On the two-year anniversary of the day that an Orangeville nurse went missing, police were back out at a crime scene, searching for new information about the woman’s death.
Sonia Varaschin, 42, failed to show up for work on Aug. 28, 2010.
Blood stains were found inside her car and her home. Her body was found one week later on Beechgroveside Road, a heavily wooded area in Caledon.
Police have yet to make an arrest in the case, but have not closed the investigation.
On Wednesday, police divers searched a swampy area near where Varaschin’s body was found, while officers on foot searched through the grass.
“We’re looking at about 10,000 square feet of area, not just the body of water, but the surrounding area as well,” said OPP Const. Brenda Evans.
Police said a piece of information they received over the course of their investigation has led them back to the area around Beechgrove Side Road.
“I won’t speak specifically to the piece of evidence, to protect the investigation,” said OPP Det. Insp. Tracy Dobbin.
The search continues after several previous leads have proven unsuccessful.
In the days after Varaschin’s body was found, police revealed a boot print that they said could be linked to the killer.
They also launched a DNA blitz in the area, taking more than 600 samples from residents, but none of them matched a sample of the killer’s DNA.
Police insist that this is not a cold case.
“This investigation continues as intensely as it did from day one,” said Dobbin. “There are so many people committed to seeing a good resolution to this investigation.”
With files from CTV Toronto’s Zuraidah Alman
