File # 2010-3597
2010-06-19 10:15 PDT

 

Late yesterday afternoon, (Friday, June 18th), Investigators arrested two Langford teens, age 16 and 18, for the premeditated murder of Kimberly Proctor. Both arrests occurred without incident. At the time of Kimberly’s death, both males were under the age of 18. Under protections provided by the Youth Criminal Justice Act, their identities or information which may lead to their identification, cannot be released publicly at this time.

Since the beginning, key members of our team have been dedicated to supporting and informing the Proctor family of developments, and advancements in this investigation. Throughout, Kimberly’s family has remained fully cooperative and supportive of our team. Kimberly’s mother and father, Lucia and Fred Proctor, continue to ask for privacy, and respectfully ask the media to refrain from contacting them. A video statement from the family, is included with this release.

Since the March 19th discovery of Kimberly’s body near the Galloping Goose Trail in Colwood, an investigational team of over 40 officers has worked tirelessly towards identifying, and arresting those believed responsible for Kimberly’s murder. This primary team was comprised of investigators and specialized support staff from the Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit, Westshore RCMP Major Crime Unit, the RCMP Forensic Lab, and ‘E’ Division Serious Crime Unit. Sixty additional investigators from various specialized sections/units were involved over the course of this investigation. These units included the ‘E’ Division Behavioral Sciences Group, Criminal Investigations Unit, Investigative Standards Unit, Air Services, Interview Team, and Covert Operations; along with the Island District RCMP’s Integrated Tech Crimes Unit, Underwater Recovery Team, Police Dog Service, and Polygraph Section. The primary team was supported during their investigation by our law enforcement partners from the Saanich Police Department, Central Saanich Police Department, Victoria Police Department, BC Search and Rescue, and the BC Coroner Service.

 

“This weekend, the investigative team arrested two individuals for Kimberly Proctor’s murder”, states Cpl. Darren Lagan, spokesperson for Vancouver Island’s RCMP. “In the three months since the discovery of Kimberly’s burned body near the Galloping Goose Trail, a team of committed and focused officers have put in over twenty thousand investigational hours, been assigned over six thousand tasks for follow up, and conducted over two hundred and fifty formal interviews. Those efforts guided investigators to discover evidence leading to the identification and arrest of these two suspects, both of whom remain in our custody.”

These arrests mark both the beginning of a judicial process, and a transitional phase for the investigation. “While some officers continue to gather and analyze evidence related to Kimberly’s murder, others from our team will now focus on the disclosure of the substantial amount of evidence amassed over the course of this investigation. Every member of our team remains committed to completing this investigation”, states Cpl. Lagan.

Our investigators are heartened by the overall respectful approach taken by the media on this matter, and can advise that their professional reporting assisted our efforts.

We encourage anyone with information on Kimberly’s murder, who has not yet spoken to police, to contact the Westshore RCMP at 250-474-2264.

All media enquiries related to this investigation must be directed to Cpl. Darren Lagan, at 250-213-5944.

All statements made by Cpl. Darren Lagan, Inspector Mark Fisher, and Lucia & Fred Proctor, are available in high quality format for media download at 'sendtonews.com' for accredited media (see links on this page).

To view previous media releases on this investigation, click here.

 

 

Released by

Darren A. Lagan, Cpl.
Senior Media Relations Officer
Island District RCMP
2881 Nanaimo Street, Victoria, B.C.
Office: 250-380-6174
Cell: 250-213-5944
Fax: 250-380-6256
Email: bcrcmp@rcmp-grc.gc.ca