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Change in Season Renews Police Search Efforts

RCMP B.C. North District File # 2011-431 - 2012-03-27 09:36 PDT

Investigative efforts continue in the multiple homicide investigation involving Cody Legebokoff and police are seeking the public’s assistance as spring weather and activities begin.

On November 27th, 2010, Cody Legebokoff was pulled over by uniformed RCMP members from Fort St James and Vanderhoof. This investigation led officers to enlist the aid of the BC Conservation Officer Service. The result of this investigation was the arrest of Mr Legebokoff for the murder of 15 year old Loren Leslie. The subsequent investigation by the E Division Major Crime Unit and the Prince George RCMP Detachment led to three more murder charges against Mr Legebokoff relating to the deaths of Jill Stuchenko, Natasha Montgomery and Cynthia Maas.

Last week police renewed public awareness around their continuing efforts to locate Natasha Montgomery. Her family held a healing ceremony and pleaded for information. Police are asking individuals out and about to continue to report in information.

RCMP have already conducted systematic searches in high priority areas and are looking to identify additional areas to search as the warmer weather conditions continue. These will include areas between Prince George, Vanderhoof and Ft St James. Three of the murdered victims were found a short distance off a gravel road which was accessed from a main roadway or highway.

Based on the evidence surrounding the murders of the other women, police are asking hunters, riders and all outdoor enthusiasts to keep an eye out as they head into the woods this spring. The Police are especially interested in information as it relates to side roads, logging roads, power lines and gravel pits between Prince George and Vanderhoof, as well as between Vanderhoof and Fort St James.

Police are requesting that if any remains are located that they not be disturbed in any way. Instead the person(s) should make a note of the location, or if possible obtain GPS coordinates and then provide that information immediately to police in their area.

Police are asking anyone with any information to call the specially created Tip Line 1-877-987-8477 (TIPS).

Missing person - Nora Dorothy Borland

File 2012-2046

White Rock RCMP are asking for the public's assistance in locating Nora Dorothy Borland, 60 of White Rock. Borland's family last spoke with her at Christmas time last year and have been unable to make contact with her recently.

Borland is described as Caucasian, 5'6", 200 pounds, with hazel eyes and short cut brown hair and reddish highlights (her hair is naturally grey).

She may be driving a 2007 Saturn Aura, black in color or a White, 1998 Windsport Motorhome.

Borland was last known to reside in White Rock but may be traveling across country.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the White Rock RCMP at 778-593-3600 or if you wish to remain anonymous Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

Efforts Continue in Search for 24 year old Bella Bella Male

Prince Rupert, Bella Bella, B.C. North District

File # 2012-3425 - 2012-05-05 13:15 PDT

Prince Rupert RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 24 yr old male from the Bella Bella Community.

Maxwell Brown Jr. was last seen on Tuesday , May 1st 2012 at approximately 01:00 am in the small community of Klemtu B.C. where he was visiting friends. The community has a population of 200 residents and is located on Swindle Island which is 6 hours south of Prince Rupert B.C. In order to access the community, visitors and residents require the use of a B.C. Ferry or float plane. The closest community to Klemtu is Bella Bella.

Family and friends reported Maxwell Brown missing on May 3rd 2012 when his family had not heard from him. RCMP along with the assistance of the Bella Bella community and Klemtu community continue to search for BROWN and are worried about his well being.

We are hoping that Maxwell Brown Jr hears that his family is looking for him and want him to call home. Stated Cpl. Phillip MAGER of the Prince Rupert Detachment, All the surrounding communities are working together in order to locate him and to ensure his safe return.

Prince Rupert RCMP along with members from the Bella Bella Detachment, West Coast Marine
Services, BC Coast Guard, RCMP Air Services and Police Dog Services continue their search in order to cover all geographical areas from land, water and air. BC Search and Rescue have also been consulted and are assisting with the investigation.

Maxwell Brown Jr is described as;

·        24 yrs old

·        5'10"

·        161 lbs

·        has brown eyes

·        dark brown hair

Maxwell has a tattoo "Rest in Peace" located on the left side of his neck. (Click on photo for larger image)

Anyone with information on Maxwell Brown Jr’s whereabouts are asked to contact the Prince Rupert RCMP Detachment at (250) 624-2136 or if they require immediate assistance please call 9-1-1 with their location.

Burned ATV in Naramata belongs to missing man
May 18, 2012 12:56 PM

RCMP have confirmed an ATV found burned at the Adra Tunnel in Naramata belongs to a unstable Kelowna man who is missing.

Const. Kris Clark, media relations officer with the Kelowna RCMP detachment, said William Hermakin was last seen on April 26 at 10 a.m. driving his 1996 Ford F-250 turquoise truck with his quad in the back. A missing persons report was filed on April 30.

"Hermakin is under medical care and requires medication for his condition," said Clark. "He left no indication as to where he may be headed or when he might return. It was later determined that he had picked up his ATV from the storage facility where it was normally kept."

Hermakin's green ATV was located burned up at the Adra Tunnel on the Kettle Valley railway above Naramata in the early evening of April 29, three days after he was last seen.

Clark said Hermakin has a history of violence and may be unstable and anyone who spots him are urged to call 911 and not approach the man. He was last seen driving his truck bearing the B.C. licence plate 1978KB and wearing blue jeans, a green striped long sleeve shirt and a black vest. Hermakin is described as a Caucasian man, 5'9 tall, 185 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes. RCMP said he has a scar on his nose as well as both ears.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Hermakin are asked to call Kelowna RCMP at 250-762-3300.

File 2012-20422            Kelowna man still missing

May 11th, 2012

A 49 year old Kelowna man who went missing last month, along with his truck and ATV, has still not been found.

On April 30th, 2012 at 2:15pm, the Kelowna RCMP received a report of a missing person from a residence on the 1400 block of Cherry Crescent. The report indicated that 49 year old William HERMAKIN had not been seen since April 26th, 2012 at about 10am. HERMAKIN is under medical care and requires medication for his condition. He left no indication as to where he may be headed or when he might return. It was later determined that he had picked up his ATV from the storage facility where it was normally kept.

HERMAKIN is described as a Caucasian man, 175cm (5'9"), 84kg (185lbs), with brown hair and hazel eyes. He has a scar on his nose as well as both ears. He was last seen wearing a white and green dress shirt with blue jeans.

HERMAKIN's vehicle is a turquoise 1996 Ford F250 with BC plates 1978KB.

Police have received several tips from the public so far but, unfortunately, HERMAKIN remains missing.

The Kelowna RCMP encourages anyone that may have information regarding the whereabouts of William HERMAKIN to call the Kelowna RCMP, Cst MOON, at 250-762-3300.

Kelowna man missing with truck and ATV

Kelowna

File # 2012-20422 - 2012-05-03 13:44 PDT

A 49 year old Kelowna man went missing late last week, along with his truck and ATV.

On April 30th, 2012 at 2:15pm, the Kelowna RCMP received a report of a missing person from a residence on the 1400 block of Cherry Crescent. The report indicated that 49 year old William HERMAKIN had not been seen since April 26th, 2012 at about 10am. HERMAKIN is under medical care and requires medication for his condition. He left no indication as to where he may be headed or when he might return. It was later determined that he had picked up his ATV from the storage facility where it was normally kept.

HERMAKIN is described as:

·         Caucasian man

·         175cm (5'9")

·         84kg (185lbs)

·         With brown hair and hazel eyes

·         A scar on his nose as well as both ears

·         Last seen wearing a white and green dress shirt with blue jeans.

HERMAKIN's vehicle is a green 1996 Ford F150 with BC plates 1978KB and may be pulling an ATV on a u-built trailer with BC plates 746243.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of William HERMAKIN is asked to call the Kelowna RCMP at 250-762-3300.

Missing Surrey Man Possibly in Oceanside Area

Oceanside

File # 2012-3219 - 2012-05-03 10:43 PDT

The Oceanside RCMP are assisting the Surrey RCMP in an attempt to locate a reported missing person, Mr. William DAVIDSON, 68 years of age.

Mr. DAVIDSON departed Surrey on April 26th, 2012 with a female friend by the name of "Kim". No other information in regards to "Kim" is known. DAVIDSON contacted family on Saturday April 28th and advised them he would be returning home on Sunday April 29th. To date Mr. DAVIDSON has not returned home. The police investigation indicates that DAVIDSON was last believed to be in the Coombs area.

Mr. Davidson may be traveling in a grey 1991 Mazda pick-up truck, British Columbia licence, BY9438.

A photo of Mr. Davidson and "Kim" is attached.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Mr. Davidson, or the identity of "Kim", is requested to contact the Oceanside Detachment of the RCMP at 250-248-6111 or Crimestoppers.

 Tyeshia Jones and Karrie-Ann Stone

Slaying victims 18-year-old Tyeshia Jones and 42-year-old Karrie-Ann Stone of Dunca

Photograph by: Family photos, ...

Mothers mourn as RCMP name suspect in two Duncan killings

By Derek Spalding, Victoria Times Colonist April 21, 2012

DUNCAN, B.C. — Mounties revealed few details about the man charged with murdering two Duncan women seven months apart in 2010 and 2011.

At a packed press conference at the Duncan Fire Hall Saturday, RCMP announced Cowichan Tribe member William Gordon Robert Elliott, 24, has been charged with the first-degree murder of Karrie Ann Stone, 42, and 18-year-old Tyeshia Jones. Elliott was arrested at his home Friday. His next court appearance is scheduled for May 22.

The mothers of the two slain women were told of Elliott’s arrest Friday night. Both spoke to the crowd of friends, family and community members at the fire hall. People were shocked to learn that Elliott was known to Jones’s family.

“My nephews grew up with him. They went to school with him, they know who his friends are,” said Mary Jim, Jones’s mother.

Stone, 42, lived at the Super 8 Motel on the Trans-Canada Highway in Duncan. Friends said she struggled with drug addiction, but was trying to turn her life around. Her mother, Bev Stone, said her daughter was a kind and gentle person. Stone was last seen at the motel at about 7 p.m. on July 7, 2010. Her charred remains were found July 12, 2010, in a wooded area in Glenora, near Duncan.

Jones, a member of the Cowichan Tribes, was killed Jan. 22, 2011, after leaving a friend’s party. The oldest of four children, she was heading toward the Superstore on the Trans-Canada Highway to meet a friend when she disappeared. Her naked body was found on Jan. 28, 2011, in a wooded area near the Shaker Church cemetery off Indian Road on Cowichan Tribes land.

Police would not reveal details about the investigation or how they came to suspect and charge Elliott, who had a tele-bail hearing Saturday afternoon. Mounties said Elliott was not a suspect in other killings.

“I think, when we’re talking about this specific case, it’s very difficult for us at this time to get into that specific area, and I just ask that you appreciate why that’s so important,” RCMP Chief Supt. Wayne Rideout said.

Friends of Jones said they believe more people were involved in her killing and they suspect more arrests are coming. However, police said that no others were being sought in relation to the cases.

The community can now begin healing, said the mothers.

“Karrie was the type of person . . . she just forgave everybody no matter what anybody did to her,” said her mother, Bev Stone. “And I’m sure she would want me — over time, at some point down the road — to forgive this man for what he has done to her, but that might be a while coming.”

Jim held up a large framed photo of a smiling Jones as she spoke.

“This is my daughter’s last birthday,” Jim said. “She just turned 18. She shared a birthday with my nephew.”

Like Stone, Jim said she wants to forgive. “I want to one day forgive him for what he’s done and what he took from me and my family,” Jim said.

Cowichan Tribes Chief Harvey Alphonse said he knew Elliott, but hadn’t seen him in years.

“I only knew him as a child. He was taken into foster care when he was young,” Alphonse said.

Elliott was not known to her family, said Stone, who said she was relieved the investigation had not taken as long as in some other cases.

“In my heart, I always hoped (someone would be arrested), but you hear so many cases where it takes years,” she said. “I was so pleased that it was a much shorter time than what some parents had to go through.”

Investigators continued to search Elliott’s home on Mission Road Saturday afternoon.

Duncan is about 60 kilometres north of Victoria.

dspalding@timescolonist.com

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Missing Toronto teen returns home after vanishing for several days

Adrian Morrow

Globe and Mail - Apr. 23, 2012 10:33PM EDT

A Toronto high school student returned home Monday evening several days after vanishing while on her way to meet up with a friend after class.

Michelle Yu had been in British Columbia, but how she got there and why she went remain a mystery.

Last Tuesday after school, 18-year-old Ms. Yu headed from suburban York Mills Collegiate Institute to a nearby subway stop, where she was to meet a friend before going to a Girl Guides meeting. She texted her friend from the station to say she had arrived, but didn't respond to her friend's subsequent messages.

She was photographed three hours later by a surveillance camera at a downtown bank before disappearing.

Her family and friends made a public appeal for her return Friday. Over the weekend, she contacted her family from B.C. and, on Monday, they travelled there to bring her back.

Speaking to reporters on the doorstep of the family home, she apologized for “putting everyone through this” and thanked her family, friends, police, school and Girl Guides for looking for her.

“I can't thank you guys enough for your well wishes your concerns your love and your support,” she said. “Your kindness has made me realize how much I am loved.”

Asked how and why she travelled to B.C., she said: “It's just been a really difficult time trying to get through everything right now.”

Her parents, Wei and Sharon Yu, said they were glad to have their daughter back.

“We're really happy and thank you everybody,” Mr. Yu said.

Ms. Yu's disappearance came as a surprise to her family and her large circle of friends. An academically successful student and athlete, Ms. Yu also holds a part-time job, volunteers with charitable organizations and is known as a leader at her school, organizing various events and activities.

ctvtoronto.ca

Date: Monday Apr. 23, 2012 12:01 PM ET

Balwinder Singh Dhillon
 

Police and Family Search For Missing Kamloops Man

Kamloops BC:   Kamloops RCMP are attempting to locate and verify the well being of 49-year-old Balwinder Singh Dhillon (B: 1962-10-05) after he left his home in the 1800 block of East Trans Canada Hwy on March 23rd and has failed to contact any family or friends.

Mr. Dhillon has left home unexpectedly on previous occasions but has typically contacted family members within 1-2 days. During those previous absences, Mr. Dhillon had stayed with acquaintances in the Surrey BC area. Mr. Dhillon's associates in the Lower Mainland are not known to his family in Kamloops.

Mr. Dhillon is under medical care and requires daily medication.  He left his medication, keys and wallet at home when he left on foot without telling anyone where he was going or when he would return.

Mr. Dhillon is described as follows:  (Photo Attached)

South Asian male , 168 cm (5 ft.  6 in.)  mass 73 kg (161 lbs) , brown Eyes and brown Hair .  He was last seen wearing blue jeans and black shoes.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Balwinder Dhillon is asked to contact their local police service or the Kamloops RCMP at 250-828-3000

Cst Bernie Ward
Media Relations Officer                                                                             
Kamloops RCMP
(250)828-3243   

Winnipeg police looking for missing teen thought to be in Vancouver

Winnipeg police are asking for the public's help in finding 17-year-old Leah Macleod who was reported missing in February. (photo provided by Winnipeg police)

Updated: Sat Apr. 21 2012 13:05:34

ctvwinnipeg.ca

Winnipeg police are asking for the public's help in finding a 17-year-old girl who went missing in February.

Leah Macleod was last seen Feb. 28 near Burrows Avenue and Tyndall Avenue.

Macleod is described as white, five-foot-six (168 centimetres), about 130 lbs (58 kilograms) with medium-length brown hair and blue eyes.

Macleod could be in Vancouver, police said.

Winnipeg police said they are concerned for Macleod's well-being.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Winnipeg Police Service missing persons unit

Police Request the Public’s Assistance in Locating Missing Woman

Kamloops City

2012-04-18 15:15 PDT

Members of the Kamloops RCMP Detachment are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 41 year old Cassandra Wilson.

Cassandra Wilson was last seen on April 6, 2012 and reported missing to police on April 13, 2012. Ms. Wilson suffers from a medical condition and could be in need of medical assistance.

Ms. Wilson is a Caucasian, 5'5" tall and 124 lbs. She has bleached blonde hair. No clothing description is available. She is known to frequent the area of St. Paul Street in Kamloops.

Police are concerned with Cassandra Wilson’s well being and are asking anyone who may have any information as to her whereabouts to contact the Kamloops RCMP Detachment at (250)828-3000 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-555-2477.

Missing Person: Charles MACKIE

Colwood BC
File # 2012-4016 - 2012-04-05 12:45 PDT

On Tuesday March 27, 2012, Charles Drake MACKIE (age 51) was reported by his wife to be missing. Charles was last seen Friday, March 23, 2012 at his home.

Mr. MACKIE suffers from a number of medical conditions of which he takes prescription medication; he did not take his medication with him. Mr. MACKIE has been known to leave home for periods of time in the past (for periods up to a week in length), returning on his own.

Mr. MACKIE left his Colwood, BC residence in a dark blue 2001 Toyota Echo, bearing BC license plate number 093GPA.

Mr. MACKIE enjoys the outdoors and has been known in the past to go on hikes or visit area beaches. He has also been known to travel to Edmonton, Alberta to visit family.

Charles MACKIE is described as a 51 year old male, with a dark complexion; he is heavy set, 185 cm tall, 113 kg, short black hair, and brown eyes.

The West Shore RCMP is requesting that anyone with information on the whereabouts of Charles MACKIE or the dark blue 2001 Toyota Echo, BC plate number 093GPA are asked to call police at 250-474-2264. If you wish to remain anonymous please call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477

Sgt. Max FOSSUM
West Shore RCMP
250-474-2264

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Mom of murdered girl says anonymous donation answered part of her prayers

By Mike Raptis, The Province March 8, 2012 6:29 PM

Shari Greer (left), mother of Kathryn Mary Herbert, held a press conference with police to announce the $10,000 reward in the cold case.

