Police lay charges in nearly three-year-old murder investigation

By Derek Craddock

Posted Jun 20, 2019 12:02 pm.

Last Updated Jun 20, 2019 4:22 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

CALGARY (660 NEWS) – A man from Nova Scotia has been charged in a Calgary murder from 2016.

Calgary police confirmed on Thursday that Barry Roach, 49, was arrested and charged in relation to the homicide of Jeremy Boisseau.

Boisseau disappeared in December 2016, and police believe he was murdered in an apartment building in the Bridgeland area.

His body was later found near Waiporous in October 2018.

Roach was arrested on a Canada wide warrant and is charged with indignity to a body.

Calgary police will provide an update into the investigation and charges at 1 p.m. Thursday.

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