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Shanice Long

Brampton, Ontario mother of Jay'siiah Webb-Long, a missing teen featured in CBC's "The Missing Boys" investigation (When it All Went Wrong podcast).

Nov 7, 2026

3:57
A few messages, a few video calls.
4:00
And when I would video call him, the background didn't look presentable.
4:04
Like the walls were peeling and he would hold the phone pretty close so I couldn't see the whole surrounding.
4:13
And the calls would be very short.
4:15
So, like so many things were running through my mind.
4:21
He had said that he was on vacation, quote-unquote, and I said, Josiah, I have all your documentation.
4:27
You can't be on vacation.

21 MINS LATER

25:56
After carrying the weight of his disappearance for close to a month, Shanice could now rely on her family.
3:49
A few messages, a few video calls.
3:52
And when I would video call him, the background didn't look presentable.
3:56
Like the walls were peeling and he would hold the phone pretty close so I couldn't see the whole surrounding.
4:05
And the calls would be very short.
4:07
So, like so many things were running through my mind.
4:13
He had said that he was on vacation, quote-unquote, and I said, Josiah, I have all your documentation.
4:20
You can't be on vacation.

22 MINS LATER

26:20
After carrying the weight of his disappearance for close to a month, Shanice could now rely on her family.

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