Homicide investigators announced Saturday afternoon that 67-year-old Gary Losch was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and desecration of human remains. Gary Losch, 67, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and desecration of human remains. I HIT Read more: Body found in Mission ID’s as Chelsey Gauthier, missing 22-year-old from Abbotsford Story continues below ad The Integrated Homicide Investigation made the announcement at a press conference Saturday afternoon. Police said Los was arrested on Friday, September 9, 2022. Sgt. Timothy Pierotti, of IHIT, said Losch had hired Chelsey to work for him on a cannabis plant he grew in the area where her body was found. Otherwise, they were not known to each other.
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Gauthier, 22, was reported missing to the Abbotsford Police Department on July 30, 2017. Her body was found about three weeks later in Mission, BC, on August 16. She was the mother of two young daughters. Police said at the time that the cause of death was “consistent with homicide.” Ray Gauthier, Chelsey’s father, told Global News in 2017 that he believed his daughter’s death was drug-related.
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Ray spoke to Global News on Saturday about the development in the Chelsea case. “I was dreading this day in a sense because a lot of things are going to resurface, but it’s still a good day because an arrest has been made,” Ray said. Story continues below ad “Our whole family has been waiting for this for five years.” 1:47 Family appeals for information on Victoria artist’s murder Previous Video Next Video Editors note: Global BC previously reported the suspect’s age as 62, 67 is the correct age. With files by Jesse Ferreras. Related News © 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.
