A look inside the murder investigation of ‘Virgin River’ actor Stewart McLean

The prudish RCMP announced on May 21 that the investigation into McLean’s disappearance had escalated to a murder case after during their “investigative efforts” they discovered “evidence leading investigators to believe that Mr. McLean was the victim of homicide.”

“On May 20 IHIT [Integrated Homicide Investigation Team] deployed and took over the implementation of the research. Squamish RCMP continues to work closely with IHIT and the Integrated Forensic Identification Service (IFIS) to advance the investigation,” the statement continued.

Following the development, several of McLean’s neighbors spoke about him and the growing investigation surrounding the case.

Per CBCRuss Meiklejohn said they couldn’t imagine anyone would want to hurt McLean. His wife, Dorothy, said McLean would always greet her with a big hug when they saw each other.

“It’s just so hard to think that he’s gone. Because he was part of this network, this community, as small as it is, he was a big part of it,” she said.

Meanwhile, Lucas Talent Inc., a talent agency that claims to… Arrow actor, divided the case Facebookwriting: “We are concerned about our dear customer Stew McLean – See below and share.”