Saskatchewan RCMP have laid charges in a homicide case dating back more than eight years.
Police arrested 31-year-old Taylor Wolff, from Saskatoon, Friday afternoon near Moose Jaw. He has been charged with one count of second-degree murder in connection to the death of Watrous man James Carlson, according to RCMP.
“It is because of the persistence and dedication of the investigators involved that charges were laid today,” Insp. Karen Munro said in a news release. “In these types of situations, our hope is always to bring some closure for families, so they can say goodbye to their loved ones.”
Carlson disappeared from the Watrous area, under suspicious circumstances, in 2008. His body has yet to be found but investigators believe he was murdered.
He was last seen May 14, 2008, at a local video store. His truck, with all his work tools, was found May 19 abandoned in a field and his home was searched the next day.
The search of the home revealed evidence to support suspicions Carlson was murdered, according to police.
Two years later, in May 2010, a white Monte Carlo owned by Carlson was found concealed on a rural property near Rosthern. Police say the vehicle’s interior was coated in automotive fluid, making the recovery of forensic evidence impossible.
Wolff is set to appear in Saskatoon Provincial Court on Monday.