Photograph by: Ric Ernst , PNG

Shari Greer still prays daily for the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for her 11-year-old daughter’s 1975 murder.

In early December 2011, shortly after what would have been Kathryn-Mary Herbert’s 48th birthday, the Chilliwack mom feels her prayers were somewhat answered.

“I asked God to do something that would work,” Greer said Thursday from RCMP headquarters in Vancouver. “A week later, I received an anonymous donation for 10 thousand dollars for a reward in Kathryn-Mary’s case.”

Greer says she has no idea who dropped the reward off at her Chilliwack home — made out simply to the Kathryn-Mary Reward Fund.

“I was just in heaven, I could not believe that anybody had this kind of kindness in their heart,” said the deeply religious woman, who has tragically buried three of her children.

The reward has resparked an investigation that went cold decades ago.

RCMP Insp. Gary Shinkaruk said Thursday he admired Greer’s strength and courage in her attempt to generate new information to move the investigation forward.

“Thirty-six years does not deter us,” Shinkaruk said, pointing to other 30-plus-year cold cases the RCMP have cracked.

Shinkaruk spoke of Kathryn-Mary’s last night in Matsqui.

On Sept. 24, 1975, she had visited a friend and was walking home after 8 p.m. when she met another friend who let her “double up” on his bicycle.

Kathryn-Mary was dropped off within a mile of her Matsqui home.

Witnesses recall seeing a man in a white, American-made vehicle idling between the spot Kathryn-Mary jumped off the bicycle and her home.

Her body was found 55 days later a few miles away near a Mastqui First Nation cemetery by residents preparing a burial.

Police have had a number of suspects over the years — some still alive — but have never been able to narrow down the investigation.

The file was first handled by the Matsqui police then the Abbotsford police.

It has now been reviewed by various police agencies.

Shinkaruk says investigators have resubmitted exhibits over the years that may benefit from technological advances, such as DNA evidence.

He also says the passage of time sometimes helps.

“Some of the reasons or some of the relationships people might have with the killer ... that those relationships deteriorate to the fact that they either find some moral compass and the right reasons to come forward,” said Shinkaruk.

Two other cold case murders from the same era and area have similar earmarkings as the Herbert case, says Shinkaruk.

Greer believes there is someone still out there who knows what happened to her daughter: a bright, musically gifted girl with a voice that will never be forgotten.

Two rewards totalling $2,000 were originally offered in November 1975.

Greer, who holds an annual grief retreat at her Chilliwack home, says the continued support she gets from others — and her belief in God — helps her continue to cope.

“There is no shelf-life for grief. It can come up and hit you in between the eyes when you least expect it ... there’s no such thing as closure, only resolution.”

Police ask anyone with information to call the RCMP’s major crime unit at 1-877-543-4822 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

mraptis@theprovince.com

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Statement by Insp. Gary Shinkaruk

Good afternoon,

I would first like to thank Shari Greer for being here today.  None of us can imagine how difficult the last 36 years must have been for her.  After all these years, Shari remains determined to do all she can to find answers and find out who is responsible for the death of her daughter, Kathryn-Mary.  I admire your courage and strength Shari and thank you for creating the opportunity to hopefully generate more information to move this investigation forward.

On September 24, 1975, Shari reported her 11-year-old daughter, Kathryn-Mary missing to the Matsqui Police Department. 

On November 17, 1975, a partially decomposed body, later confirmed through dental records to be Kathryn-Mary’s, was located near Harris Road, an undeveloped area of the Matsqui First Nations Reserve, by two residents. Evidence from the scene led investigators to believe that her body had been there for some time.  An autopsy confirmed that the victim’s death was the result of a homicide.

The investigation determined that earlier in the evening of her disappearance, Kathryn-Mary had been at a friend’s house in Abbotsford.  At about 8:30 pm, while walking home, she met another friend who “doubled” her on his bicycle and took her part-way home. At about 8:50 pm, they parted company near the intersection of Townline and Marshall Roads in Abbotsford.  Kathryn-Mary never arrived home, and this was the last known sighting of her.   

During the course of their investigation, police identified witnesses who saw Kathryn-Mary Herbert in the company of her young friend.  These witnesses also observed a white, older model, American made vehicle, occupied by a lone male, parked south of that intersection.  The investigation found that the vehicle, which appeared suspicious to witnesses,  was parked between the location the victim was last seen and her home.   The occupant of this vehicle was never identified. 

This investigation has undergone extensive reviews by various police agencies over the years.  The purpose of these reviews was to look at previous investigative avenues to ensure that nothing had been missed and develop new investigative strategies that would hopefully lead to identifying and apprehending the person or persons responsible for the victim’s murder.

Over the years, investigators have also resubmitted exhibits for analysis to benefit from technology not previously available at the time.

In addition to speaking to witnesses, family members and friends of Kathryn-Mary’s, investigators have also spoken to the original investigators of the case as well as followed-up on a number of tips. Unfortunately, the person or persons responsible for her homicide remain at large.

Investigators believe that there are individuals who have information that police need to solve this case and bring some measure of resolution to the victim’s family and friends.  Investigators urge these individuals to come forward and provide police any information they may have in relation to Kathryn-Mary’s disappearance and homicide.

Police are also seeking any information in relation to the suspicious older white American made vehicle and its lone male occupant observed by witnesses in the area the victim was last seen.  We believe that this person may have information that could help further the police investigation.

Anyone who has any information in relation to this homicide are asked to call 1-877-543-4822 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

I would now ask Shari Greer to say a few words.

Statement by Shari Greer - Kathryn-Mary’s Mother

Good afternoon.  My name is Shari Greer.  I am the mother of Kathryn-Mary Herbert.  Kathryn-Mary was 11 years old when she disappeared and she was found just after her 12th birthday.

Kathryn-Mary loved singing.  She had a very nice voice and she could play piano by ear.  A friend of her’s once told me that she could always remember her beautiful voice.

For many years, I have been relentlessly pursuing this case and trying to find answers.  Awhile back, I prayed.  I asked God to do something because this needs to be resolved.  Then one week later an anonymous donation for a reward was given to me for Kathryn-Mary.

In an effort to get much needed answers, I am offering a private reward of up to $10,000 for information that will lead to the arrest and conviction of the individual or individuals responsible for the death of my daughter, Kathryn-Mary 

Someone knows what happened and who did this to Kathryn-Mary.  I hope that with the passage of time this person will come forward and call the police with any information they may have.

Visit our web site to find out more about the RCMP in B.C.

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36 years later, Chilliwack woman believes daughter's killer will be caught
By Kim Bolan, Vancouver Sun March 8, 2012 4:01 PM

11-year-old Kathryn-Mary Herbert was out with a friend on Sept. 24, 1975 and walking home when she was snatched a short distance from her Abbotsford house. Her body was found two months later.

Photograph by: Handout , RCMP

VANCOUVER -- Even 36 years after her little girl was murdered, Shari Greer still believes the killer will be caught.

The Chilliwack woman announced a $10,000 reward Thursday for information leading to an arrest in the 1975 murder of 11-year-old Kathryn-Mary Herbert.

Herbert was out with a friend on Sept. 24, 1975 and walking home when she was snatched a short distance from her Abbotsford house.

Two months later, her body was found under a wood pile in the Matsqui First Nation burial ground. She had a fractured skull and a broken jaw.

"Someone knows what happened and who did this to her," Greer said. "I am never going to lose hope."

Greer spoke at a news conference at RCMP headquarters in Vancouver Thursday with Insp. Gary Shinkaruk of the provincial unsolved homicide unit.

Shinkaruk said police want to talk to anyone who saw an older-model white American car with a lone man in it parked south of Townline and Marshall roads on the night Herbert disappeared.

Shinkaruk said there are "persons of interest" in the case though not enough evidence to charge anyone yet.

A reward of $2,000 was offered in 1975, but yielded little.

Less than a year after Kathryn-Mary was found, another girl — Theresa Hildebrandt of Matsqui — also disappeared.

Hildebrandt's body was found four years later, also killed by a blow to the head and buried in a shallow grave.

Greer's life has been full of tragedy. The year before her daughter was murdered, her nine-year-old son Donnie drowned. And in 1983, another son committed suicide. His mother believes it was directly related to his sister's murder.

The still-grieving mother has created a special garden outside her home to remember those who have disappeared or died.

She said Thursday that she holds a grief camp every summer for those that have experienced loss like her.

"People put a shelf life on grief but there is no shelf life on grief," she said.

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Reward offered in 1975 killing of Matsqui girl

By Mike Raptis, The Province March 8, 2012 4:03

It’s been over 36 years since her daughter’s unsolved murder, but Chilliwack’s Shari Greer still grieves — and refuses to give up hope.

On Thursday, Greer will make another appeal to the public to help find the killer of her 11-year-old daughter Kathryn-Mary Herbert, and offer a reward for the 1975 homicide: one of B.C.’s most infamous cold-case files.

Greer has done everything a mother would do after losing a child.

She reported Kathryn-Mary missing the same September night in 1975 her daughter was expected to return home from a friend’s house.

She has kept up with a police investigation that went cold decades ago, even accusing police of bungling the case at times.

She has turned to private detectives, politicians and the media.

When reached by The Province at her Chilliwack home Wednesday afternoon, Greer said she still doesn’t know what she’ll say when the cameras are on her Thursday afternoon at RCMP headquarters in Vancouver.

“I don’t know what to say, darling,” she said in a hushed, motherly tone. “Honey, I want the focus on my daughter, not on anything else,” said Greer.

Greer said she has been instructed by the RCMP to wait until Thursday before bringing her daughter’s cold case back onto the front burner.

Two rewards totalling $2,000 were also offered in November 1975.

On Sept. 24, 1975, Kathryn-Mary disappeared near her Matsui First Nation home — only to be found murdered two months later by a group of band members preparing an ancient burial rite.

An autopsy of the freckle-faced, brown curly-haired girl revealed a fractured skull and broken jaw.

A hunt for Kathryn-Mary’s killer turned up suspects, but no arrests were made. A convicted rapist who was dating a girl living in Greer’s house in 1975 was a suspect. He has since raped again, but is now a free man.

Less than a year after Kathryn-Mary was found, another girl — Theresa Hildebrandt of Matsqui — also disappeared.

Hildebrandt’s body was found four years later, also killed by a blow to the head and buried in a shallow grave.

The tragic story of Greer’s life doesn’t end with the loss of her daughter.

In 1974, her nine-year-old son Donnie drowned in a gravel pit.

In 1983, her son Butch, 21, committed suicide.

“He killed himself because he felt he’d failed his sister. He couldn’t solve her murder,” she told The Province in 2004.

Greer dedicated a web page to her three dead children, and began a “Garden of Tears” at her Chilliwack home in May 2003 as a memorial for her kids and others who have suffered the same unjust fate.

People have come from as far away as Australia to paint stones and dedicate them to lost loved ones.

Greer has dedicated her life to finding Kathryn-Mary’s killer, though she didn’t expect the hunt to last nearly four decades.

She ends a Nov. 23, 1975, poem she penned one week after her daughter’s body was found with the following lines:

“No matter what or who he is,

Nor, how much time has past (sic)

The Police will surely catch him

The man — who killed my Kath.”

mraptis@theprovince.com

Surrey RCMP MEDIA ADVISORY

File:  2012-38849 - Date: 2012-03-26
 Missing female – Jessica NELLIGAN

Surrey RCMP is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing female.

Jessica NELLIGAN was reported missing on March 26th, 2012 and was last seen getting into a taxi in the Whalley area of Surrey at approximately 10:00pm March 25th, 2012.

 NELLIGAN and a male friend arrived in the Vancouver area from Calgary via Greyhound bus on March 25^th, 2012 and were due to check into a substance abuse facility, however NELLIGAN has not checked in.

NELLIGAN is described as a 33 year old Caucasian female, 5’3”, 108 lbs with hazel eyes and dark brown hair.  She was last seen wearing white sweat pants with a red maple leaf on the side and a black hoodie. She is familiar with the Whalley area as well as the Vancouver downtown eastside. 

Anyone who has information about the whereabouts of this person is asked to contact the Surrey RCMP’s Missing Persons Unit at 604-599-0502 or Crime Stoppers, if they wish to remain anonymous, at 1-800-222-TIPS.

Missing Person For Location

The body of missing Whistler male, David CHRISTIAN was discovered in Whistler on March 21, 2012.

On the evening of March 20, police were notified of the discovery of a pair of shoes in the area of Horstman Creek which runs through the Fairmont Chateau Whistler Golf Course.  

On March 21, members of Whistler RCMP and a Whistler Search and Rescue member conducted a search in the area and located the body of Mr. CHRISTIAN in Horstman Creek. The Forensic Identification Section as well as a police dog and handler team were called in to assist in the examination and search of the scene. In the late afternoon, Mr. CHRISTIAN's body was recovered from the creek with the assistance of the Whistler Fire Rescue Service.

There was no sign of foul play. The observations at the scene were consistent with death due to hypothermia. An autopsy will be conducted in the near future. 

"This was not the outcome we'd hoped for. Police are saddened by this discovery and extend our sympathies to the friends and family of Mr. CHRISTIAN,"  says Staff Sergeant Steve LeClair.

Whistler RCMP request the public's assistance in locating missing man

Whistler RCMP are requesting the public's assistance in locating missing Whistler Resident, 27 year old David CHRISTIAN. Mr. CHRISTIAN was last seen on the evening of March 17, 2012 at approximately 11:00 pm at Merlins Bar and Grill where he had been socializing with a large group of friends. Mr. CHRISTIAN is described as a Caucasian male, 6'3" tall, weighing 210 lbs and was last seen wearing a black toque, a green plaid shirt over a green t-shirt, blue jeans, blue "Vans" skate shoes and a white and blue "Orage" ski jacket. Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Whistler RCMP at (604) 932-3044.

The Burnaby RCMP has located the body of Yu Lan ROU LIN who went missing on March 15th. Regrettably, she was found by a passer-by in a wooded area near the 6200 block of 9th Avenue in South Burnaby. At this time the police are not treating this as a suspicious death. The family is requesting privacy during this difficult time.

The Officer in Charge of Burnaby RCMP Detachment, Chief Superintendent Critchley, said, I offer my condolences to the family during this difficult time. I would also like to express my gratitude to the public and to the many volunteers who assisted in the search for Yu Lan ROU LIN.

Posted By:
Corporal SKOLROOD
Communication Services
Burnaby Detachment RCMP
604 294 7922

Missing Person Yu Lan ROU LIN
File # 2012-11325 - 2012-03-15 23:49 PD
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On Thursday, March 15th, 2012 Yu Lan ROU LIN was with family at their business at 5440 Imperial Street in Burnaby. At around 4:00 pm she was in the front of the business. Family members were assisting customers and when they finished they noticed that Yu Lan ROU LIN was gone. It is believed she wandered off while family members were preoccupied. She has not been seen since. Yu Lan is an elderly Asian female who suffers from Dementia and may be disoriented
Yu Lan ROU LIN is 79 years old. She is 5’1 tall with a slim build. She was last seen wearing a white shirt, grey pants, red hat and a grey fleece jacket. She walks hunched over and she speaks only Mandarin. It is believed that Yu Lan ROU LIN does not have any identification on her
Anyone with information as to the whereabouts of Yu Lan ROU LIN is asked to call the Burnaby RCMP detachment at 604 294 7922.

Gregory Welstead

Sunshine Coast UPDATE – Public Asked to Join Search party for Missing Gregory Welstead (photo attached)

Gibsons - The Sunshine Coast RCMP and Search and Rescue Team continue to search for 56-year-old Gregory Welstead.  Further assistance is being requested from the public in locating Mr.Weslstead after his vehicle was found abandoned and crashed into a tree.  Further investigating revealed that the crash occurred between 6:30 am and 8:30 am on March 12^th but was not reported to the RCMP until 5:50 pm.

“It is possible that Mr.Welstead may have left the Sunshine Coast area so we are asking everyone to keep an eye out and if anyone has any information on his whereabouts to contact us immediately,” said Sergeant Russ Howard, acting Media Relations Officer for Sunshine Coast.

“We are also requesting property owners in Upper Gibsons to do a thorough search of their properties including any outbuildings,” said Sgt.Howard.

Sunshine Coast Search and Rescue are looking for any volunteers that reside on the Sunshine Coast with local area knowledge who would like to assist in the search effort on Saturday March 17^th, 2012. If you wish to volunteer please attend the Search and Rescue Command Post situated in the School District 46 Maintenance Yard located at the intersection of Henry Road and Reed Road in Gibsons at 10:00 am. Any volunteers are requested to ensure they are capable of working in heavy bush as well as properly equipped with all weather clothing as well as suitable footwear

A full scale search and rescue effort, led by the Sunshine Coast Search and Rescue Team, has been in place since the morning of Tuesday March 13^th, 2012. Members from the following search and rescue teams have come to the Sunshine Coast to assist in the search for Welstead: Powell River, Lions Bay, Surrey, Coquitlam, Arrowsmith and Nanaimo with further assistance from other communities anticipated on Saturday March 17^th, 2012. To date there have been 90 volunteer searchers who have expended over 800 person hours in the search effort. Two aerial searches have been conducted, one by a RCMP helicopter and the second by a civilian helicopter. A RCMP Police Services dog has also attended and assisted in the ground search. To date a 4 square kilometer ground search has been completed as well as an 8 square kilometer aerial search.

