37-year-old B.C. cold case reopened after new tip

The Sea to Sky RCMP's general investigation section (GIS) executed a search warrant at a property in Mount Currie on Wednesday, July 17, in co-operation with the Stl'atl'imx Tribal Police Service and with the assistance of the RCMP Integrated Forensic Investigation Services and RCMP Tactical Troop. 

The warrant is in connection to the historical disappearance of Stanley Peters Jr., who was reported missing from D'Arcy, about 38 kilometres northeast of Pemberton, in 1987.

According to a police statement, Pemberton RCMP received information related to the cold case on May 17. Since then, the investigation has remained open and active "with the goal of bringing Mr. Peters Jr. home to his family," the statement said.

Police would not say what the warrant covered or if anything was recovered during the search on July 17 and 18.

"This investigation continues to be led by the Sea to Sky RCMP," said the Stl'atl'imx Tribal Police Service's Chief Officer Deborah Doss-Cody in the statement. "We remain committed to supporting all efforts to finding Stanley Peters Jr. to provide closure to the family and bring healing to our community after all these years." 

Peters's family has spent the last three decades hoping to bring his remains home. His parents were told by RCMP officers in 1992 that he was hit by a car in Mount Currie, hurled 15 metres through the air and buried in a shallow grave. Peters, then 34 years old, was believed to be hitchhiking back to D'Arcy at the time near the railroad tracks. 

Peters's three daughters have spent their adult lives searching for their dad's remains using maps. They previously spoke to Whistler-based Pique Newsmagazine about the importance of finding closure.

"We want to bring our dad's remains home," said Bernadette Dennis. "Thirty-seven years is long enough." 

Anyone with any information regarding this investigation is asked to contact the Sea to Sky RCMP General Investigation Section at 604-932-3044 or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS or go to the website www.solvecrime.ca. 

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