— Police have named a dead man as the only suspect in a young Newfoundland woman’s disappearance, as her mother pleaded for people to come forward with information in a presumed homicide that has gripped the province for months. Cortney Lake, a 24-year-old mother of a young son, vanished June 7 after getting into a truck near her home in Mount Pearl, near St. John’s. The 25-year-old man was found dead Nov. 1 in the woods near Bellevue Beach, about an hour west of St. John’s. Warren said investigators believe there are individuals “who have withheld information,” and have asked them to come forward. “I’m hoping with (Smith’s) passing, that people who have either withheld information or who have refused to speak with us will now come forward,” said Warren.

Source: National Post November 15, 2017 04:36 UTC