Previously Released information:

On the 12th of March, at approximately 5:50pm Sunshine Coast RCMP were called to a report of a single vehicle crash in the 1500 block of Reed Road, in Gibsons. The vehicle was unoccupied with the driver’s door left ajar.  The registered owner, Gregory Welstead, 56 years old, had been a subject of an investigation earlier in the day. His landlord had reported that Welstead had been acting out of character and had left his residence at approximately 6:30 am on March 12^th, 2012

The Sunshine Coast RCMP is asking for assistance from the public in locating Gregory Welstead, who is described as Caucasian, approximately 6’1” tall, 200 lbs, short brown hair, brown eyes and may or may not be wearing glasses.  Welstead is believed to be wearing a burgundy fleece jacket and black track pants. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Gregory Welstead is asked to contact the RCMP at (604) 885-2266

Sgt. Russ Howard

Sunshine Coast RCMP
604-885-2266

Harley BOXALL

March 13 - 2012 - File 2012-6224
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 The Nanaimo RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 46 year old Nanaimo man last seen on Friday March 9th.

Harley BOXALL has significant medical issues and there is reason to be concerned for his well being. Family and friends have not had any contact with him since last week. BOXALL is a white male ,approximately 5 ft 10, slim build with short brown hair.  There is  no clothing description available.

If you have any information on the whereabouts of Harley BOXALL, please contact  the Nanaimo RCMP at 250-754-2345.

 Abbid JAFFER
FOUND SAFE

The Vancouver Police are requesting the public’s assistance to help find a 54 year old Vancouver man who has been missing since Friday, February 10th.

On Monday, February 13th, the Vancouver Police were called to investigate the uncharacteristic disappearance of Stephen Bruce Marshall. He was last seen at about 8 p.m. on Friday, February 10th, but family believe they heard him leave his residence in the 3800 block Point Grey Road in the early morning of Saturday, February 11th.

Stephen Marshall is white, 5’11” tall, and 145 lbs., with a thin build. He has deeply set blue eyes which give him a gaunt appearance, brown hair, and a missing front tooth. It’s believed that Stephen was wearing blue jeans and a black jacket. He regularly carries a small dark-coloured backpack with him and may have left with a light blue sleeping bag, a multi-coloured quilt, and a camping mat.

While it’s unknown where Stephen went, he is a regular user of public transit and is known to frequent both the UBC area and west end of Vancouver. Area searches by police around his home, as well as checks of public transit, other Metro Vancouver police agencies, taxi companies, and hospitals continue to fail to turn up any sign of Stephen Marshall.

February 28, 2012 2:20 PM

Police ask for public help finding missing man
Chilliwack RCMP are asking the public to be on the lookout for John Gerald Cooper, last seen at his Chilliwack home on Monday.

Police said Cooper, 54, bought a one-way Greyhound bus ticket to Vancouver, and it's believed he left on the 12:35 p.m. bus.

"We are concerned for John, as is his family, since he has never done this in the past," RCMP Const. Tracy Wolbeck said in a news release.

"He has not been in contact with his family since leaving home (Wednesday) and we would like people to look out for him," she said.

Cooper is described as a tall white man with long grey hair normally worn in a ponytail. He was wearing blue jeans, a burgundy sweater and black New Balance Shoes when last seen.

Cooper also has several tattoos, a dagger on his left arm, a Celtic heart on his left wrist with the initials JM, and Yin Yang symbol on his left pelvic region.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the Chilliwack RCMP at 604-792-4611 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Elizabeth Marie LAGIS

Identity of Body Confirmed
Campbell River, Comox Valley

Investigators can now confirm that the body located yesterday morning, off Highway 19, between Courtenay and Campbell River is that of 33 year old Elizabeth Marie LAGIS.

Ms. Lagis, a resident of Kingcome Inlet, was last seen on March 6th, 2012, in Campbell River. Her family reported her missing to Campbell River RCMP on March 7th, after she failed to contact them, and missed a medical appointment.

Investigators with the Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit (VIIMCU), the Comox Valley and Campbell River RCMP Detachments, RCMP Forensic Identification Section, and the BC Coroners Service continue to probe the circumstances surrounding this death.

A time and cause of death are yet to be determined by the BC Coroners Service.

No further details will be released at this time.

Anyone who saw Elizabeth Lagis in Campbell River on March 6th, between 10:00 p.m. and 2:00 am (March 7th) is asked to call the Campbell River RCMP at 250-286-6221. Investigators are also interested in speaking with anybody who witnessed anything suspicious on Highway 19, near Hamm Road, during these times. A photo of Elizabeth Lagis is attached, to assist in gathering information from the public.

Media enquiries should be directed to Cpl. Darren Lagan at 250-213-5944. Cpl. Lagan will be available until 2:00 pm this afternoon.

Police Investigate Discovery of Body

Shortly before 9:00 am this morning, the Campbell River and Comox Valley RCMP responded to a report of a body located off the roadway of Highway 19, approximately 1.5 kms south of Hamm Road. (North of Comox)

Upon arrival at the scene, officers located the body of a deceased adult in the ditch. The area surrounding the body was immediately cordoned off, including one lane of the highway, to ensure the safety of investigators at the scene. Officers remain at the scene, and a single lane of the two lane highway will remain closed throughout the day.

The BC Coroner Service is involved, and has attended the scene. The identity and cause of death remain under investigation by the BC Coroners Service.

"In a case such as this, where the cause of death is not immediately known, our investigators must conduct a thorough investigation, ensuring that we collect and secure all potential evidence", states Cpl. Darren Lagan, spokesperson for the Vancouver Island RCMP. "As details surrounding this death are confirmed by the BC Coroners Service, we will adjust the direction of our investigation, as appropriate".

Investigators from the Campbell River RCMP, Comox Valley RCMP, RCMP Air Services, RCMP Forensic Identification Section and the Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit (VIIMCU) are involved.

Investigators are conscious of a recent missing person case, involving 33 year old Elizabeth Marie LAGIS of Kingcome Inlet, who was last seen on March 6th, 2012, in Campbell River. Her disappearance, along with any other missing person cases, will be examined by investigators as this investigation progresses.

Anyone who witnessed anything unusual in recent days, on Highway 19, is asked to contact the Campbell River RCMP at 250-286-6221.

Media enquiries related to this case should be directed to Cpl. Darren Lagan at 250-380-6174.

Missing Kingcome Inlet Woman

Campbell River
File # 2012-2312 - 2012-03-08 17:58 PST

The Campbell River RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing 33 year old woman.

On March 5th, Elizabeth Marie LAGIS traveled from Kingcome Inlet to Campbell River for medical appointments which were scheduled for March 6th and 7th. Lagis was registered at the Town Center Motel and last spoke with family via telephone at 10:30 p.m. on March 6th.

Lagis failed to attend her appointments on the 7th and has not been located since that time.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Lagis since the night of March 6th is asked to contact the Campbell River RCMP at (250)286-6221

Subject Description:

·         Elizabeth Marie LAGIS 33 years of age

·         First Nations female

·         5'1" tall 110 lbs

·         Brown eyes long brown hair

·         Last observed wearing a dark jacket, a white shirt dark pants and white runners.

As a result of this report Campbell River RCMP have utilized the services of Campbell River Search and Rescue and the RCMP Helicopter to search in and around the City of Campbell River.

Missing Person Wen Kang Located

Richmond RCMP is pleased to report that missing person Wen Kang was located safe & sound in Edmonton yesterday afternoon by the Edmonton Police Service.

A thank you is extended to those that assisted with the investigation.

THE PREVIOUS RELEASES ARE LOCATED BELOW

News Release
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012

For Immediate Distribution
File 2012-5102

Missing Person Wen Kang - Update

Since the initial release was issued in February, Richmond RCMP has received information that Kang was in Edmonton or the surrounding area.  As a result, the initial release was distributed throughout Alberta with the assistance of “K” Division Media Relations.  Updates will be distributed throughout Alberta as well in a continued effort to locate Kang.

The most recent information received is that Kang approached a man in Edmonton looking for directions to a Chinese market situated near the West Edmonton Mall.  It is believed that Kang may be renting a room at a Chinese bed & breakfast in Edmonton however the exact whereabouts are not known.

At this time investigators would like to encourage Kang to please contact Richmond RCMP at (604)278-1212 or local police to advise authorities that she is safe & sound.  Kang’s husband & family members are very concerned for her well being & would simply like to know that she is safe.

Missing Person Wen Kang - Update

Since the initial release was issued in February, Richmond RCMP has received information that Kang was in Edmonton or the surrounding area.  As a result, the initial release was distributed throughout Alberta with the assistance of “K” Division Media Relations.  Updates will be distributed throughout Alberta as well in a continued effort to locate Kang.

The most recent information received is that Kang approached a man in Edmonton looking for directions to a Chinese market situated near the West Edmonton Mall.  It is believed that Kang may be renting a room at a Chinese bed & breakfast in Edmonton however the exact whereabouts are not known.

At this time investigators would like to encourage Kang to please contact Richmond RCMP at (604)278-1212 or local police to advise authorities that she is safe & sound.  Kang’s husband & family members are very concerned for her well being & would simply like to know that she is safe.

Anyone that has seen Wen Kang, or anyone that knows of her whereabouts are asked to please contact Richmond RCMP at (604)278-1212.  If you wish to remain anonymous please call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

THE ORIGINAL RELEASE IS LOCATED BELOW

Richmond RCMP is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing 44 year old female from China.

On February 20th Richmond RCMP received a report from family members that 44 year old Wen Kang has not been heard from since she arrived from China on January 2nd.  Kang called family members upon landing at the Vancouver International Airport to advise them that she had arrived safely.  Family members have been trying to contact Kang since then but have been unable to do so Kang is described as a Chinese female, 5'4" tall, 120 lbs with dark brown shoulder length hair & brown eyes. Anyone that has seen Kang or anyone that may know of her whereabouts is asked to please contact Richmond RCMP at (604)278-1212.  If you wish to remain anonymous please call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477

Douglas Sawatzky

Missing person Douglas Sawatzky UPDATE - Found Deceased

James Stockdale FOUND Safe

George Isaac Peter

Missing Person Peters Located

James (JIM) PARENT
With Deep sadness we ask God's comfort on Jim's Family

On Thursday, February 16, 2012 at approximately 11:00 am, the North Vancouver RCMP recovered the body of James Parent from the Twin Falls area of Lynn Canyon, North Vancouver.  Mr. Parent, of North Vancouver, had been reported missing by his family after he was last seen on Sunday, February 05, 2012.

Missing North Vancouver Man

North Vancouver
File # 2012-3330 - 2012-02-09 12:08 PST

The North Vancouver RCMP, along with the family and friends of James (JIM) PARENT, are concerned over his well-being and recent lack of communication. PARENT was last seen by family on Sunday, February 5, 2012, with his current whereabouts unknown.

PARENT, who resides in the 4000 Block of Lynn Valley Road of North Vancouver, suffers from depression. Police checks of known places of association and social contacts have proven negative. PARENT does not own a cell phone.

Jim PARENT is described as:

·         64 year old Caucasian male

·         6 ‘ 2’’ tall, 209 lbs

·         Graying hair, blue eyes

·         (Picture attached)

It is unknown what articles of clothing were last worn by PARENT. “The family is deeply concerned as to his whereabouts and emotional health,” said Cpl. Richard De Jong of the North Vancouver RCMP.

If Jim PARENT is seen by the public, they are asked to call the North Vancouver RCMP at 604-985-1311. File number is 2012-3330.

Liyang Yang
FOUND SAFE

Missing Person Liyang Yang - UPDATE

Richmond RCMP is pleased to report that Liyang Yang was located safe & sound on February 7th around 7 p.m. by family members in the area of No 3 Road & Ackroyd Street.  Richmond RCMP would like to thank everyone that assisted with the search, specifically Mr. Yang's family & Surrey Search & Rescue.

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012 - File 2012-3756
Missing Person Liyang Yang Richmond RCMP is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 78 year old Richmond resident.

Liyang Yang was last seen on February 7th around 9:30 a.m. in the area of Ash Street & Saunders Road when he went for his daily morning walk.  Yang usually walks for about ten minutes but has not returned home today. 
Yang only speaks Mandarin & is described as an Asian male, 5'4" tall, 170 lbs with a medium build, short white hair & brown eyes.  Yang was last seen wearing a thin brown cotton sweater, an orange & brown t-shirt underneath, dark pants & brown shoes.  Yang is not known to use public transportation & is believed to be experiencing early signs of dementia.

Richmond RCMP is asking that anyone who may have seen Liyang Yang, or anyone who may know of his current whereabouts, to contact Richmond RCMP at (604)278-1212.

Vancouver police investigating disappearances of five young men

Global News : Friday, February 03, 2012 2:12 PM  Vancouver police are asking the public to help them solve the cases of five young men who went missing in the last year.
Matthew Huszar

Brian Mbaruk

Mitchell Gallivan


Daniel Michael Holt was FOUND - See

Permadech Tatti


The case that is still fresh on many people’s minds is that of Matthew Huszar, a young geologist who mysteriously vanished from Downtown Vancouver on the night of December 16. Huszar was last seen walking on Water Street after leaving a Gastown pub. He was supposed to be leaving for Victoria the following day, but never arrived.

He was wearing black dress pants, a white-and-blue-checked shirt, black shoes and a dark green tweed.

He is 25 years old, white, 5’11” tall and weighs 160 pounds.

Twenty-year-old Brian Mbaruk was last seen on a bus headed for Grouse Mountain on November 18 of last year. He planned to go on a day hike in the North Shore Mountains. An extensive two-day search was conducted, but no trace of him was found.

Brian is black, 6’2” tall and weighs 170 pounds.

Mitchell Gallivan, 19, was last seen on October 19, 2011, on his bike in southwest Vancouver at 2:30 in the afternoon. In the past, he has left without notice for extended periods and travelled throughout the province, staying in commune farms in the interior and on Vancouver Island, but he would always return to Vancouver.

He is white, 6’3” tall and weighs 190 lbs.

Daniel Michael Holt was reported missing by his mother on September 12, 2011. He lived on his boat moored in Mosquito Creek Marina in North Vancouver and was previously employed by a software company in Victoria. He is 29 years old, white, 5’11” tall and weighs 170 pounds. He is not a drug user and does not abuse alcohol.

Permadech Tatti was reported missing to the VPD by a family friend on March 20, 2011. He is from Thailand and came to Canada to attend school. Permadech recently dropped out and his work visa expires in September 2012. He is a 21-year-old Thai man, 6’1” tall and weighs 165 pounds. He was last seen on March 11, 2011, by a neighbour, sitting in front of his home in southwest Vancouver with a large suitcase.

Police say there are no indicators or leads suggesting foul play was involved in any of these disappearances. They also say there are no links between these files and each of the five missing persons has distinct differences and circumstances surrounding their disappearances.

Sergeant Kirk Star with the Missing Persons Unit says despite what might seem like a recent spike in the number of missing person’s cases, they close and solve 99.9 per cent of them.

In 2011 alone, Vancouver police investigated 3,691 missing person’s reports.

If you have any information on these missing persons, please contact the Vancouver Police Missing Persons Unit at 604-717-2530, your local police or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Please help!  Marlon is looking to find his Mom. Her name is Claudine Noel, born in Grenada, February 8, 1962.  She is 5ft.-7inch - Weight 150 to 165 pounds, high cheek bones of west Indian decent she has short black hair in an afro or she could have her head wrapped and brown eyes.  -  Missing for about 1-1/2 years

She was living in Toronto. Possibly she may be in a shelter in Toronto or she is homeless

Police Investigate Suspicious Death Of Missing Vanderhoof Man

By 250 News

Saturday, February 04, 2012 10:33 AM

Prince George, B.C. - North District Major Crime investigators can now confirm that the human remains located in a vacant property along Lower Road in Fort St James on the Nak'azdli reserve earlier this week have been identified. Family have been notified and police can confirm that the victim is Fribjon BJORNSON

28 year old Fribjon BJORNSON, from Vanderhoof, was reported missing on January 21, 2012. On January 23rd the blue 1990 Chevrolet pickup he was driving was located near Fort St. James

“Investigators remain in the community and are asking anyone with any information about the disappearance of Fribjon BJORNSON and the on-going investigation to please contact police”, says Cpl. Annie Linteau spokesperson for the RCMP in BC. “We are attempting to gather evidence and ascertain the events that lead to Fribjon’s death”

The motive and exact cause of death remains under investigation at this time

Anyone who may have seen BJORNSON or his vehicle after he was reported missing on January 21st or has information about his death is asked to call the Fort St. James RCMP at (250) 996-8269 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

Update on Missing Person Fribjon Bjornson

Fort St James

File # 2012-163 - 2012-01-26 17:05 PST

On January 21, 2012 the Fort St. James R.C.M.P. responded to a report that Fribjon BJORNSON was missing.
Fribjon BJORNSON was last seen at the 7-11 Store in Vanderhoof, B.C. in the early morning hours of 2012-01-12. This has been verified by the employee who was working at the time and the video surveillance. On 2012-01-23 the blue 1990 Chevrolet pick up that Fribjon BJORNSON was driving was located on the Necoslie Reserve near Fort St. James.
The Fort St. James R.C.M.P. are continuing to investigate this matter but are requesting assistance from the public. If you have any information that may help locate Fribjon BJORNSON please call the Fort St. James R.C.M.P. at 250-996-8269, 911 or Crime Stoppers.

