Detectives with Edmonton’s police service say that it is presumed that Samuel Bird, disappeared, is presumed dead, and that his death is believed to be a criminal nature.
Bird was last seen on June 1. He was seen in a surveillance video at approximately 8:30 pm at night, walking along the land of the Holy Cross school in the West End of the city, researchers said in a press release.
It was last seen in a friend’s house in the 150th Street and 106th Avenue area, where the police made a search warrant in September.
Arrest. SARADO Buhler with the EPS The Homicide Unit said at a press conference on Wednesday that the police have interests, but no charges have been presented.
Buhler He said he believes the “Suspicious or suspicious involved” in the disappearance of birds may have eliminated their body no more than 150 kilometers from Edmonton within hours off its disappearance.
EPS said they believe that Bird’s body was eliminated on land and that measures were taken to hide the remains.
“Now we are appealing to the public, particularly hunters, landowners and outdoor enthusiasts to take into account Samuel’s disappearance.” Buhler He said to journalists.
The police have made three searches in the area with dogs and “specialized personnel”, and continues to look for a specific location where the remains of the birds can be. EPS did not make these searches publicly for “research reasons.”
“From the beginning of this investigation, our main mission has been to locate and recover the remains of Samuel,” Buhler saying. “Every investigation decision has continued and will continue to be informed by that priority.”
The detective expressed his gratitude to Bird’s family, some of whom attended the press conference, saying that his trust is not taken for granted, and that they have been a source of strength for researchers throughout the process.
“Samuel’s disappearance has shattered our lives so that it cannot be measured,” Bird’s mother, AlannaHe said to journalists on Wednesday.
“I have taken this pain every day since it disappeared … no father should have to go through this. And yet many indigenous families continue to face this same nightmare.”
Bird’s mother thanked the volunteers and those who have been there for their family during the “darkest time of [her] life.”
“We are here in the shadow of a much larger injustice, the ongoing crisis of our disappeared and killed indigenous children and young people.” Alanna saying.
“It’s not just about Samuel. These are the systems that continue to fail our families and a silence that too often surrounds our pain.”
Samuel’s two grandmothers told journalists that Bird’s spiritual name means “little boy on the moon.” Bird’s father and paternal grandmother wore shirts with a large moon, with Samuel’s smiling face in the foreground in black and white.
Justin Bird, Samuel’s father, said he loves his son and misses him every day.
“I cry alone and my heart breaks daily with pain and memories of time with him,” he told reporters.
Justin said look back Xbox Messages from Samuel, who would ask for different games with him.
The places where Samuel used to sit and refrigerate in the living room are now empty, Justin said.
“On car walks, certain songs destroy me because they remind me of my Sammy. Going to any place in the city hurts my heart.”
Any person with information about Bird’s disappearance must communicate with EPS or Crimetoppers.
