Reward in Marsman missing person case increased
More than two years since Devon Marsman’s disappearance and just weeks after his mother held a protest urging police to do more to find her son, the province has increased the reward in the Halifax teenager’s missing person case.
Nova Scotia Department of Justice is now offering up to $250,000 for information that could help investigators find the 16-year-old who hasn’t been seen or heard from since Feb. 24, 2022.
Reported missing by family on March 4, Marsman — about five feet tall and 100 pounds, with blue-green eyes and short dark hair — was last seen wearing a hoodie and jeans.
His case was first added to major crimes in November 2022, when the reward was set at $150,000.
“It is my hope that increasing the reward for this case will encourage those with information to come forward,” said Brad Johns, attorney general and Minister of Justice.
“No tip is too small. Please help bring answers to Devon’s family, friends and loved ones.”
On Feb 23, 2023, Marsman’s mother, Theresa Gray, led a protest outside Halifax Regional Police headquarters, where she called into question efforts to date.
“How do they know where Devon was before he disappeared, who he was with, but they can’t find the people responsible for his disappearance,” Gray told Saltwire’s Andrew Rankin. “It just makes no sense to me.”
“If they think that Devon’s case is too complex, maybe they need to bring in new investigators who are up to the job.”
Police have previously maintained they believe some people know about Devon’s disappearance, but they aren’t talking.
Anyone with information regarding Marsman is asked to call the rewards for major unsolved crimes program at 1-888-710-9090. People who give information must provide their name and contact information and may be called to testify in court, and all calls will be recorded.
Anyone with information who wants to remain anonymous can call Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-8477.
This is the second time the reward under this program has been increased for a specific case — $250,000 is also offered in the homicide case of eightyear-old Lee’marion Cain of North Preston — added to the program on Aug. 10, 2022 — who was shot dead in Dartmouth in December 2021.