Drumheller, Alberta – On Monday, October 16, at approximately 8:00 a.m., members of the Drumheller RCMP Detachment responded to a report of a burning vehicle in a rural area south of the village of Morrin, Alberta. Firefighters from Morrin attended and extinguished the flames. Human remains were discovered at the scene.
Members of the RCMP’s Major Crimes Unit (MCU) have assumed carriage of the investigation with assistance from the Drumheller RCMP Detachment and specialized units such as the RCMP’s Forensic Identification Section (FIS) and its Auto Theft Unit from Calgary.
The investigation is ongoing and the last known registered owner of the vehicle has been located and has been spoken to by police. An autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Calgary.
Morrin is approximately 263 kilometres south east of Edmonton and 161 kilometres northeast of Calgary.
The RCMP requests that anyone with information about this case to call the Drumheller RCMP Detachment. In the event that callers wish to remain anonymous, they are encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or by internet at www.tipsubmit.com.