NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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HUNTSVILLE - Members of the Huntsville Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a second person in connection with the discovery of human remains in Huntsville on Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021.
On Nov. 22, 2021, Lana MacDonald, 53 years of age from Huntsville, was arrested in relation to this investigation and has been charged with accessory after the fact for the offence of indignity to human remains, contrary to Section 182(b) of the Criminal Code of Canada.
The accused appeared before the Ontario Court of Justice in Huntsville on Nov. 23, 2021, and was remanded into custody.
Another individual arrested in connection with this investigation remains in custody.
The Ontario Forensic Pathology Service (OFPS) is attempting to determine the identity of the deceased person.
The Huntsville OPP Crime Unit is continuing the investigation, under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB), assisted by OPP Central Region Forensic Identification Services and the OPP Central Region Emergency Response Team. The investigation is being conducted in collaboration with the Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario and the OFPS.
Investigators are asking anyone with information to call Huntsville OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). You can also submit your information online. Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display and you will remain anonymous. Being anonymous, you will not testify in court and your information may lead to a cash reward of up to $2,000.
Original Nov. 22 release:
HUNTSVILLE - Members of the Huntsville Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating the discovery of human remains in Huntsville.
On Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021, a member of the public called the OPP to report human remains located on a property near Gryffin Lodge Road in Huntsville. Uniformed officers attended the property and discovered human remains.
Richard Pitt, 56 years of age from Huntsville, was arrested in relation to this incident and has been charged with indignity to human remains, contrary to Section 182(b) of the Criminal Code of Canada. On Nov. 22, 2021, he appeared before a Justice of the Peace and was remanded into custody.
The Huntsville OPP Crime Unit is continuing the investigation, under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB), and assisted by OPP Central Region Forensic Identification Services and the OPP Central Region Emergency Response Team.
The investigation is being conducted in collaboration with the Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario and the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service. The Ontario Forensic Pathology Service is attempting to determine the identity of the person associated to the located human remains.
Please note: This case is subject to a court-ordered publication ban.
Investigators are asking anyone with information to call Huntsville OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). You can also submit your information online. Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display and you will remain anonymous. Being anonymous, you will not testify in court and your information may lead to a cash reward of up to $2,000.
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