kitchen. Suddenly, silence. Martell claimed a wrench placed on the front door remained undisturbed, pointing to the silent sliding back door as their exit. Boots and Lilly’s strawberry backpack were missing, fueling theories of wandering into the wilderness.

But groundbreaking details have shattered this narrative. Extensive searches involving hundreds of volunteers, drones, dogs, and helicopters scoured thousands of acres—yet no footprints, clothing, or signs of the children emerged beyond the property’s edge. A single boot print was found nearby, but cadaver dogs detected nothing. Crucially, court documents reveal the front door wrench theory held no weight, and surveillance footage showed no unusual activity. Witnesses reported hearing vehicles in the night prior, but video reviews found zero evidence. Polygraphs on the parents and biological father Cody Sullivan (estranged for years) showed no deception, yet investigators noted early on: “Jack and Lilly’s disappearance is not believed to be criminal in nature”—a statement that now rings hollow amid inconsistencies.

The family’s last confirmed public sighting? May 1 afternoon at a Dollarama store. That night, the kids were reportedly put to bed late. The next morning, Brooks-Murray marked them absent from school at 6:15 a.m. due to illness. By 10:01 a.m., a 911 call reported them gone. Tensions exploded immediately—family arguments in the yard, Brooks-Murray fleeing to relatives and blocking Martell on social media.

Six months later, as of November 2025, the children remain missing. Ground searches scaled back in May, transitioning to targeted efforts. A $150,000 reward looms for credible tips. Fragments of Lilly’s pink blanket—one in woods, another in home trash—underwent forensics, yielding no breakthroughs. Stepfather Martell insists they didn’t wander far, publicly doubting the woods theory: “Everything’s been searched.” Grandmother Belynda Gray heartbreakingly believes “these babies are gone,” while the mother pleads online for their return.

This isn’t a simple lost-in-the-woods tale. Inconsistencies in timelines, undisturbed home security, and zero external traces scream foul play or cover-up. As winter approaches, a “last-ditch” November search looms. The nation watches, praying for answers. Will the truth finally surface, or will Lilly and Jack’s fate remain buried forever? The clock is ticking—someone knows something.