Brantford Police release new images in Mary Emma Hammond disappearance

Brantford Police have released new images in the disappearance of a woman 37 years ago.

Mary Emma Hammond left her Elgin St. townhouse around 3:30 a.m. on Sept. 8, 1983.

She was working the early morning shift at a bakery on Morton Ave.

Hammond walked north on Park Rd. N, which is now Wayne Gretzky Pkwy.

Footprints show she cut across the field towards the rear of the bakery.

The footprints then disappeared. Hammond never showed up for work.

According to police, evidence at the scene included some items from her lunch: a cup, a dish, and a half-eaten apple.

One of her white sockettes and a small amount of blood were located in an area of the field.

At the time of the disappearance, Hammond was 25 years old.

She was last seen wearing a blue, mauve and red lumber jacket, blue jeans, a yellow t-shirt and white Adidas running shoes with a silver stripe.

Police have released images of four unidentified people they are hoping to speak with.

They are believed to have ties to the Hungarian, Ukrainian, Bosnian or Polish communities in and around the time of the disappearance.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Mary Hammond tip line at 519-756-0113 ext. 2800.

Hammond’s whereabouts are still unknown.