The husband of a Markham woman missing for nearly two months issued a desperate plea for help Wednesday.

Ruo Zhao Wei, the husband of missing Markham woman Fang Lin, appealed to the public for help. (CBC)

Last week, the York Regional Police's homicide unit took over the investigation of Fang Lin who has not been seen since April 21. They are concerned that the woman, known to be a high stakes gambler as well as a moneylender, may have met with foul play.

And nearly eight weeks after her disappearance, police leads have dried up.

"She's been missing for a long time now, and there are no other leads, and I really hope people will come forward with information," Ruo Zhao Wei, her husband, said through an interpreter.

Lin lived with her 14-year-old son in Markham, while Wei lived in Mississauga. It is unclear why the two lived apart.

Wei said he last spoke with her about a week before she disappeared.

" She seemed fine," he said. "Everything seemed normal."

But both Wei and police fear she has met with foul play given her lifestyle.

"We are suspecting that she didn't leave on her own accord," a police spokesman said at the news conference on Wednesday.

Lin's purple Porsche Cayenne was found abandoned a few days after she went missing in a plaza on Highway 7. Her bank accounts have gone untouched.

Lin, who was not employed, was known to frequent casinos in Ontario and Quebec, often in the VIP areas where high-stakes wagers took place. Police said she had money from a previous accident settlement.

Lin is described as Chinese, with a light complexion, five feet three inches, 119 pounds. She has shoulder length brown hair and brown eyes. When last seen she was wearing a black T-shirt, black sweater and black skirt.