Edmonton police piecing together mystery deaths
Man’s body found in downtown condo, human remains discovered in alleyway
EDMONTON Homicide investigators continue to look into two cases in as many days after human remains were found in a west-end alleyway on Thursday and a body was found in a downtown apartment on Friday.
Police said on Friday that human remains were discovered Thursday morning in an alleyway behind a west-end apartment complex near 93 Street and 149 Avenue.
On Monday, any sign of a police presence in the alleyway behind El Prado Apartments had disappeared. On one side of the gravel alley are apartments and their respective parking lots. City dumpsters line the alley every few feet, some with garbage spilling over the top.
On the other side are fenced-off backyards to a number of homes. One property is undergoing construction.
An autopsy on the remains discovered in the alley on Thursday has been completed, but the results haven’t been released for investigative reasons, say police.
On Monday, police spokeswoman Patrycja Mokrzan wouldn’t say if the case has been confirmed as a homicide or a suspicious death.
That case was followed by the discovery on Friday of a man’s body at the Valley Green condominium complex on 104 Avenue. The condos are set back from a quiet, tree-lined street and face a number of town houses.
The 47-year-old victim’s death has been classified by police as suspicious.
An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday morning.
These latest investigations follow 18 confirmed homicides in the city so far this year.