Almost one year ago, two people from Sakimay First Nation near Broadview were out looking for deer antlers when they found a more gruesome discovery – a human skull was lying on the ground.
After 11 months, police have identified the remains as belonging to Robin Cocks.
The nearly year-long investigation involved police organizations from across the country, and led investigators to Vancouver, BC, where an interview with a former Sakimay First Nation woman helped them piece together what happened to Cocks.
The woman explained to police that roughly ten years ago, she and Cocks hitch-hiked to Sakimay. She explained that two had a “high risk lifestyle” that included illegal drugs. One night, while staying on the reserve, Cocks started acting strangely, climbed out of the basement they were staying in, and was never seen again. Everyone at the home assumed he hitch-hiked back to Vancouver.
Cocks remains were later found approximately one kilometer from that house.
Investigators were able to compare the remains found with Cock’s dental records, and on March 15, 2013 established the positive match.
According to the RCMP, Cocks was never listed in any missing persons database.
While the exact date of Cocks death isn’t known, investigators believe it was in 2003. He would have been 34 years-old.
