Killer’s boyfriend a ‘person of interest’ in missing dealer case
The boyfriend of pregnant killer Kelly Ellard is a “person of interest” in the May 2016 disappearance of a low-level drug dealer, according to Parole Board of Canada documents.
Darwin Dorozan, 42, had his parole revoked after Correctional Services of Canada officials were made aware of the investigation into the missing dealer, the justreleased documents say.
“On the same date full parole was granted, police advised CSC that you were a person of interest in the suspicious disappearance of a low-level drug dealer in May 2016,” the parole board said in its Oct. 27 ruling.
“After reviewing this information, the CSC made a decision to issue a warrant of apprehension and suspension for the protection of society.”
Postmedia News revealed last month that Ellard, convicted of the 1997 murder of teenager Reena Virk, was eight months pregnant after being allowed private family visits in prison with Dorozan while he was on day parole.
Her lawyer Sarah Rauch earlier told Postmedia that they had known each other for about five years and that CSC had done “huge scrutiny” before allowing the couple to have conjugal visits earlier this year.
Dorozan was arrested at his place of work on Aug. 12, 2016 “without incident,” say the parole documents signed by board member Linda Cross. “Police information is limited due to the active investigation.”
Cross said it’s not clear what, if any, role Dorozan had in the May disappearance. The missing man is not named in the ruling. The RCMP could not provide details of his identity Friday. But Cross said Dorozan admitted having contact with a friend who “was closely associated to the missing person.”
“You admitted that you travelled to visit your friend in May, which is the same month the alleged victim disappeared.”
The documents say Dorozan was photographed at a U-Haul rental outlet with the friend and the nowmissing man.
He told his parole supervisor that his friend didn’t have a driver’s li- cence, so Dorozan agreed to rent the vehicle for him.
“You claimed you did not know the other man in the photograph nor did you know the person who had gone missing,” Cross said. “You were adamant that you were not involved in the incident.”
But Cross said the new “allegation bears some similarity to the circumstances resulting in your first federal sentence: You were convicted in 2001 for your part in kidnapping and robbing a drug dealer whom your accomplice tortured, shot and killed.”
She noted that Dorozan had not told staff at his halfway house he was going to rent a vehicle or visit his friend. “You refused to provide contact information for the individual you rented the U-Haul vehicle for so that your parole officer could corroborate your story. You acknowledged that this did not put you in a positive light but disclosed that this individual is an American who is illegally in Canada.”
The friend later made phone contact with the parole officer to verify Dorozan’s story, but was “belligerent and confrontational” during the call.
Correctional officials recommended that Dorozan’s parole be revoked because he was dishonest with his “community management team.” Cross agreed.
“The board is satisfied that, if released, you will present an undue risk of reoffending before the expiration of your sentence. As such, the board is revoking your full parole,” she said.
Dorozan is serving a seven-year, two-month sentence after pleading guilty in 2012 to 11 counts of breaking and entering. He stole items to support a heroin addiction. He was released on day parole in February 2015 and granted full parole on Aug. 12, 2016 hours before being arrested again.
Ellard is serving a life sentence for second-degree murder after beating and drowning Virk under a Victoria-area bridge when both were teenagers. She was denied day parole in May despite the Parole Board of Canada noting that she was finally taking some responsibility for the murder and had made strides in her rehabilitation.
Dorozan’s latest parole documents mention his “committed relationship with a high-profile female federal offender who remains incarcerated at this time.”
“CSC approved you for private family visits, which you completed without concern. You are expecting a child in November 2016,” the documents say.
You admitted that you travelled to visit your friend in May, which is the same month the alleged victim disappeared.