January 22, 2012 On January 21, 2012 the Fort St. James R.C.M.P. responded to a complaint of a Missing Person.  Fribjon BJORNSON was last seen on January 11th, 2012 near the 58 km mark on the Germanson Landing Rd(North Rd) north of Fort St. James.  He is 26 years old approximately 6'1" feet tall and 175lbs with an athletic build.  Fribjon BJORNSON may be driving a 1990 blue Chevrolet pick up with a flat deck on the back and large driving lights on the front.  The licence plate is DS9877.

The Fort St. James R.C.M.P. are continuing to investigate  this matter but are requesting the assistance from the public.  If you have any information that may help locate Fribjon BJORNSON or the pick up truck please call the Fort St. James R.C.M.P. at 250-996-8269, 911 or Crime Stoppers.

Call renewed for DNA data bank for missing people

By Bradley Bouzane, Postmedia News January 25, 2012 4:06 PM

Dylan Koshman has been missing since October 2008, when he was last seen in Edmonton. His mother, Melanie Alix, is joining the fight to have a voluntary national DNA data bank of family members of missing people to help identify any remains found across the country.

Photograph by: Handout, Koshman family

Melanie Alix has worked through the heartache after spending more than three years searching for answers since her 21-year-old son disappeared.

The Saskatchewan woman has now added her voice to a call for a DNA data bank for missing people and their family members, similar to the system in place for criminals. She hopes a national system could provide closure and answers to countless families left in despair after losing a loved one.

"Personally, this would mean I am still doing everything in my power to help, not only our family, but maybe somebody else's," Alix said in an emotional telephone interview from her home in Moose Jaw, Sask.

"The pain doesn't go away. You just learn how to cope and unless you have a child of your own (go missing), it's a fear every parent has that they will disappear from your life. There's no closure, no grieving, nothing."

Alix's son Dylan Koshman hasn't been seen since October 2008 when he was reported missing by his girlfriend in Edmonton.

He had been drinking and had an argument with his roommates before being asked to leave. No activity on his cellphone or bank account was reported after his disappearance and his wallet was found in a neighbour's yard.

Alix's call for action is in support of Lindsey's Law, which is named after a 14-year-old from Comox, B.C., who went missing in 1993.

For years, Lindsey Nicholls' mother, Judy Paterson, has tried to get a national data bank in place to help families looking for answers and allow them to move on in their lives.

On a website dedicated to Lindsey's Law, Paterson wrote that a national data bank "would allow investigators to collect DNA from missing persons or their close relatives and compare it to DNA from crime scenes and unidentified human remains. The quest for a missing persons DNA data bank is not just about giving comfort to family members of the missing, however. It is also about the safety of your family and of all Canadians. Until remains are identified, the police cannot begin an investigation, so if Lindsey was abducted and murdered, her murderer is still out there."

A petition for a missing persons DNA data bank was recently sent off for certification by Conservative MP Ray Boughen's office and is expected back within a few weeks. It can then be presented once Parliament resumes.

Alix said that progress shows promise, but Boughen said once the petition makes its way to the House of Commons, it won't be the first time the issue has been looked at in Ottawa.

Boughen said former B.C. MP Gary Lunn introduced a private member's bill to amend the DNA Identification Act in 2003 that would address the issue of missing people in Canada.

A similar move then took place in 2006, when Ontario MP Mike Wallace recommended changes in the House of Commons to the same bill.

Finally, in 2009, a Senate committee recommended changes to the Act to allow for the inclusion of missing people who make it easier to identify unknown remains.

Micheal Vonn, policy director at the B.C. Civil Liberties Association, said a DNA data bank for missing people could work to benefit countless families in dire need of clarity, but said that it would need safety checks to make sure the information is used appropriately.

"Everything around this involves the incredibly compelling reason why you want to collect this information and the balance of the extreme sensitivity of this information," Vonn said Wednesday.

"Our ability to be able to use this tool is entirely dependent on whether they can trust the government is doing the right thing with this information. That can't be stressed enough."

She said the "very humanitarian purpose" of gathering DNA for searching for missing people would need to be kept separate from the existing data bank for criminals in Canada.

"If there was the political will and the mechanisms, there would be no need for the two data banks to be merged," Vonn said. "Given what this data bank is for, if they were to be merged, I think Canadians would be deeply shocked."

On Wednesday the Department of Public Safety could not immediately provide current numbers for the criminal databank.

As a parent, Boughen said he can identify with Alix and how she and her family must feel since her son vanished.

"I appreciate what she's going through," Boughen said Wednesday. "It's not the kind of experience one wants to have and we want to help people that are caught up with that experience of missing a child and doing what we can to alleviate that pain they're going through and get some answers for them."

bbouzane@postmedia.com

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Missing Person Mohammad Forghaniashrafi - UPDATE

Mohammad Forghaniashrafi is safe & sound at his residence in North Vancouver having returned on his own this morning.

File 2012-2631

The RCMP in Richmond are seeking assistance from the public in locating an 86 year old man that went missing in the early afternoon hours of January 26th, 2012.

Mohammad FORGHANIASHRAFI (86 yrs) came to Richmond with his wife from North Vancouver for the day.  At approximately 1:30 pm, Mr. Forghaniashrafi decided to take a transit bus to an area church on Blundell and has not been heard from nor seen since.

Mr. Forghaniashrafi suffers from a medical condition requiring him to take medication twice per day.  Failing to do so can result in his becoming confused, losing his sense of direction and may lead to his collapsing.

Mr. Forghaniashrafi is described as an 86 yr old man, 5'2" tall, 115 lbs, short white / grey hair, moustache, wearing a black suit and pants, beige ball cap with the letters “GH” on it and carrying a cane.  The gentleman does not speak English (only Farsi as he is of Persian ancestry )
Should anyone located Mr. Forghaniashrafi, they are asked to call the Richmond RCMP @

(604) 278-1212
Sgt Roger Morrow
Richmond RCMP

Please be advised that the 14 year old missing female who was reported missing on January 24th has been located. The Surrey RCMP would like to thank the public and the media for their assistance.

Missing 17-year-old Melina Nordwall has returned home safe and unharmed.

Media Release (Missing Person)

Fort St. James R.C.M.P. are seeking the public's assistance in locating Marcia WILSON a.k.a. Marcia CHIPMAN.  WILSON is approximately 5'6" tall, 130 lbs, with brown hair and light coloured skin.  WILSON was last seen by her family in July of 2011.  WILSON's location is currently unknown however she may be in the Agassiz / Chilliwack area of British Columbia.  Anyone with information about WILSON is asked to call the Fort St. James detachment of the R.C.M.P. at 250-996-8269.

Cpl. G.K. (Greg) REDL
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Fort St. James Detachment

Ph: 250-996-8269

Fax: 250-996-8557

gregory.redl@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

Andrew Lalonde 

Body found on Westside, identified

by Wayne Moore - Story: 73008
Mar 28, 2012 / 7:47 am

The body found off of Elk Road on March 26, has been identified as that of Andrew Lalonde who had gone missing from his home around January 17.

Cst. Kris Clark says this is a heartbreaking conclusion to an unfortunate event.

"Our thoughts are with the family in their time of grief."

Police have few details regarding the discovery of a body, late Monday afternoon, on the Westside.

The body was discovered in a wooded area near the McDougall Creek bed off Elk Road about 5 p.m.

RCMP Cst. Kris Clark says an autopsy is expected to be performed sometime later today (Tuesday).

Foul play is not suspected.

Clark says it has yet to be determined the sex or age of the deceased.

Those details will be revealed through the autopsy.

The body was discovered near where Andrew Lalonde went missing two months ago.

Lalonde, 30, was last seen the evening of January 17 by his sister Jessie.

He apparently left his home in the Pine Ridge Mobile Home Park sometime the next afternoon.

His door was unlocked while his wallet, cell phone and car remained behind.

An extensive search the days following Lalonde's disappearance turned up nothing.

ASSISTANCE REQUIRED TO LOCATE MISSING MAN
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File 2012-2753  January 20th, 2012

Police are looking for the public's assistance in locating a missing West Kelowna man.

In the early morning hours of January 19th, 2012, the West Kelowna RCMP received a call from the concerned mother of Andrew Lalonde. A family member had recently attended his house, finding the door to be open and no one inside. Lalonde's car was left in the driveway and his cell phone at home. He has no history of going missing, but his family is quite concerned, especially due to the recent extreme weather in the area. He is known to suffer from a mental illness and may be experiencing psychological difficulties.

Lalonde is described as a 30 year old Caucasian man. He is 5'9" and 176 pounds with short brown hair and brown eyes.

Lalonde had last been seen the evening of January 17th, 2012.

If you see Lalonde or have any information as to his whereabouts, please call the West Kelowna RCMP at (250) 768-2880, Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or online at www.crimestoppers.net to report.

Michael GREFNER

Human remains in Whistler belonged to missing DJ, police confirm
WHISTLER - Whistler RCMP have confirmed that the human remains found in the woods near the Alpine Meadows subdivision on March 10 are those of Mike Grefner, the popular DJ who was reported missing on Jan. 19.

Police say foul play does not appear to be a factor in the 34-year-old's death.

Grefner's body was discovered by a pair of hikers at around 4:40 p.m., last Saturday.

Shortly after news of his death broke, messages of hope on Grefner's Facebook page turned to notes of condolence, reflection and sadness.

"Thank you for your music," wrote Kyla Chernichen. "It will live on and we will remember you forever. I am glad I got to meet you in person, even though it was only a moment you are like abright [sic] star that has touched everyone on here. RIP Mike."

Crystal Musson added: "The world is sure missing out. Thanks for your thoughts, ideas and opinions and not holding back. Thanks for the music you shared. I`m sadened [sic] that I won`t get to see you create anymore! It was a pleasure to have met, rocked out and worked with ya! You are greatly missed!"

Investigators are still looking into what led to Grefner's death.

"The Whistler RCMP extend their sincere condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Grefner during this tragic time," RCMP spokesman Staff Sgt. Steve LeClair said in a release.

"The Whistler RCMP and the Grefner family would like to thank the many friends and community members who assisted during the search for Mike," LeClair added.

Grefner was last seen Jan. 17 by friends arriving at Garfinkel's nightclub in Whistler around midnight.

Friends said a heavily intoxicated Grefner called at least five friends that night between 1 and 5:15 a.m., some multiple times each.

One friend, whom Grefner spoke to for about 10 minutes, said Grefner was in good spirits at the time.

Friends reported him missing when he failed to show up to work at Whistler's Maxx Fish nightclub, where he was a resident DJ.

Before his death, Grefner had been staying at a friend's place in Whistler while she stayed with her boyfriend. His belongings had been left behind at the home.

Grefner, who travelled between Vancouver and Whistler often for DJ gigs, was described as a "super optimist" by his friend of seven years, Robert Gorcak.

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Whistler RCMP are requesting the public's assistance in locating a missing male. Michael GREFNER was last seen in the early morning hours of January 17, 2012 at a nightclub in Whistler Village. He did not show up for work the following evening which is extremely out of character for him.  Mr. GREFNER is described as a Caucasian male, 34 years of age, 6'2", with a slim build. He has short curly brown hair, green eyes, an olive complexion and is clean shaven.

If anyone has seen Michael GREFNER since January 16, 2012 or had contact with him, you are requested to call Whistler RCMP at (604) 932-3044.

Emma Lokelani WOODS
Oceanside
RCMP Assist Ontario Police in Locating Missing Teen

File # 2012-360 2012-01-19 11:31 PST

The Oceanside RCMP, in providing investigative assistance to Peel Regional Police in Ontario, are requesting the assistance of the public in locating a teenaged girl reported as missing from Mississauga, Ontario.

Emma Lokelani WOODS, 15 years old, is believed to have boarded a Greyhound bus in Mississauga, Ontario on January 11th, 2012, with the intention of heading to British Columbia. She had previously lived in B.C. before moving to Ontario in the autumn of 2011 and it is believed that she has returned.

The young girl has contacts in the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island. She is described as being 5'5", 137 lbs, light complexion, shoulder length blonde hair (possibly dyed a different colour), and hazel eyes. She has an earring in her nose and a mole on her right shoulder.

It is unknown how Emma would presently be dressed, however she was last seen wearing a blue hoodie and black yoga pants, carrying a pink and black backpack.

The public is asked to contact their local police if they have seen Emma, or if they have any information as to her location.

Darrell Robertson, Sgt.
Ops NCO
Oceanside RCMP
250-248-6111

Ebony WILSON
Comox Valley
Missing Person
File # 2011-348 2012-01-19 13:41 PST

Gordon David KROMPOCKER
FOUND

On January 28th, KROMPOCKER made contact with his family. He is in good health and there are no concerns for his safety. His location will not be made public.

Martin George Chambers

Coquitlam
Local Mounties seek missing person from Colony Farm
File # 2012-127 - 2012-01-10 15:59 PST
Coquitlam – The local Mounties are seeking the public assistance to locate a missing person from Colony Farm Forensic Psychiatric Hospital. Martin George Chambers, 46, was last seen on January 1st, 2012 by the staff at the hospital.

Chambers is described as:

·         a Caucasian male,

·         5’10” tall,

·         182 lbs,

·         curly shoulder length blonde hair (at the time of missing),

·         blue eyes, and

·         fair complexion.

It was unknown what type of clothing he was wearing at the time of missing.

Chambers suffers a mental disorder and should not be approached. He is known to frequent Downtown Eastside in Vancouver.

If you spot Martin Chambers, please contact your local police immediately. Anyone with information about Chambers or his current whereabouts is asked to contact the Coquitlam RCMP at 604-945-1550 quote file number 2012-127. If you wish to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or online at External Linkwww.solvecrime.ca.

Perry SEBASTIAN

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2012-01-27 09:26 PST 

POLICE SEEK PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING MISSING MAN

BURNS LAKE, B.C. (Monday, January 9, 2012) - RCMP Burns Lake are seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing man.

At approximately 10:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 5, 2012, Burns Lake RCMP Detachment received a report of a missing adult male. Perry SEBASTIAN, 28 years old of Hagwilget, B.C., was reportedly last seen during the early morning hours of Monday, December 26, 2011, near Southbank, B.C.

SEBASTIAN is described as First Nations, with brown eyes and black hair. He is of slender to medium build, approximately 5'11" (180 cm) and 170 lbs. (077 kgs).

SEBASTIAN was last seen wearing a camouflage toque, black hoodie, black vest and gray shirt along with navy track pants and black shoes (runners or hikers).

Anyone with information on SEBASTIAN or his whereabouts are asked to contact the RCMP Burns Lake Detachment at (250) 692-7171 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

File:2012-145  - January 4, 2012.

A worried family is hoping that their brother in law, 67 year old William McHENDRY, who has not been heard from since December 23rd, will contact them to say he's alright.

McHENDRY has always kept in contact with his family however he has appeared despondent recently and his apparent disappearance is completely out of character. Recent banking activity suggests that he may be in the Lower Mainland and Kelowna RCMP are liaising with Police in that area in an effort to locate him.

If anyone sees McHENDRY, who appears markedly thinner than his picture shows, please contact the Kelowna RCMP at 250-762-3300.

Seyed Mehrdad NOURBAKHSH-SALEH


Missing North Vancouver Male

File # 2011-37212 2011-12-30 12:05 PST

The family of a North Vancouver resident is concerned over his unusual disappearance.

Seyed Mehrdad NOURBAKHSH-SALEH was last seen by family at approximately 4:00 p.m. on December 27, 2011 at their residence in North Vancouver.

Seyed Mehrdad NOURBAKHSH-SALEH is described as a Persian male:

·         26 years old

·         Balding shaved head

·         Wearing black jacket – black shoes –dark blue jeans

The North Vancouver RCMP and family of Seyed Mehrdad NOURBAKHSH-SALEH are asking for the public’s assistance in helping locate him. If anyone has any information as to the whereabouts of Mehrdad they are encouraged to contact the North Vancouver RCMP at 604-985-1311.

Derrick Pek
FOUND SAFE

Have you seen this missing Vancouver man?

By STAFF REPORTER, The Province January 2, 2012 11:05 AM

Police are asking the public to help spot a missing 22-year-old Vancouver man.

Tam Minh “Steven” Pham was seen last by friends at 2:30 a.m. Monday in the 3300-Block Nanaimo Street.

Friends and family believe that Pham -- who is Vietnamese, 5-foot-6 tall, 130-pounds -- may be emotionally distressed and may try to harm himself.

He has short black hair, brown eyes, and a slim build, and was last seen wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt and light blue jeans.

Anyone who sees Pham is asked to call 9-1-1 and wait with him until police arrive.

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Family searches for B.C. man missing since Christmas morning
By Andrea Woo, Vancouver Sun December 29, 2011 7:06 PM The father of a 25-year-old Pemberton man missing since Christmas morning wants little more than to know his son is okay.

“Riley, come on. Let us know what’s going on,” said a tearful Dan Glenn on Thursday, in a message to his son.

“Please phone home. Your parents, and everyone you know in Pemberton, are so worried about you. Just phone home to say that you’re okay.”

Riley Glenn was last seen sleeping on a couch at a friend’s home in the 7400-block of Cottonwood Street in Pemberton just after midnight on Dec. 25.

The friend discovered Riley missing at around 2 a.m. and Dan reported him missing around 11:30 a.m.

Dan said Riley had drug issues in the past but went clean in September. He fears his son may now be affected by a chemical imbalance.

“After he quit his drugs, we were playing hockey together — the stuff we always loved to do together — and everything was going so good,” Dan said, breaking up. “All of a sudden, he just started getting on this left-hand side, where he was anti-government, anti-this, anti-that.

