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IHIT Opens Homicide Probe After Stewart McLean’s Remains Found in Lions Bay

Investigators say evidence uncovered during the missing-person inquiry prompted a homicide classification, with forensic work, CCTV review and interviews now under way.

Overview

  • McLean was last seen at his Lions Bay home on May 15 and was reported missing three days later on May 18, prompting local searches.
  • Search efforts led investigators to treat the case as a homicide and Canada’s Integrated Homicide Investigation Team took over the probe.
  • Investigators recovered McLean’s remains in the Lions Bay area on Friday, May 22 and have not publicly released a cause of death or named any suspects.
  • Friends and colleagues say McLean sent a final text to his agent confirming a planned shoot and that he drove home from a Merritt film set on May 15, details that investigators are using to build a timeline.
  • McLean’s agent and agency issued statements mourning him and IHIT has asked the public to provide tips while it continues forensic analysis, CCTV review and witness interviews.