The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has concluded the search for a missing Bowmanville man whom investigators believe disappeared as the result of foul play.
David PALMER is a 47 year-old male who was last seen on Friday October 2, 2015 – one week before the 2015 Canadian Thanksgiving. On October 14, 2015, Palmer’s brown 2002 Honda Accord, bearing Ontario Licence plate BWCZ 783, was recovered by police near Spruce Lake Trail, near the Village of Haliburton.
Between May 3 and 6, 2016 the OPP conducted a search of an area north of the village of Hailburton, in relation to David Palmer. On May 6, 2016, police discovered human remains and secured the scene for further investigation. On May 9, 2016, a post mortem examination of the remains was conducted and the human remains were identified as being that of David Palmer.
The search and subsequent investigation was conducted by members of the OPP Central Region Crime Unit, Emergency Response Team, Under Water Search & Recovery Unit, and the Central Region Forensic Identification Section under the direction of Detective Inspector Martin Graham of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB). Police continue to investigate this matter to determine how Mr. Palmer died.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact Detective Constable Matthew Carmichael of the City of Kawartha Lakes OPP Crime Unit at 705-324-6741.
Anonymous tips can be made to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or online at www.durhamregionalcrimestoppers.ca and/or Crime Stoppers at: www.stopcrimehere.ca and tipsters may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,000.