“He said, ‘If no one believes in me, I want nothing to do with them.’”

Riley began listening to different music, and sold the hockey gear he used to use often.

Since Riley’s disappearance, police have told his family that at around 4 a.m. on Christmas Day, a trucker headed to Whistler from Pemberton had picked up a hitchhiking Riley. Riley told the driver he planned to continue on to Vancouver.

Coworkers of Riley’s told Dan and the family that Riley had talked of heading east.

The family has been plastering the Pemberton area with posters.

“The hardest thing I’ve ever done is put posters up saying my son is missing,” Dan said.

Riley is five-foot-nine and about 160 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. His right front tooth is chipped.

He was last seen wearing yellow snow pants, could possibly be wearing an orange vest or red Camp of Champions jacket and may be carrying a black backpack.

Anyone who may have seen him is asked to call the Pemberton police department at 604-894-6634.

awoo@vancouversun.com

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Missing Teen

Posted on December 23, 2011 by mplaniden by mplaniden

Saanich Police are asking for assistance in locating a missing teenaged girl.

Investigators feel the teen girl may be in the company of Ryan Racette, age 30, who is wanted on a BC wide warrant of arrest.

Rebeccah Ankersen is caucasian, with short brown or dark hair, 5’4″ (163 cm) tall, 170 lbs(77kg), she has a piercing in the bridge of her nose and pierced ears. She was last seen wearing the following clothing: a grey hooded sweatshirt with an Orange County Chopper emblem, Garrison boots described as mid-calf combat style boots with white laces. She was also last seen carrying a black backpack.

Rbeccah Ankersen & Ryan Racette

Ryan Racette is a caucasian man, 6’0″ (183 cm) tall, 160 lbs (73 kg), brown hair possibly dyed green, and with a tattoo on the right side of his neck. He is wanted for breaching a no contact order with the missing teen.

Investigators believe she was in the Nanaimo area on December 23, 2011, at 11:40 am.

Anyone with information on Ankersen’s whereabouts, or that of Racette, should contact their local police agency or Crime Stoppers.

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2011-3149 - December 21st 2011                                                                                              

Cranbrook RCMP Still Searching For Missing Man

Cranbrook RCMP are again seeking the public’s help in locating David COX, a 27 year old male who has been missing from Cranbrook since April, 2011.  The police ask that anyone with information about David COX or his whereabouts, to please call their local police office no matter how minor or insignificant you believe the information may be. David is described as 6 feet tall, about 170 pounds, brown hair, brown eyes with several visible tattoos on his arms.      

If you have any information about David Cox please contact you the Cranbrook RCMP at 250-489-3471; your local RCMP or police station; or the East Kootenay Crimestoppers (1-800-222-TIPS) 

You can also Google “Cranbrook Crimestoppers” and leave a webtip

Rory Wayne McGILLIVARY

File 32011-38751

 

Looking for answers

 

Please see attached photo

 

Hope, BC-  The Hope RCMP are looking for information regarding Rory McGillivray.  Rory was last seen by a family member in Kamloops,BC on September 18, 2011.  On December 18, 2011, the Hope RCMP responded to a body found in the Fraser River.  As a result of the investigation, the body was identified as Rory McGillivray.  McGillivray was 56 years old.

 

"Right now, we are attempting to establish a time line to fill in some gaps from the time Rory was reported missing to the time that he was discovered in the river," said Cst. Tracy Wolbeck.  Rory had purchased a bus ticket in Kamloops,BC and was suppose to take the bus from Kamloops,BC to Hope,BC.  The ticket was not for a specific date and it is unclear if or when Rory got on the bus.

 

It is believed that Rory may have resided somewhere in the Hope area but this has not yet been confirmed.  The police are not suspecting foul play is involved in Rory's disappearance but they are looking for answers.  "We need to speak to anyone who has any information regarding Rory," said Cst. Tracy Wolbeck.  "We are actively investigating Rory's disappearance but need the help of the public at this point."

 

If you have any information regarding Rory McGillivray, you are asked to contact the Hope RCMP at 604 869-7750 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

 

Released by:

 

Cst. Tracy Wolbeck

 

Media Relations Section

Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment

Phone:  (604) 702-4017

Fax:  (604) 702-4045

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Missing Revelstoke man found dead
By Staff Writer - Revelstoke Times Review
Published: January 04, 2012 4:00 PM
A body found washed up on the banks of the Fraser River near Hope, B.C., has been identified as that of missing Revelstoke man Rory Wayne McGillivray, the RCMP says.

Kamloops RCMP issued a bulletin in December asking for public assistance locating McGillivray.

McGillivray, 56, was last seen on Sept. 18, 2011, after visiting his son in Kamloops. He was supposed to drive home to his house in Revelstoke but never turned up. His family said his disappearance was out of character, Kamloops RCMP said.

The body was located on Dec. 18, 2011 – three months after McGillivary was last seen – but it could not be identified right away. Three days later, the Kamloops RCMP sent out a news release about his disappearance.

It was not until later that dental records confirmed the identity of the body as McGillivary's.

The cause of death has not been confirmed but foul play is not suspected. The BC Coroners Service is awaiting the results of toxicology tests arising from the autopsy.

 

Kamloops RCMP Detachment
File # 2011-32587 - 2011-12-21

Kamloops RCMP are continuing their investigation into a reported missing person and request assistance from the public.

Mr. Rory Wayne McGILLIVARY, 56 years old, was last seen September 18, 2011 following a visit with his son in the area of Tranquille Road in Kamloops BC. Mr. McGILLIVARY is also well know in Revelstoke, BC. He has been reported missing by family members who state this is unusual. 

Police are requesting the publics' assistance in locating Mr. McGILLIVARY who is described as being 6' tall, approximately 200 lbs, blue eyes and balding.

Police are also looking for a vehicle possibly associated to McGILLIVARY which is a dark grey 2008 Subaru Outback that had a BC License plate of 540 SHE attached. If you have any piece of information that could assist in locating McGILLIVARY please contact your local police detachment or call Kamloops RCMP at (250) 828-3000.

Jagjot “Jay” AUJLA
FOUND

Matthew Huszar

Missing Vancouver man Matthew Huszar’s family clinging to hope
By ANDY IVENS, The Province December 27, 2011 1:06 PM
The mother of Matthew Huszar is holding on to hope that someone will be able to help police find the handsome young geologist, missing for the past 11 days.

“We’ve all got our hopes up that something will turn up that will give police something to go on and find out what happened,” Danny Huszar told The Province on Tuesday morning.

Matthew, 25, went missing around midnight Dec. 16. He attended his company Christmas party and went with a group of friends to the Lamplighter pub on the corner of Water and Abbott streets in Gastown.

“There was a long lineup there, so the group decided they were going to go elsewhere and he decided he was going to leave,” Danny Huszar said from her home on Vancouver Island.

“He said his goodbyes and headed [east on Water], and that’s the last anyone has seen of him.”

Everything in Matthew’s life was pointing up, so his disappearance is baffling.

Huszar graduated with honours from the University of B.C. last summer and landed a great job with a Vancouver mining company.

He recently bought an old, 50-foot sailboat and was planning to restore it over a number of years. Moored in Victoria, it is his home whenever he goes to the Island to visit his parents.

His girlfriend, whom he met at UBC, was scheduled to arrive in Vancouver on Tuesday night from her home in Colorado, and together they were working on a plan for a ski holiday in the backcountry, said Danny.

“We’ve racked our brains and there is no reason that we can think of that he would voluntarily disappear on his own like that,” she said.

“He’s got a very good circle of friends. They have been working so hard to scare up anyone who saw anything that night.”

Danny said she feels “very frustrated and totally helpless.”

“We haven’t heard any news yet, nothing at all,” she said.

“Police have been following up any leads that they have gotten and there haven’t been anything at all — no concrete sighting of Matthew or anything at all.

“They have been working diligently, and I have been in touch with them on a regular basis.

“They are really stumped, as well, as to why they are not receiving any concrete leads that they can follow up,” she said.

“We’ve had so many people say to us: ‘What can we do? What can we do?’” her voice cracking with emotion.

“We’re appealing to the public, maybe somebody who has been away at Christmastime, if there’s anybody who can recall seeing him that night, or after that night to please contact police [at 911],” said Huszar.

Matthew is described as five-foot-11, 160 pounds, with shoulder-length brown hair and brown eyes. On the night of Dec. 16, he was wearing a white-and-blue checked shirt, black dress pants, black shoes and a dark-green tweed coat.

Anyone who has seen him is asked to call 911.

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By ELAINE O?CONNOR, The Province December 21, 2011

VANCOUVER — Matthew Huszar’s mother has a simple message for her son.

“I just want him to know that there are so many people out there that love and care for him, and we just want to hear from him that he is safe,” Danny Huszar said, six days after the disappearance of her son.

Huszar, 25, was last seen leaving his office Christmas party at the Lamplighter Pub at 92 Water Street just before midnight on Friday, heading east.

Police are investigating and have asked the public for assistance in locating him.

His mother said his disappearance is completely out of character for the young geologist. She said Huszar had just graduated from the University of B.C. and had found a good job in his field. He had no known mental-health or substance-abuse issues and had good relationships with family and friends.

He also had a long-distance girlfriend he was excited to see over the holidays and planned to spend a cozy Christmas at home with his parents and two sisters, Sarah and Rachael, at their home on Vancouver Island.

“I have been racking my brain and there is nothing that I can come up with that was an issue in his life,” his mother said. “There is nothing that anyone can think of that would have been causing stress or grief. That’s why it is so bizarre that this is happening.

“This year we were going to have all the family home,” she continued. “He was in a very good frame of mind.”

His sister Sarah said the family was praying for Matthew’s return.

“We really appreciate all the support we’ve received and just hope that getting the word out with the media coverage will jog someone’s memory and get them to say something,” she said. “Until then we are praying for his safe return and keeping positive.”

On Wednesday, Vancouver police provided few updates.

“Detectives and patrol officers have been canvassing the Gastown area for several days now looking for clues to Matthew’s disappearance,” police said in a release.

Const. Jana McGuinness had said earlier in the week that police were “aggressively pursuing this case today and trying to reunite him with his family.”

Huszar’s mother said police told her they had received a few phone calls with new leads, after word spread of his disappearance and his friends blanketed city streets with missing posters.

“Hopefully getting it out in the media will help twig someone’s memory,” she said.

Huszar had just graduated with an honours degree in geology from UBC in May. During his studies, he was an active and engaged student: He was a member of a student chapter of the Society of Economic Geologists and played hockey in a UBC recreational league with fellow geology students. He joined UBC’s G.M. Dawson club (a group that runs field trips and workshops for geology students), and was a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C. student advisory committee.

Huszar also had success outside school in his chosen career. He had worked in northern B.C. for mining companies seeking new gold and silver deposits and had been hired by Vancouver’s Pretium Resources Inc., where he was working at the time of his disappearance.

He was living with a friend in an apartment near Commercial Drive while he spent two months in the city doing office work for Pretium.

He was at a Christmas party with some colleagues in Gastown and was noticed texting someone just before he disappeared.

His mother said she last spoke to him Friday afternoon at about 3 p.m., confirming plans to pick him up at the ferry terminal in Victoria for his visit home.

He never arrived.

“It’s very uncharacteristic of him not to call and let me know his plans had changed,” his mother said.

After calling his cellphone, then hospitals, she alerted police. On Sunday, his case became a missing persons file. Danny and Matthew’s father, Rod, spent Monday and Tuesday in Vancouver, searching for their son. They walked the streets and searched marinas and float-plane terminals, as Huszar loved boats (he had one of his own moored in Victoria’s Inner Harbour) and planes.

“We were thinking of where he might go if he was not under duress,” she said.

Huszar grew up with his family in Lethbridge, Alta., where he attended Catholic Central High School. His parents moved to the small Vancouver Island community of Shirley, west of Sooke, earlier this year. His mother said Matthew is an active, outdoorsy guy who loves surfing, skiing, rock-climbing, camping and hiking. He had plans to go on a ski trip with his Colorado-based girlfriend over the holidays.

He is described as five-foot-11, 160 pounds, with shoulder-length brown hair and brown eyes.

At the time of his disappearance, he was wearing a white-and-blue checked shirt, black dress pants, black shoes and a dark-green tweed coat.

Anyone who sees Huszar is asked to call 911.

eoconnor@theprovince.com

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Man vanished after office Christmas party in Gastown

By Staff Reporter, The Province December 20, 2011

Vancouver Police are requesting the public's assistance to find Matthew Huszar, 25. Huszar was last seen Dec. 16 leaving a Gastown pub after an office Christmas party.

Photograph by: Submitted photo, Vancouver Police Department

VANCOUVER — Police are working "aggressively" on the case of a young UBC grad who vanished after an office Christmas party last week.

Matthew Huszar, 25, was last seen leaving a pub in the 100-block Water Street just before midnight Friday, heading east.

Police said his disappearance is out of character and are asking the public for their assistance in locating him. His family is concerned for his safety.

"We are aggressively pursuing this case today and trying to reunite him with his family," Vancouver police Const. Jana McGuinness said Tuesday.

She could not say how many tips police had received on the case, or share any additional details about Huszar.

According to his Facebook page, Huszar had recently graduated with an honours degree in geology from UBC, where he was a member of a student chapter of the Society of Economic Geologists. He played hockey with a recreational league with fellow geology students.

And he was also a member of UBC's G.M. Dawson club (a group that runs field trips and workshops for geology students), and a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C. student advisory committee.

Huszar went to high school at Catholic Central High School in Lethbridge.

He is described as five-foot-11, 160 pounds, with shoulder-length brown hair and brown eyes.

At the time of his disappearance, he was wearing a white-and-blue checked shirt, black dress pants, black shoes and a dark-green tweed coat.

Anyone who sees Huszar is asked to call 911.

eoconnor@theprovince.com

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Harvey Knippshild
FOUND SAFE
RCMP Seek Help For Missing man
By 250 News

Thursday, December 15, 2011 01:35 PM

Prince George-  RCMP are requesting the public's help in locating a Prince George man that has not been seen since late November.

Harvey Knippshild, a 67 year old, has not been seen since he left his residence on Westmount Drive in Prince George on November 24^th, 2011. At that time, he was driving his vehicle. Harvey has left home without notice in the past, but never for more than a few days. He does not have any known medical conditions.

Harvey was driving a silver Chevrolet Silverado pick-up bearing BC license plate 0206FH. Investigation has found that the insurance for this vehicle was renewed in Kelowna on November 30, 2011. Although it is not known where Harvey may have traveled to, he does enjoy the Summerland area of the Okanagan.

Harvey is described as a Caucasian male, 175 cm (5'9"), 91 kg (200 lb), blue eyes, white hair, with glasses and a moustache.

The Prince George RCMP do not believe harm has come to Harvey, but would like to speak with him to ensure he is safe. Harvey or anyone that may know where he is, are requested to please contact the Prince George RCMP at (250)561-3300

Simon Rogers

Please note that North Vancouver RCMP are canceling the missing notice for Simon Rogers - with regrets, he was located deceased earlier today.  There are no suspicious circumstances or any indication of foul play surrounding his death.

Thank you.

North Vancouver
Missing Person Simon Rogers

File # 2011-35809
2011-12-14 08:47 PST

North Vancouver RCMP are asking for help to find a missing man. Simon Rogers went missing from his mother's home last night.

Simon is a 35 year old man, 6'1"  tall weighing around 230 lbs.  He was last seen wearing blue jeans and an orange jacket.  His mother's house is in the area of the 3700 block of Regent Avenue in Upper Lonsdale, but Simon lives in the area of the 100 block of West 4th Street in North Vancouver.

Simon has a medical history that causes both his family and police to concern for his well being.  He may be exhibiting signs of distress.  Anyone spotting Simon is asked to call 911.

Ian VISSERS

 RCMP requesting public assistance in locating Penticton Regional Hospital elopee patient 

The RCMP are seeking public assistance in locating 46 year old Ian Vissers, who walked away from the Penticton Regional Hospital on November 26, 2011.  Visser has connections to the Lower Mainland and may have made his way to the Vancouver area.    

On November 26, 2011, Ian VISSERS walked away from the Penticton Regional Hospital, where he was being treated under the Mental Health Act.  Investigative efforts and contact leads with family and friends have been exhausted and have not yielded any information about his current whereabouts.

In the past VISSERS has gone to Vancouver's eastside. In the past he has also gone by the alias "Mesusela". VISSERS does have outdoor survival skills and is able to survive in the wilderness for lengthy periods of time with basic equipment.

Ian VISSERS is described as:

Caucasian,  

178 cm(5' 10")

68 KG (150lbs)

brown hair and hazel eyes

Last seen wearing a hospital gown. 

The Penticton RCMP are requesting anyone with information on the whereabouts of Ian VISSERS to contact the Penticton RCMP at 250-492-4300 or their local police services.

Allanna Tatchell

Missing Person Amber Court

File #2011-36368

Chilliwack, BC-  On November 23, 2011, the Chilliwack RCMP were advised of a missing teenager from the Chilliwack area.  Amber Lynne Court was last seen on November 22, 2011 in the Meadowbrook Drive area.  Friends of Court have told the police that they have been in contact with her via social media however, police have not been able to confirm that they are in fact speaking to Amber.

Amber Court is a 16 year old Native girl.  She is 5'7" tall and weighs 99 pounds.  Amber has dyed red hair and brown eyes.  The RCMP are concerned for Amber's safety and would like her to contact them as soon as possible at 604 792-4611 or to contact her care worker to advise them that she is safe.

Port Hardy, Sayward
Tragic End to Search for William Fisher Sr.

