Victims identified in Abbotsford double homicide

Lower Mainland District, Integrated Homicide Investigation Team

Thu Feb 20 14:09:00 PST 2025

File # 2025-11

Background:

On January 3, 2025, at 2:46 pm, Abbotsford Police Department (AbbyPD) responded to a vehicle fire at Sumas Mountain Regional Park. First responders located a 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander that was engulfed in flames and upon extinguishing the fire, they discovered what appeared to be human remains inside the vehicle.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) deployed to Abbotsford and has continued to work in partnership with AbbyPD, the Integrated Forensic Identification Services (IFIS) and the BC Coroners Service. Investigators believe this was an isolated incident with no ongoing risk to the public.

Update:

IHIT is now identifying the victims to further advance the investigation.

The two victims are 44-year-old Christopher Carter and 48-year-old Sandy Raposo of the Lower Mainland area.

This is an ongoing investigation and investigators have been actively following up on a number of leads, says Sgt. Freda Fong of IHIT.

We believe there are individuals who know what happened to Chris and Sandy, and we are asking them to do the right thing by contacting IHIT. We are interested in speaking with anyone who may have been in contact with Chris and Sandy in the days leading up to their death.

Anyone who has information about this case is being asked to contact the IHIT Information Line at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or by email at ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.

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Email: ediv_ihit_media@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

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