The forensic investigation examining the death of Hamilton, Ont. man Timothy Bosma was expected to wrap up Saturday, as tips from the public continue to pour in.
Hamilton police say the forensic analysis of two properties in the Waterloo area, along with three vehicles seized by police in the course of the Bosma investigation, were expected to be completed Saturday.
Police say the properties are owned by 27-year-old Dellen Millard, who is charged with first-degree-murder in Bosma’s death.
More than 700 tips have been provided to police since Bosma disappeared May 6 after taking two strangers on a test drive of a pickup truck he had posted for sale online.
On Tuesday, police announced Bosma’s burned remains had been located in the Waterloo area. Investigators said the married father of one was likely murdered shortly after heading out for the drive.
A public funeral will be held for Bosma on Wednesday in Hamilton, Ont.
Police investigating other cases
Homicide detectives are now investigating whether Millard is connected in any way to his father’s death and the disappearance of a Toronto woman.
Laura Babcock was 23 years old when she went missing last July.
Babcock’s ex-boyfriend, Shawn Lerner, told CTV Toronto on Friday that Babcock was in contact with Millard shortly before her disappearance.
Lerner said Babcock’s phone records show that she had called Millard a number of times before her disappearance.
The phone records show that her very last call was made to Millard on July 3.
Babcock’s mother told CTV Toronto that the last time she saw her daughter was on June 26, 2012, when she returned home to drop off the family dog. She said she hopes the re-opening of her daughter’s case will bring her back safely.
Police from Toronto’s homicide squad confirmed to CTV News that as far as they were concerned, nothing seemed suspicious about Babcock’s case until Millard was arrested in connection with Bosma’s death last weekend.
Also, Det. Sgt. Matt Kavanagh told the Hamilton Spectator that since Millard’s arrest, Toronto police have opened an investigation into the death of his father, Wayne Millard.
The cause of his death late last year has been reported as a suicide.
Millard took over as the company’s CEO after his father’s death in December.
Questions about Millard’s past emerge
Millard’s lawyer Deepak Paradkar has described his client as a “humble” and “unassuming” person.
Paradkar said Millard intends to plead not-guilty to the charges laid against him, and he is maintaining his right to remain silent
Meanwhile, a photo gallery posted on a paid adult website credit Dellen Millard as the photographer.
A profile on Suicide Girls — a soft-core pornography website that “celebrates alternative beauty and alternative culture from all over the world” —shows a young model named “Josie” posing in and around a vintage DC-4 airplane.
The name on the plane reads “MILLARDAIR” – the chartered airline company founded by Millard’s grandfather.
The profile says the photo gallery was posted Feb. 17, 2005.
Another gallery of photos by Millard featuring the same model, but shot in a warehouse-like location, was posted Dec. 30, 2005.
With a report by CTV Toronto’s Ashley Rowe