Port Hardy
Search Underway for Missing Port Hardy Man

File # 2011-3607
2011-12-04 09:30 PST

Port Hardy RCMP, RCMP Air Services, and Campbell River Search and Rescue (SAR) continue to search for a missing 81 year old Port Hardy man, William Fisher (Senior). 

William was last seen leaving the Campbell River Hospital on the morning of December 1st., where he is believed to have headed back to Port Hardy in his 1995 white coloured Chrysler 4-door sedan (BC Plate 161 MCK).  Mr. Fisher was reported missing to police on the evening of December 2nd, by concerned family.

Investigation has revealed that a debit card transaction was made on William's bank account in Sayward at 4:20 pm, December 1st.  This is the last known information on his whereabouts.

Throughout the day yesterday, the Port Hardy RCMP, assisted by the RCMP Air 8 Helicopter searched the road between Sayward and Port Hardy.  Members conducted checks with area motels and businesses.  These efforts failed to locate Mr. Fisher.

After initial efforts to locate Mr. Fisher failed, Campbell River SAR was activated.  SAR mustered at the Sayward Junction, and began a ground search this morning at 8 am.  Air 8 is back in the air today, assisted by a fixed wing civilian aircraft. 

On the evening of December 1st, snow was falling in the area.  The trip from Sayward to Port Hardy should have taken between 2 1/2 and 3 hours.  Snow remains on the ground, adding additional challenges for searchers, in their efforts to spot Mr. Fisher's white vehicle. 

Investigators are satisfied that foul play is not involved in this case.  Anyone with information on the whereabouts of William Fisher Senior is asked to contact the Port Hardy RCMP at 250-949-6335.

Physical Description: Height: 5’7” (170 cm)

Weight: 170 pounds (77 kg) Eyes: Brown

Hair: Black

Clothing Description: VANDHER was last seen wearing a dark sweatshirt, dark jacket, blue

jeans, Nike shoes, and a toque.

Synopsis:   On November 26, 2011 at approximately 0330 hours, VANDHER parked

his vehicle in a parking lot of a gas station near the Alex Fraser Bridge. VANDHER was located on the Alex Fraser Bridge walking in traffic. VANDHER was found to have high blood sugar and to be confused and disoriented. VANDHER was transported to the Surrey Memorial Hospital (SMH) by the BC Ambulance Service. VANDHER walked away from SMH, before he could receive medical attention, and has not been seen since.

Other Information:  VANDHER is an insulin dependent diabetic who has high blood pressure.

VANDHER has been making suicidal comments within the last week.

Contact:  Should VANDHER be located please contact the Surrey RCMP

Detachment at 604‐569‐0502 and quote file number 2011‐162916.

Brian Safari Mbaruk

Search for missing Vancouver man in North Shore mountains called off

By James Weldon, North Shore News November 25, 2011

Brian Safari Mbaruk, 21, has been missing since Nov. 18. Police believe the Vancouver man may have been headed for North Vancouver's Baden Powell Trail before he disappeared. A search for Mbaruk was called off late Tuesday.

Photograph by: Submitted, for North Shore News

North Shore Rescue has suspended a search for a missing Vancouver man after an intensive operation early this week turned up no clues as to his whereabouts.

Brian Safari Mbaruk, 21, disappeared from his home just after breakfast Nov. 18.

An avid hiker, Mbaruk took a large backpack, boots and other outdoor gear with him, leading friends to suspect he had headed to one of his favoured hiking trails near Lynn Creek or Deep Cove.

He hasn’t made contact with family or accessed his bank account since — behaviour which is out of character, according to investigators.

Vancouver police reported the disappearance to North Shore Rescue Tuesday, prompting the volunteer organization to launch a full-scale search involving more than 20 of its members as well as RCMP, parks staff, helicopters and teams from other agencies.

After 14 hours with no sign of the missing man, they called off the effort.

“We just don’t have any more information to go on,” said Tim Jones, team leader with North Shore Rescue.

Investigators are now turning to the public for help.

Mbaruk is black, 21 years old, six feet three inches tall and 170 pounds with short curly black hair and a brown beard. Police say he may be wearing a grey Obey baseball cap, a dark blue jacket, brown work boots and a large backpack.

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jweldon@nsnews.com

© Copyright (c) North Shore News

Waldimar ARNASON

Missing Person Located

Coquitlam Mounties seek help from the public to locate missing teen
File # 2011-31743
2011-11-14 11:50 PST

Port Coquitlam – Katelin Renaud left her residence on Halifax Avenue on November 9th at 3 pm and has not returned home since. Her care giver reported Renaud missing on November 10th to the Coquitlam RCMP.

Katelin Renaud is described as:

·         13 years old Caucasian female,

·         5’2” (157 cm) tall,

·         102 lb (46 kg),

·         with short straight reddish blonde hair and hazel eyes.

There is no information on what type of clothing she was wearing at the time she left her residence. Investigator believes Renaud frequents Surrey and Vancouver.

Coquitlam Mounties are still looking for missing Riverview patient Marc Veillette

File # 2011-31642
2011-11-24 07:20 PST

Marc Veillette went for his routine evening walk on November 9th and that was the last time he was seen by staff members at the Riverview Hospital.

“Our investigators alerted neighbouring detachments immediately. There have been several sightings but trails are getting cold,” said Cpl. Jamie Chung of Coquitlam RCMP. “He is considered street smart and doesn’t have any physical disability. If you see him, please call us without delay.”

Riverview Missing Patient: Marc VEILLETTE

Taylor Van Diest

Re; Taylor Van Diest homicide - Matthew Foerster now facing 1st degree murder charge
 
Investigators with the RCMP Southeast District Major Crimes Unit and the offices of the BC Crown Prosecutor are confirming that there has been an amendment to criminal charges on April 18 2012, regarding Matthew Foerster.
 
Matthew Foerster’s initial charge of second degree murder has been upgraded to 1st degree murder in connection with the homicide death of Taylor Van Diest.
 
The Southeast District Major Crimes Unit are continuing their investigative efforts and would like to hear from anyone who has not already spoken to investigators with information about any contact they had with Matthew Foerster on Halloween night 2011.  With the recent release of   his photo and recent video images, we would like to hear from any other witnesses who may have information regarding that night.
 
Investigators also are continuing their efforts in establishing a time line of his travels and activities from December 2011 up to the end of March 2012.
 
The release of these photos and video images were made  in order to advance this investigation and in an effort to determine whether there are any other offenses that need further review.
 
Should anyone have any information regarding these matters, please call the specially created tip line established for this investigation at 1-888-688-4264.
 
Cpl Moskaluk is currently in Kamloops and is providing audio / video clips to media present here and further availability later throughout the day.  

Cpl Dan Moskaluk

BC Communications Services

Senior Media Relations Officer

Southeast District

c:250-863-7433 

Father and son charged in murder of B.C. teen Taylor Van Diest
By Staff Reporter, The Province April 5, 2012 3:12 PM

Matthew Foerster and Stephen Roy Forester have been arrested and charged in connection to the murder of Armstrong, B.C.
teen Taylor Van Diest. Van Diest was killed on Halloween 2011. Photograph by: Submitted , RCMP

ARMSTRONG — A father and son have been charged in connection to the Halloween murder in Armstrong of 18-year-old Taylor Van Diest.

Matthew Foerster, 26, was arrested April 4 at a hotel in Collingwood, Ont., in connection to the murder.

Investigators arrested Stephen Roy Foerster, at his home in Cherryville, which is just east of Vernon. Both he and his son remain in custody.

Mathew is charged with second-degree murder and sexual assault. His father Steven, 58, is charged with two counts of obstruction of justice, and one count of accessory after-the-fact to murder.

Stephen Foerster is known to police, while Matthew Foerster has no prior criminal record.

Warrants were obtained Tuesday for the father and son. The announcement was made at a press conference in the Armstrong Town Hall today.

At the conference, Taylor's mother, Marie Van Diest, said: " We can finally direct our anger at a face.

"Today is a day of mixed emotions," the teary mother told the media. "We hoped and prayed this day would come and now that it's here, hopefully, we can begin the healing process."

Van Diest, 18, was found beaten and unconscious near railway tracks on Halloween night and died later that night in hospital of head injuries.

Family, friends and RCMP officers found the teen lying in the bushes about three metres from the tracks.

A letter was sent to the RCMP on Nov. 9 warning there would be further attacks. While RCMP worked to verify if the letter was legitimate or a hoax, more than 30 investigators worked the case.

Suspect DNA collected during the investigation was matched to suspect DNA from a 2005 Kelowna sexual assault.

The murder shocked the community and galvanized the police force in the search for the girl's killer.

— With files from Natalie Appleton in Armstrong

© Copyright (c) The Province

Armstrong
Update: Taylor Van Diest Homicide

2011-11-23 11:04 PST

RCMP connect Taylor Van Diest homicide to 2005 unsolved Kelowna sexual assault

On Wednesday November 23rd, 2011, RCMP investigators announced that DNA evidence collected during their investigation into the homicide of Taylor Van Diest has been linked to suspect DNA from an unsolved Kelowna sexual assault in 2005. Investigators are now releasing a composite drawing of the suspect as he looked in 2005.

The RCMP are asking anyone with information about this suspect to contact police via the dedicated tip line 1-888-688-4264.

Statement by Cpl Dan Moskaluk at news conference Wednesday :

As a result of their efforts, the RCMP investigative team from the Southeast District Major Crimes Unit now have profiled DNA evidence against the person who killed Taylor Van Diest. This DNA is from an unknown male. The investigative team is also announcing this suspect DNA matches the suspect DNA evidence from a sexual assault which occurred in Kelowna in April of 2005. The Kelowna sexual assault remains unsolved.

This suspect DNA sample is not contained within the known offender DNA data bank. Investigators can confirm the match, however, they do not have the outright identity of this person at this time. The investigators are working hard to identify this man although they would appreciate any assistance the public can provide to help them identify this man.

Based on this DNA evidence we believe that the man who killed Taylor Van Diest is the same man who sexually assaulted a Kelowna woman in April of 2005.

In order to safeguard the victim involved in the sexual assault investigation, we are only able to release the following details regarding the 2005 sexual assault.

The sexual assault occurred on April 12, 2005 and was reported to the Kelowna RCMP at that time. We can confirm that the assault occurred inside the Garden of Eden Escort Agency which was then, and still is, located in the downtown area of Kelowna. The victim was an employee of the escort agency at the time of the sexual assault.

The investigative team now have a composite drawing of the suspect as he appeared in 2005. I have that composite drawing displayed here today.

The man is described as follows:

·         Caucasian male with a darker skin tone

·         19-20 years of age (making him now 25-26 years old)

·         dark colored eyes possibly brown, with short dark hair

·         between 5'8" and 5'10" with a stocky build. He is not particularly fit or muscular.

·         As you can see on the composite drawing of the man in 2005, he had large distinct side burns and noticeably thick eyebrows.

Please note that the description and this composite drawing are of how he appeared in 2005. (click image for larger version or view the poster here)

We believe the suspect is a resident of the Okanagan Valley. He was a resident of the Okanagan in the spring of 2005 and he was still a resident on Halloween night of this year. It is possible he lived outside of the valley for a period of time from 2005 until 2011.

We also believe that friends, family or associates of this man hold valuable information which will help solve these crimes.

We ask that residents of the Okanagan to think back to the days just prior to Taylor’s murder on Halloween night to see if they recall some form of conflict, or personal upset on the day or days leading up to Halloween. This may include, financial pressures, relationship pressures, job loss or other serious life stressor.

Immediately following the homicide, this young man may have had unexplained visible scratches to his face, neck or arms.

There may have also been changes to his regular routine, such as missed appointments, commitments to work or school.

Friends, family and associates would have likely observed noticeable changes in his mood on or around Halloween night, which may have included a withdrawal or loss of interest in his usual activities, changes in appetite, changes in sleep patterns, irritability, increased use of alcohol or drugs or changes in personal grooming and hygiene.

Although we believe he is a resident of the Okanagan he may have made an unplanned, sudden or unexplained departure from the area shortly after the murder on Halloween night of this year in Armstrong.

This individual may be financially dependent on others or collecting social assistance.

If you have suspicions of someone you know, but have been reluctant to come forward, please help us by contacting our dedicated tip line at 1-888-688-4264, your local RCMP or police service, or provide your information to Crimestoppers.

We once again ask that the general public remain vigilant and continue to take extra personal safety precautions in our communities, particularly in the Central and North Okanagan.

We recommend traveling in a group; or asking parents or friends for a ride. Travel areas of the community that have good visibility. Let family or friends know where you are going and when you expect to arrive. If you have a cell phone carry it. Report any suspicious activity right away.

Released by:

Cpl. Dan Moskaluk

Senior Media Relations Officer
South East and North District
1168 Main Street, Penticton B.C. V2A-5E8
Office: (250) 492-4300
Cell: (250) 863-7433
Fax: (250) 492-4851

Email: dan.moskaluk@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Update November 10th Taylor Van Diest homicide investigation

Update November 10th Taylor Van Diest homicide investigation

The RCMP Southeast District Major Crimes Unit is providing additional information regarding the letter received at the Armstrong Detachment on November 9th in connection to the murder of Taylor Van Diest. A public tip line has also been activated as of November 10th.

Statement by Cpl Dan Moskaluk on Thursday November 10th:

The letter contains very limited information regarding details of this crime. As a result we are unable to confirm that the letter was, in fact, written by the perpetrator. We would like to hear from the writer again. The investigators would like the writer to contact them by telephone or letter as they would like to create a dialogue to prevent any further violence.

If anyone is aware of the identity of the author of this letter we strongly urge them to contact the police.
As previously stated, the RCMP is taking the appropriate precautionary step of advising the public of the threatening nature of the letter. We are asking that the general public remain vigilant and continue to take extra personal safety precautions in our communities, particularly in the Central and North Okanagan.

Our primary concern remains that of the safety of our communities. We would hope that the person or persons responsible share our concern.

A dedicated tip line has also been opened today, 1-888-688-4264. This line is for all messages and information regarding the Taylor VAN DIEST murder should someone wish to report information to the police.
 
Released by:

Cpl. Dan Moskaluk

Senior Media Relations Officer
South East and North District
1168 Main Street, Penticton B.C. V2A-5E8
Office: (250) 492-4300
Cell: (250) 863-7433
Fax: (250) 492-4851

Email: dan.moskaluk@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

Boyfriend made gruesome discovery of dying B.C. teen

By: ctvbc.ca See Video on CTV Web

Date: Thursday Nov. 3, 2011 6:21 PM PT

RCMP treating B.C. teen's death as homicide
Taylor Van Diest, 18, died from serious injuries after she was found lying near a railroad track in Armstrong, B.C
CTVNews.ca Staff

Date: Wednesday Nov. 2, 2011 9:49 AM ET

Mounties in Armstrong, B.C. want the public's help with their investigation into the death of an 18-year-old girl who police said was killed on Halloween night.

Taylor Van Diest was discovered lying unconscious and severely injured in a wooded area next to a set of train tracks at 8:45 p.m., about an hour after she was reported missing.

Emergency crews transported the teen to two hospitals that night — first to one in Vernon, then to another in Kelowna — before she succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead.

Investigators spent much of Tuesday searching for clues by combing through the wooded area where friends and family found Van Diest's body. The spot is steps away from a local daycare.

Police are treating Van Diest's death as a homicide, RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk announced at a Tuesday news conference.

"What is known is that Taylor was out (Monday) evening for Halloween. It is not clear who she was to meet with," said Molendyk, who is with the RCMP's Vernon-North Okanagan detachment.

News of Van Diest's murder has sent shockwaves through the teen's hometown.

Armstrong Mayor Chris Pieper said the young girl's death has had a visible impact on the community.

"I was downtown earlier today and I just saw two young people hugging and one of them was crying," he said Tuesday.

Friends of Van Diest told CTV British Columbia that the girl was a nice, quiet teen who didn't have any known enemies.

Hundreds of tributes to the teen continued to pour into a Facebook memorial page on Wednesday, with many mourners admitting they didn't know Van Diest personally but were saddened by her death.

"I didn't really know you, but you sure didn't deserve this," began one message. "This hit our town really hard, but we'll all get through it, because I'm sure that's what you would have wanted."

Local police have asked any community members with information to contact RCMP.

"Anyone who may have seen Taylor (Monday) and into the evening hours is asked to call the local police detachment," said Molendyk.

With a report from CTV British Columbia's Kent Molgat

B.C. teen dies after being found unconscious in bush

matthew robinson

VANCOUVER— Globe and Mail Update

Published Tuesday, Nov. 01, 2011 2:09PM EDT

Last updated Wednesday, Nov. 02, 2011 2:39PM EDT

When Kirstie Van Diest picked up the telephone and heard a stranger’s voice on her missing twin sister’s cellphone, she feared something was horribly wrong.

Kirstie had been waiting by the phone Monday evening for news, while her family was out searching for Taylor. She could not have known when she received the call that her sister would soon be declared the victim of a homicide.

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The 18-year-old from Armstrong, B.C. had been late for a Halloween party by the time they set out to look for her, and the sun had long set.

The call came from local teenagers who said they found her cellphone on the railroad tracks and dialled the number listed as home. The lost phone explained why Taylor’s friends and family had been unable to reach her.

Kirstie said she dialed her family and told them about the call.

Around 8:30 p.m., friends and family found Taylor lying unconscious in a bush near the railway tracks at the 3100 block of Rosedale Avenue.

Taylor was rushed to Vernon Hospital with severe injuries. She was soon transferred to Kelowna General, but later died despite emergency treatment.

