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Farmers’ help needed in historical missing person’s case

Jun 12, 2013 | 12:47 PM

The RCMP is asking for farmers’ help to solve a five-year-old case in relation to a suspicious disappearance of a man in Saskatchewan.

James Carlson disappeared from the Watrous area in May 2008. On May 14, 2008, Carlson was doing some work at a Watrous-area farm during the day.

That day he saw several people and made an appointment to do work at another farm the following day. Carlson returned home to Watrous and went to the local video store between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m.

His sighting at the video store is believed to be his last confirmed sighting, according to police.

Carlson’s work truck was found abandoned in a field near Allan on May 19, 2008. Through a police investigation, there was evidence found by officers that supports the belief Carlson was murdered.

Carlson’s Monte Carlo was found, concealed, on a secluded rural property near Rosthern two years later, in May 2010. The inside of the car was covered in automotive fluid which made it impossible for the forensic team to recover any evidence.

The RCMP has received several tips as to where Carlson’s body could be located, including rural areas around Watrous, Imperial and Holdfast. Those spots include farmland, rock piles, bush areas, bodies of water and wells. It’s the time of year where farmers will be in their fields seeding, so the RCMP Historical Case Unit is focusing on these specific locations.

Investigators are asking landowners to check for any signs of Carlson and let them know if they see anything suspicious.

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