IHIT continues to investigate Michelle Caroline Choiniere’s murder and needs anyone with information to come forward.
It has been twenty years since Michelle Caroline Choiniere went missing from Surrey. Two years after her disappearance, her remains were discovered on Vedder Mountain in Chilliwack. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) remains open to new information to further its ongoing investigation.
“Twenty years have passed, but she has not been forgotten. Choiniere’s case remains open, and we believe there are individuals with knowledge of Choiniere’s death who have yet to come forward,” says Sgt. Freda Fong of IHIT. “It is not too late to do the right thing. You could hold the piece of information that could bring closure to her family.”
On September 27, 2005, 25-year-old Michelle Caroline Choiniere told her mother she was headed out and would check in later that day; sadly, she was never heard from again.
Since it was out of character to not hear from her for an extended period, on October 17, 2005, Choiniere’s family filed a missing persons report with the police. At the time, the investigation indicated that Choiniere was last seen in the Guildford area of Surrey; however, the exact date was unknown.
In December of 2007, Choiniere’s remains were discovered on Vedder Mountain in Chilliwack and criminality was suspected. IHIT assumed conduct of the investigation and explored a number of investigative avenues to learn the circumstances surrounding Ms. Choiniere’s death.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the IHIT Information Line at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448), or by email at ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.
Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
