Police in Mississauga, Ont., say they have not ruled out homicide in the death of a man whose body was found in a Michigan landfill last month.
Kevin Joseph Arendt, 28, was discovered in a Michigan landfill on June 29, two days after he was seen leaving a bar near his Mississauga home.
Police had originally said it did not appear homicide was a factor in his death, but on Thursday said that possibility had not been ruled out.
“We are still very early in the stages of the investigation and trying to determine the movements of Mr. Arendt from the time he was last seen until he was located,” Insp. George Koekkoek told reporters.
“It is really too soon for us to say. It hasn’t been ruled out, but by the same token it hasn’t been ruled in either. I think that was overstated at the beginning. It was far too early for that to come out.”
Police say Arendt left a bar in the area of Dundas Road and Confederation Parkway at 10:30 p.m. on June 29 and was last seen operating a navy blue Jeep Liberty, with Wisconsin licence plates.
Authorities in Michigan have said they suspect Arendt’s body arrived at the landfill in a shipment of garbage from Canada.
Police are still trying to determine Arendt’s actions between his disappearance and discovery in Michigan.
On Thursday, officers returned to Arendt’s home on Webb Drive, a short distance north of his last-known location, searching for anyone who may have seen Arendt before his disappearance.
“We are doing a canvas of the building, trying to determine the whereabouts of Mr. Arendt from the last time he was seen on June 27, until he was found on the morning of the 29th at the dump site in Michigan,” Koekkoek said.
“We are hopeful that someone will have seen him in the area.”
Arendt is described as a while male with a medium build and light complexion. He has short, brown hair and blue eyes. He also has tattoos on his left shoulder and left upper arm.
He was also last seen wearing yellow and grey New Balance running shoes.
Anyone with information is asked to call Peel Regional Police Homicide and Missing Persons Bureau at (905) 453-3311, ext. 3205.