The RCMP confirmed Tuesday that the case is being investigated as a homicide. Police have ordered an autopsy.

“I don’t understand how anyone could do this to her,” Kirstie said. “She was like the nicest person. She had a smile that could light up the room.”

Kirstie said Taylor always went out of her way to make people happy. “No one disliked her,” she said.

Even though she was the elder twin by two minutes, Kirstie said she always went to Taylor for help and advice.

“When we were little we would sleep in the same room,” Kirstie recalled through tears. “We finally got our own rooms. The first night we shared the same bedroom. I couldn’t stay alone.”

She added: “I don’t understand how anyone could do this to her. I just want her back.”

Taylor’s uncle, Paul Albert, spoke on behalf of the family. He said Taylor had been planning to hand out candy and trick-or-treat with friends that evening. He said she was walking alone and texting friends on her cellphone when the texts suddenly stopped coming.

Mr. Albert said Taylor’s mother phoned police in the north Okanagan community about the disappearance around 7:30 p.m. He said people started searching for Taylor just after 8 p.m. She was found 45 minutes later.

“You never think of it,” Mr. Albert said. “Especially Halloween night, my God there’s people everywhere.”

Mr. Albert spent the evening at the hospital alongside Taylor’s mother.

“It was very, very horrific,” he said. “The amount of damage that was done to her … they’ve got to find this person. They need to be held accountable.”

Mr. Albert said support for his sister has been overwhelming and thanked the RCMP for their work.

The South East District Major Crime Section is working with the Vernon/North Okanagan Detachment to investigate the homicide.

The Mounties have asked the public to call the local RCMP detachment or Crime Stoppers with any tips related to the investigation, including exactly who Taylor was en route to meet that evening.

They are asking the public to report any activity that took place around the scene of the crime Monday evening, and are hoping to speak to anyone who saw Taylor that day.

Geraldine Alice Devlin

http://bc.rcmp.ca/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=411&languageId=1&contentId=21687
Kamloops City
Police Seeking Information on Missing Woman
File # 2011-27534
2011-11-01 12:47 PDT

The Kamloops City RCMP is seeking public assistance in locating and verifying the well being of 61-year-old Geraldine Alice Devlin.

Devlin left her Fleetwood St. home in Kamloops for Vancouver on September 27, 2011 after telling friends that she was going to see a former health care provider in Vancouver. She departed in the family’s 2002 grey Dodge Caravan with BC plate 868-JLK did not pack any clothes or toiletries for this trip.
Devlin suffers from mental illness and requires daily medication. Her abrupt departure has left friends and family concerned about her safety and well being. Her presence in the Vancouver and Victoria area has been confirmed through financial records however she has had no reported contact since the first week in October. Her vehicle was towed from the 1200 block of Howe Street on October 3rd as a result of a By-Law Parking check.
Devlin is described as a 61-year-old white female with grey hair and brown eyes. She is 5’ 7” tall and weighs 122 pounds.
Anyone with information regarding Geraldine Alice Devlin is asked to contact Cst Kent Novakowski of the Kamloops City RCMP, their local police in jurisdiction or Crimestoppers.

Missing male - Julian GORDZIEJEWSKI

File # 2011-45142

2011-10-16 22:11 PDT

Burnaby BC: On the evening of October 14th, 2011 Burnaby RCMP received a complaint of a missing male Julian GORDZIEJEWSKI, age 50 of Coquitlam BC. Julian was last seen at Burnaby General Hospital located at 3935 Kincaid Street in Burnaby British Columbia by friends.

Burnaby RCMP need to speak with Julian to ensure his well being. Julian was upset when last seen by friends and police are concerned for his well being.

Julian is described as the following:

Caucasian male, 6'1" tall, slim build, short dark hair, scruffy facial hair, plastic framed glasses, and was last seen wearing a dark T-Shirt and dark pants.

Julian may be driving a grey 2001 Audi A6 with a British Columbia licence plate number 597 TEV.

Police are requesting the public's assistance in locating Julian. Anyone with any information on his whearabouts, the location of his vehicle, or who may have seen him since October 14th, 2011 is asked to call the Burnaby RCMP at  604-294-7922  Police are continuing their investigation and are hopeful that someone can offer information that will lead to locating Julian.

MISSING: since May 2011 "Angeline Eileen Pete" 28 a young Gusgimukw woman, from Quatsino Village close to (PT.Hardy) was last seen in North Vancouver.

First Nations: height -163cm (5"4") - weight -68kg (150lbs) - age: 28 years old, long dark hair (known to occasionally dye it) brown eyes (wears contacts)

If anyone has any information regarding the whereabouts of Angeline Eileen Pete they are requested to contact: Quatsino Band 250-949-6245 and ask for Cary-lee Calder (her Aunt) or Eileen Nelson (her grandma) 250-949-7572

PLEASE HELP US FIND HER AND BRING HER HOME TO HER SON AND FAMILY, GILAKASLA (THANK YOU) CHIEF TOM NELSON

Angeline PETE

North Vancouver
Missing woman case now a serious crime: North Van RCMP

The case of a missing North Vancouver woman (Angeline Pete ) is now under investigation as a serious crime.

Angeline Pete, 28, was last seen in May when her family reported her missing to the North Vancouver RCMP. All efforts to locate her since have been unsuccessful and police said Monday that Pete has not accessed any of her personal social networking accounts or bank accounts since her disappearance.

North Vancouver RCMP spokesman Cpl. Richard De Jong said Monday that the investigation into Pete's disappearance has now been turned over to the department's serious crimes section after information surfaced that Pete may have hitchhiked her way north through B.C. and possibly into Alberta.

Police released two statements from Pete's mother Monday; one a plea for help from the public, and the other a personal message to her daughter:

"I am reaching out to anybody who knows my daughter for her safe return home," the first statement read. "We just need to know that you are safe and sound and well looked after. Please call home. We love you, Princess," read the second.

North Vancouver Mounties said that although Pete has an outstanding warrant for arrest, their primary concern is her safe return.

Police said Pete may have recently travelled through the communities of Alert Bay, Port Hardy, Prince Rupert, Surrey, Cranbrook, Kamloops, Sparwood and Grand Prairie, AB.

Angeline Pete is a 28-year-old aboriginal woman, 5' 4" tall and approximately 150 pounds with long dark hair which she occasionally dyes. Pete has brown eyes, wears contact lenses and has a tattoo of a butterfly on her chest.

Anyone with any information on her whereabouts is asked to contact Const. Jaime Myles at 604-969-7519 or Cpl. Michael Kokkoris at 604-969-7516 in the North Vancouver RCMP Serious Crime Unit.

Anyone wishing to report anonymously can do so by contacting Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or online at bccrimestoppers.com.

tcoyne@northshoreoutlook.com

twitter.com/toddcoyne
Missing North Vancouver Woman

File # 2011-22463
2011-08-16 11:36 PDT

The North Vancouver RCMP are requesting the assistance of the general public in locating a missing North Vancouver woman.

The family and friends of Angeline PETE are concerned as to her whereabouts as she has not been seen or heard from since May, 2011. She may have traveled to Alberta with inquires there turning up negative.

Angeline PETE is described as:
Aboriginal: height -163cm (5"4") - weight -68kg(150lbs) - age: 28 years old

- long dark hair (known to occasionally dye it) brown eyes (wears contacts)

- has a tattoo of a butterfly on her chest

If anyone has any information regarding the whereabouts of Angeline PETE they are requested to contact the North Vancouver RCMP at 604-985-1311.

Anyone who wants to remain anonymous can call CRIME STOPPERS at 1(800) 222-8477 or leave a TIP online at www.bccrimestoppers.com.

Tyler Eugene FETTERLY

Prince George BC

FEDDERLY now considered missing

On October 19^th, 2011, the Prince George RCMP issued a media release requesting to speak to Tyler Eugene FETTERLY, a 26 year old Prince George man.  FETTERLY is now believed to be missing.

Since the initial media release, significant efforts have been made by friends, family and police to locate Tyler, but have been unsuccessful.  Tyler was last seen in Prince George in early October. 

Tyler Eugene FETTERLY is described as a Caucasian male, 178 cm (5'10"), 73 kg (161 lbs), with blue eyes and a bald head or short brown hair.

Anyone that may know his where-a-bouts, are requested to contact the Prince George RCMP at (250)561-3300 or anonymously contact Crime Stoppers at 1(800)222-TIPS (8477), online at www.pgcrimestoppers.bc.ca, or Text-A-Tip to CRIMES using keyword "pgtips".

Police Seek Help Locating Local Man

The Prince George RCMP are requesting to speak with Tyler Eugene FETTERLY, a 26 year old Prince George man.  FETTERLY is not a suspect, merely a person who may have information necessary to further a police investigation.

FETTERLY is described as a Caucasian male, 178 cm (5'10"), 73 kg (161 lbs), with blue eyes and a bald head or short brown hair.

FETTERLY or anyone that may know his where-a-bouts, are requested to contact the Prince George RCMP at (250)561-3300 or anonymously contact Crime Stoppers at 1(800)222-TIPS (8477), online at www.pgcrimestoppers.bc.ca, or Text-A-Tip to CRIMES using keyword "pgtips".

Cynthia's News Release

I cannot teach you violence, as I do not myself believe in it. I can only teach you not to bow your heads before any one even at the cost of your life-Ghandi

Our family has come forward publicly to speak on behalf of Cindy and the importance of  recognizing who she was as a person and to highlight the urgency to ensure safety for all women in our society. Cindy had a right to live, to overcome her struggles, to become strong, and to be the mother she wanted to be.

      The programs in Prince George available for struggling persons are what brought Cindy to Prince George for help. Cindy  was a social victim of disability, ethnicity, class, gender as well as suffering the greatest indignity as a victim of murder, she is a poster child for vulnerability in our society. We would like Canada to strengthen the human rights of women, to provide policies and legislation which protect the vulnerable in our society. We are asking those in leadership to increase the funding for victims of violence, mental health and addictions.  Our family would like journalists to please refrain from highlighting gender and lifestyle descriptions  as it numbs public empathy and  detracts from  focusing on the  brutal murder, in essence it does not help  to prevent further injustices against women. We are concerned about all the other unsolved missing and murdered women. Murders do not just harm families but our society is harmed as we forget and are numbed by senseless violence perpetrated against women portrayed as deserving of death. Our family acknowledges society does not intend to harm the disabled through lack of opportunity, or the aboriginal through racism, or the female through classification and role distribution, but the harm is evident  as women in Canada continue to struggle. Our family would like to see police around Canada attain the resources they need to solve these crimes as they occur. We would like to thank the investigative team from the RCMP detachment in Prince George who worked diligently and with great sensitivity to our families.

The Maas family

Trial for accused B.C. serial killer could take up to a year

 Prince George Citizen October 31, 2011 4:59 PM

PRINCE GEORGE — The trial of an accused B.C. serial killer could take up to a year to be heard, a courtroom was told Monday.

Cody Alan Legebokoff, 21, is charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of three women and a blind teenage girl.

Crown prosecutor Lara Vizsolyi said Monday that although she estimates the trial will take six months to a year to complete, she has no estimate on when it will begin.

The Crown has elected to proceed by direct indictment on all four charges, which means there will be no preliminary hearing, and Legebokoff will face a single trial before a jury.

Legebokoff appeared in court in Prince George on Monday looking pale with his head shaved and wearing red prison garb.

He has been behind bars since November 2010, when he was charged with killing 15-year-old Loren Leslie.

The legally blind teenager told her family she was going out for coffee with a friend and never returned.

Legebokoff was arrested after an RCMP officer from Fort St. James, B.C., spotted a truck turning out of a unused logging road the evening Leslie disappeared.

He pulled over and questioned the driver before calling in a conservation officer to investigate whether the man had been illegally hunting.

The conservation official traced the tire tracks back down the logging road and found the teen dead in the snow. Leslie had been murdered just hours before, RCMP said at the time.

After an extensive investigation involving U.S. forensic experts, Legebokoff was charged in the deaths of Jill Stacey Stuchenko, Cynthia Frances Maas and Natasha Lynn Montgomery.

Stuchenko, 35, was reported missing in October 2009 and found dead four days later in a gravel pit on the outskirts of Prince George.

Maas, 35, and Montgomery, 23, were both reported missing on the same day in September 2010. Maas's body was found in a Prince George park the following month but Montgomery's body has never been found.

Police have not released details of how any of the women were killed.

Legebokoff was raised in Fort St. James, where he was arrested, and also lived in Lethbridge, Alta. He was an "avid user of social media and technology" where he was known by the moniker 1CountryBoy, RCMP said.

"Our investigation indicates he extensively utilized social media and online dating to correspond with friends, associates, potential girlfriends and others," police said in an Oct. 17 news release announcing the latest charges.

Legebokoff was not on the RCMP's "radar screen" before his unusual arrest just hours after Leslie's slaying, police said.

He does not have a criminal record.

RCMP said Legebokoff is not a suspect in the 18 murders and disappearances along the so-called Highway of Tears because of his age.

The slayings along the highway that connects Prince George and Prince Rupert, B.C., date back to the 1970s.

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B.C. mom comforted that daughter’s killing may have saved lives

sunny dhillon

VANDERHOOF, B.C.— From Saturday's Globe and Mail

Published Friday, Oct. 21, 2011 9:45PM EDT

Last updated Friday, Oct. 21, 2011 9:48PM EDT

Donna Leslie scoffs at the term “closure.” She says there’s no end to the tragedy she has endured since her 15-year-old daughter, Loren, was found slain along a desolate logging road last November.

But as Ms. Leslie sits in her living room, clutching a plush Eeyore backpack that holds a velvet bag containing Loren’s ashes, she talks at length about where she does find comfort.

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“Her death was a catalyst in stopping a serial killer,” she says, at times fighting back tears.

For months, the mother of three struggled to understand why anyone would want to hurt her middle child. RCMP announced this week that the young man charged with killing Loren is accused of three more slayings.

It’s strange, Ms. Leslie admits, but hearing that her daughter was the victim of an alleged serial killer – that she did nothing to provoke the attack – made the situation a little easier to bear.

The same, she said, is true of knowing that Cody Legebokoff, the 21-year-old charged with four counts of first-degree murder, was taken into custody immediately after Loren’s death. Her daughter’s killing, Ms. Leslie says, may have saved the lives of others.

“It gives a meaning to why she had to die, rather than just because [someone] felt like killing her,” says Ms. Leslie, a 50-year-old social worker.

At the family’s townhouse in the central British Columbia community of Vanderhoof, Loren’s photos are splashed all over the walls. In the living room, the pine coffin made by a family friend in which the visually impaired teen was to be buried has been turned into a makeshift piece of furniture. (By the time forensic testing was done and Loren’s remains were returned, the family opted for cremation.) The casket has been filled with Loren’s belongings, and her friends have scrawled messages on its side. A couple of mattresses balance on top and Ms. Leslie – who’s recovering from a broken leg – uses it as a bed.

“It makes me feel closer to her,” she says. “I just look forward to seeing her again, in heaven.”

Ms. Leslie, who had not spoken publicly about her daughter’s death until this week, says her daughter never mentioned her accused killer. She believes the two met through mutual friends and then chatted on Facebook.

Up the road in Mr. Legebokoff’s hometown of Fort St. James, residents have just as many questions about what happened, how someone who grew up in their midst could be accused of being a serial killer.

School officials say Mr. Legebokoff was an unremarkable student. He played hockey and competed in snowboarding and skiing events. His family is well known because they used to own a local lumber mill.

A trial date for Mr. Legebokoff has not been set, and his family declined to be interviewed for this story. Mr. Legebokoff’s lawyer also declined comment.

Acting mayor Brenda Gouglas says the small community of 1,350 people is still reeling from the murder charges. On the street, residents agree – and most express their sympathy for what Mr. Legebokoff’s parents must be going through.

A woman who works at a hair salon says her daughter was Mr. Legebokoff’s roommate in Prince George before he was arrested and their apartment raided. The woman once stayed with her daughter and didn’t have any misgivings about Mr. Legebokoff. She declined to comment further.

Doug Leslie, Loren’s father, has started a foundation in his daughter’s name to raise awareness of the everyday dangers kids face. Loren’s mother says her daughter was very trusting and wouldn’t have considered that anyone wanted to hurt her.

The details of how Loren died haven’t been released, even to her parents. Mr. Leslie doesn’t want to know – it won’t change anything, he says. Loren’s mother disagrees. “I have to know what the last hours were like,” she says.

When asked what she remembers most, how happily her daughter lived, or how tragically she died, Ms. Leslie doesn’t hesitate. She launches into a story from when Loren was 4, and her younger sister, 2 at the time, had broken her collarbone.

“She had to sleep on the couch for a few weeks so we didn’t have to move her around from the bed to the living area. Loren insisted on sleeping on the floor so that if her sister rolled and fell off, she could land on something soft,” she says with a laugh.

“Her whole focus was on caring for other people.”

With a report from Ian Bailey

Tens of thousands of text messages linked to accused serial killer

ian bailey  AND sunny dhillon

VANCOUVER AND PRINCE GEORGE— From Wednesday's Globe and Mail

Published Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011 10:27PM EDT

Last updated Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011 11:00PM EDT

Tens of thousands of text messages tied to accused serial killer Cody Legebokoff – also known online as 1CountryBoy – are part of the police focus into allegations that the 21-year-old murdered four women in northern B.C., the RCMP say.

“Just over the course of a couple of months, there were an extraordinary number of text messages,” RCMP Inspector Brendan Fitzpatrick said Tuesday, adding the material that “caused a lot of work” for officers is part of the police investigation.

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In one message on the social-media site nexopia, someone with the 1CountryBoy handle quotes from the 2009 Justin Moore country-music song Backwoods. The section quoted includes a reference to “a real good life in the backwoods.”

Mr. Legebokoff has been in custody since he was detained last November while driving away from a logging road near Vanderhoof, where officers found the remains of 15-year-old Loren Leslie, who reportedly knew Mr. Legebokoff. Insp. Fitzpatrick declined to elaborate on that point Tuesday, saying it was “close to the evidence.”

This week, RCMP disclosed Mr. Legebokoff is facing three further first-degree murder charges in the deaths of three women. All were reported missing between 2009 and 2010. Police found the remains of two, but have enough evidence to charge Mr. Legebokoff in all three.

The victims are 35-year-old Jill Stuchenko, who worked for an escort service and was found in October, 2009; Cynthia Maas, also 35, found in October, 2010, in an area frequented by prostitutes; and 23-year-old Natasha Montgomery, whose remains have yet to be found.

Mr. Legebokoff’s arrest last November was shock enough to residents of his hometown of Fort St. James in north-central B.C., but the dismay escalated with the new allegations.

“It’s just a rekindling of the shock and sadness we felt last November,” said acting mayor Brenda Gouglas. “The community is reeling once again.”

While Ms. Gouglas said that while she does not personally know Mr. Legebokoff, residents have told her there was nothing about his nature to warn of his current troubles. “I picture this as being something so totally out of character for this young man.”

She said of his parents, “They’re just hard-working, regular citizens in our community who have been here for quite a long time.”

On Tuesday, school superintendent Charlene Seguin said the chilling developments were at odds with the young man teachers recall as a student in the community’s secondary school. He graduated in 2008 and moved to Prince George, where he worked at a car dealership for about a year.

“He was a typical kid. There was nothing remarkable – I use the word to say there is nothing that would point us in this direction,” Ms. Seguin said.

She said Mr. Legebokoff has an older brother, who has graduated, and a younger sister who remains at the school.

While the entire community of about 1,500 is in shock, she said, the anxiety is especially acute among Mr. Legebokoff’s former teachers. “Staff members who have worked with the young man in the past are having some difficulty in coming to terms with yesterday’s news as you would expect,” she said.

Mr. Legebokoff was already facing a direct indictment in the first murder allegation involving Ms. Leslie. But Crown spokesman Neil MacKenzie said it’s too soon to say whether the new allegations will also proceed by such an indictment, which avoids the need for a preliminary hearing.

Elliott Leyton, a professor emeritus of forensic anthropology known for his expertise in serial killers, said it’s unusual to have serial-killing allegations against someone alleged to have begun killing while a teenager, as the Crown is suggesting.

“The vast majority of serial killers are between 25 and 55. They cluster in there. Occasionally, there is someone in their 60s, but I have never heard of one in their teens,” said Mr. Leyton, of Memorial University in St. John’s.

He said the science in the field suggests serial killers act in response to social pressures that escalate in adulthood, and that a “killing campaign” also requires an organizational ability associated with adulthood “to think things through.”

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B.C. sex workers feel safer after accused serial killer charged, says advocate

 By Gordon Hoekstra, Postmedia News October 18, 2011 6:51 PM

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — The arrest of an accused serial killer in northern B.C. is a "big deal" for sex workers, says the head of a Prince George organization.

Jan Wilson, who works with women in the sex trade as the co-ordinator of the Prince George New Hope Society, said they will feel safer now that charges have been laid in the murders of Jill Stacey Stuchenko and Cynthia Frances Maas. Both 35-year-old mothers had worked as prostitutes in Prince George.

"It's a big deal. This will definitely take a burden off of them," Wilson said Tuesday.

Cody Alan Legebokoff is charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of Stuchenko, Maas and Natasha Lynn Montgomery, 23, RCMP announced Monday.

Legebokoff, 21, has been behind bars since November 2010, when he was charged with killing blind teenager Loren Leslie.

The 15-year-old girl told her family she was going out for coffee with a friend and never returned.

Legebokoff was arrested after an RCMP officer from Fort St. James, B.C., spotted a truck turning out of a unused logging road the evening Leslie disappeared.

He pulled over and questioned the driver before calling in a conservation officer to investigate whether the man had been illegally hunting.

The conservation official traced the tire tracks back down the logging road and came across the teen's body in the snow. Leslie, who was legally blind, had been murdered just hours before, RCMP said at the time.

Police have not released details of how any of the women were killed.

Even though Legebokoff has been in jail awaiting trial for almost a year, sex trade workers were still fearful because they didn't know who had killed Stuchenko and Maas, said Wilson.

Stuchenko was reported missing in October 2009 and found dead four days later in a gravel pit on the outskirts of Prince George.

Maas and Montgomery were both reported missing on the same day in September 2010. Maas' body was found in a Prince George park the following month but Montgomery has never been found.

"While her body has not been recovered, investigative findings have resulted in a murder charge in relation to her disappearance," RCMP said Monday in a news release.

Wilson said news of the new charges had brought out many emotions, including anger, relief and sadness. "It just seems so senseless."

Posters of the missing women had been hanging up in a back room of the New Hope Society's downtown office, which is off limits to men and meant to provide a sanctuary and services for sex-trade workers.

The street-level office provides services to about 140 women, said Wilson.

Legebokoff was raised in Fort St. James, where he was arrested, and also lived in Lethbridge, Alta. He was an "avid user of social media and technology" where he was known by the moniker 1CountryBoy, RCMP said.

"Our investigation indicates he extensively utilized social media and online dating to correspond with friends, associates, potential girlfriends and others," police said in a Monday news release.

But Wilson said she doesn't think it's likely that sex workers would have met Legebokoff through social media websites such as Facebook. She said most of the girls do not even have email addresses.

Serena Black, a University of Northern B.C. student and a distant cousin of Montgomery, said she remembers her as an avid athlete who was an accomplished figure skater and excellent catcher in baseball.

She was also an excellent sister to her younger brother, said Black, who lost touch with her when they stopping playing sports together.

"She was so full of life. She always had a smile on her face," said Black.

Rikki Black, who is not related, said she had known Stuchenko for more than a decade.

The head of the Black Orchid escort agency in Prince George said that Stuchenko had a drug addiction she couldn't shake.

But Black described her as a good person who loved her children and had a beautiful singing voice. Under different circumstances, she may have used that voice to make a living, said Black.

"Nobody deserved what happened to her," she said.

Meanwhile, family members of the accused serial killer were shocked by the latest charges, describing Legebokoff as a "perfectly normal" young man.

"He had a good upbringing — everything was perfect," said Legebokoff's grandfather Roy Goodwin. "I hunted with him. I fished with him. We did everything and he was a perfectly normal child.

"He was no different than you or I when we were younger."

Goodwin, 79, said that everybody liked his grandson.

"There wasn't a person that had a bad thing to say about him — nobody," he said. "The Cody that I know — that I took hunting and fishing — wouldn't do any of that."

He said Legebokoff's parents are still coming to terms with the accusations. "It's quite a shock," said Goodwin, who last saw his grandson in October 2010 at Thanksgiving dinner.

Legebokoff had brought his girlfriend to the family gathering, Goodwin said.

Before his arrest in November 2010, Legebokoff was not on the RCMP's "radar screen." He did not have a criminal record.

The B.C. Unsolved Homicide Unit has spent decades investigating 18 murders or disappearances of young women along the so-called Highway of Tears that connects Prince George and Prince Rupert, B.C.

Police initially were probing nine cases, but expanded the scope of their investigation in 2007 to include nine more unsolved cases along highways in the B.C. Interior because of similarities between the deaths and disappearances.

Some of the deaths date back to the 1970s.

The number of cases has led to speculation that a serial killer has been preying on women in the area.

RCMP Insp. Brendan Fitzpatrick said the investigation has found there is no connection between Legebokoff and the Highway of Tears murders. "We've done that through forensics, and also you just have to look at his age in comparison to the victims," said Fitzpatrick.

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Tamsin McMahon  Oct 18, 2011 – 1:34 PM ET | Last Updated: Oct 18, 2011 2:21 PM ET

Posted in: News  Tags: Cody Alan Legebokoff Cynthia Frances Maas, Fort St. John, Jill Stacey Stuchenko, Loren Donn Leslie, Natasha Lynn Montgomery, Prince George, Roy Goodwin, serial killer, Vanderhoof RCMP

Human Remains Found - Death Not Suspicious

On the afternoon of April 12^th, 2012, an autopsy was conducted on the remains of a man found in Prince George on April 11^th, 2012.

As a result of the autopsy, investigators have determined that the death was not suspicious in nature and therefore not a homicide.

The deceased male was a 29 year old Prince George resident.  His name will not be released.

The investigation has been handed over to the BC Coroner's Service.

The Prince George RCMP would like to thank those members of the public that assisted with this investigation and once again ask that anyone venturing outdoors be extra vigilant in their observations and report anything suspicious.

If you have any information about this investigation, please contact the Prince George RCMP at (250)561-3300 or anonymously contact Crime Stoppers at 1(800)222-TIPS (8477), online at www.pgcrimestoppers.bc.ca, or Text-A-Tip to CRIMES (274637) using keyword "pgtips".

Released by

Cpl. Craig Douglass

Communications NCO / Media Liaison Officer

Prince George RCMP

Office: 250-561-3321      Cell: 250-640-1758

pg_media@rcmp-grc.gc.ca                              

Check out our website at www.princegeorge.rcmp.ca

File Number:  2012-09120

April 12, 2012

Prince George, BC

Human Remains Found - More Details

On the afternoon of April 11^th, 2012, the Prince George RCMP Serious Crime Section with the assistance of the Forensic Identification Section and General Duty Section, confirmed that human remains were found in a wooded area of Foothills Boulevard and 5^th Avenue in Prince George.

The investigation has confirmed the identity of the deceased and the Next of Kin has been notified.  The deceased is an adult male.  Further details may be released at the conclusion on the autopsy, scheduled for today.

"Although these remains are not those of Natasha Montgomery, the RCMP have recently received information from the public of possible locations where her body might be located", says Cst. Lesley Smith, North District Media Relations Officer.  "Officers investigating Natasha's murder would like to thank the public for providing information and encourage anybody with information to come forward and we remind people that the special tip line of 1-877-987-8477 remains active".

The Prince George RCMP and North District Major Crime also would like to once again ask that anyone venturing outdoors be extra vigilant in their observations and report anything suspicious.

If you have any information about these investigations, please contact the Prince George RCMP at (250)561-3300 or anonymously contact Crime Stoppers at 1(800)222-TIPS (8477), online at www.pgcrimestoppers.bc.ca, or Text-A-Tip to CRIMES (274637) using keyword "pgtips".

Released by

Cpl. Craig Douglass                                                 Cst. Lesley Smith

Communications NCO / Media Liaison Officer              Media Relations Officer

Prince George RCMP                                                North District RCMP

Office: 250-561-3321      Cell: 250-640-1758            Office: 250-561-3166     Cell: 250-301-3521

pg_media@rcmp-grc.gc.ca                             

Check out our website at www.princegeorge.rcmp.ca

Man charged in death of B.C. girl, 15 - Loren Leslie

RCMP probe possible links to 'Highway of Tears' homicides

CBC News

Posted: Nov 29, 2010 7:13 AM PT

A 20-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a teenaged girl whose body was found along a snowy forest road in northern B.C.

Cody Alan Legebokoff of Prince George was charged Monday in the death of Loren Donn Leslie, 15, of Fraser Lake after a Mountie pulled over a truck after it turned onto a highway from an unused logging road.

Legebokoff was arrested after the RCMP officer stopped the pickup, which turned onto Highway 27 north of Vanderhoof on Saturday night.

A conservation officer was called in and retraced the pickup's path in the snow.

"As the [conservation service officer] examined the area, he located the lifeless body of the teenage girl at around 11:50 p.m., a distance away from the side road," said RCMP spokesman Cpl. Dan Moskaluk. "The state of the young girl indicated that she had been murdered just hours before the man's arrest."

Legebokoff has been remanded in custody without bail until his next court appearance on Wednesday.

Moskaluk said in a statement that investigators expect to remain on the scene until after an autopsy.

Police have not released a possible cause of death or a motive for the killing.

Leslie, who was visually impaired, was a Grade 10 student at Nechako Valley Secondary School in Vanderhoof.

Another body found in area last month

Highway 27 connects to Highway 16 near Vanderhoof. Locals often call Highway 16 the Highway of Tears, because of the number of aboriginal women who have gone missing in the area in recent years.

Moskaluk said the latest homicide brings to mind the discovery of Cynthia Frances Maas, a 35-year-old sex trade worker who was found dead near the highway last month.

"We're all very sensitive to all of the incidents that have been ongoing in the northern part of the province," said Moskaluk.

Nobody has been arrested in Maas's death.

Barry Carl Hinchcliffe
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Missing Person – Barry Carl Hinchcliffe

Integrated Homicide Investigation Team
Vancouver Man Missing, IHIT Asking for Public Assistance
File # 2011-4009
2011-11-30 08:20 PST

Vancouver: The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) is investigating the disappearance of 45 year old Barry Carl Hinchcliffe. Barry Hinchcliffe has been missing for over two months and his family, including his daughter, are very worried for his well being. Police are asking that you contact investigators should you have any information about his whereabouts.

An initial press release was provided by Vancouver City Police with an older photo of Hinchcliffe attached. A recent photo was obtained that was taken one day before he went missing. Hinchcliffeappears heavier in more recent photos.

Details:

Hinchcliffe left his residence in the 900 block Expo Boulevard in Vancouver at approximately 7pm on September 20th, 2011. He was driving a grey 2009 Toyota Tacoma when he left his home and he was believed to be heading to a property in Mission.

Hinchcliffe was reported missing to the Vancouver City Police on September 27, 2011.

Police attended the Mission property, located in the 12900 block of Sylvester Road, and believe Hinchcliffe arrived at this destination as his unoccupied Toyota Tacoma was located on the property.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team took conduct of the investigation on October 1st, 2011 and in partnership with the Vancouver City Police, Mission RCMP, IFIS (Integrated Forensic Identification Section), Police Dog Section and the Lower Mainland Tactical Troop executed a search warrant on the property. The property contained a large Quonset type structure as well as several smaller sheds and a run down, vacant mobile home.

“Barry Hinchcliffe’s family members are extremely concerned for his safety and well being. Hinchcliffe has missed significant dates such as his daughter’s birthday and his own birthday just last week. His family believes this is uncharacteristic behavior and police are asking for the public’s help in locating him.” Says Sgt. Jennifer Pound

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team continue to investigate Hinchcliffe’s suspicious disappearance and are asking anyone with any information to contact the IHIT tipline at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448), or if you wish to remain anonymous you can call Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) Email tips can be forwarded to ihittipline@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

September 28, 2011

Vancouver Police are asking for the public’s help to find a missing 44 year old Vancouver man.

Barry Carl Hinchcliffe was last seen at about 7 p.m. on September 20th leaving his home in the 900 block Expo Boulevard in Vancouver. When Barry left his home he was driving a grey 2009 Toyota Tacoma bearing B.C. plate BH8539. It is believed that he may have been driving to the Mission area.

Hinchcliffe is a white, 5’7”, 170 lbs., with short sandy-coloured hair, and brown eyes. It is not known what he was last wearing.

The extended absence is uncharacteristic, as Barry has regular contact with family members.

Anyone seeing Barry Hinchcliffe or his vehicle is asked to contact their local police.

Global NEWS
EXCLUSIVE: B.C. woman tells her story of survival in Nevada desert for the first time

Rumina Daya, Global News : Monday, October 03, 2011 6:00 PM

VANCOUVER - For the first time, we are hearing from Rita Chretien, the Canadian woman who went missing with her husband Albert back in March and spent seven long weeks alone in the wilderness of Nevada, surviving largely on melted snow and her faith in God.

Chretien has never spoken publicly about her ordeal or about her husband, who left in search of help and has never been found.

For months the world has been wondering how she survived. She spoke exclusively to “Context with Lorna Dueck,” a faith based show.

Rita and her husband of 38 years, Albert, left B.C. on March 19.

The couple's van got stuck on a remote road on there way to a trade show in Las Vegas. Helpless and alone in the unforgiving Nevada desert, the couple tried calling 9-1-1 for help.

“We were cut off constantly, we were trying and no luck,” read Chretien from her diary. “So here we are, stuck, and nobody probably knows, except God.”

Three days had passed and no sign of anyone. Rita's knee couldn't handle the rough terrain again, so the tough decision was made that Al would go alone on foot.

“It was very emotional. We have not cried so deeply for years,” says Chretien. “I tried to compose myself so it would be easier for him to go.”

Al never returned. For 49 days Rita survived in the van alone with only a few rations and her faith.

“It was a candy a day and I had fish oil. I took my fish tablet every day. And that is all I ate on a regular routine.”

The host of “Context,” Lorna Dueck, interviewed Chretien and says the B.C. woman told her she could feel nourishment come to her body, and believes she had supernatural encounters with God that gave her strength.

“Every time I did not know what to do, I just said what do I do now, Lord,” said Chretien.
After seven weeks, just days from starving to death, Rita was rescued by hunters. Her husband Al has never been found, Rita thinks he's dead, but she still hopes, she still has faith, that someone will find him.

See Video conversation at Global News

'Lost: The Rita Chretien Story' airs Sunday, October 9 on Global BC at 4 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. (11 a.m. on all other Global stations). For more information, visit the "Context with Lorna Dueck" website.