The murder of Tim Bosma, the disappearance of Laura Babcock and the death of Wayne Millard are now officially part of a single, multi-jurisdictional police investigation.
After establishing an "investigative link" between the three cases, Ontario Provincial Police are directing the streamlined case under the province's Major Case Management (MCM) system.
Multi-jurisdictional cases are not frequent but "not unheard of," OPP spokesperson Pierre Chamberland said Wednesday.
The MCM system was created after the Paul Bernardo trial, and is used to sort and analyze information in all serious crimes, such as homicides, sexual assaults and abductions.
According to the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services website, it is "especially useful in helping police identify common links in crimes committed in different locations — crimes that might have been committed by the same person."
While Chamberland would not say what the investigative link is between these three cases, it seems clear: Dellen Millard.
TOPIC: Tim Bosma case
Ancaster father and husband Tim Bosma, 32, was killed after going for a test drive on May 6 with two men in the pickup truck he'd been trying to sell online. Dellen Millard, 28, and Mark Smich, 26, have been charged with first-degree murder in his death.
Hamilton police recovered Bosma's burned remains later that month at a North Dumfries farm owned by Millard.
Toronto police have combed that farm as recently as last month as part of their investigation into the disappearance last year of 23-year-old Laura Babcock.
The missing woman's name made headlines after Millard was charged with Bosma's murder; according to cellphone records, the woman's final calls were to Millard.
Police have since confirmed Babcock and Millard had romantic ties.
Police are also investigating the death of Millard's father, Wayne, after an apparent suicide last November. Wayne was reportedly found with a gunshot wound to his left eye.
Dellen Millard has not been charged in either of these cases.
While Toronto and Hamilton police are still "leading" their respective investigations, the MCM allows them to share their findings with the OPP through a centralized software system.
Ontario is the only place in the world to have this type of computerized network.
The MCM was established in 1996 after an inquiry into the Bernardo investigation found that "the lack of co-ordination, co-operation and communications among police and other parts of the justice system" contributed to a dangerous serial predator "falling through the cracks."
Other high profile MCM cases include the 2003 abduction and murder of 10-year-old Holly Jones in her west-end Toronto neighbourhood; the 2003 kidnapping and murder of Cecilia Zhang; as well as the SARS and E. coli outbreaks.
"It's the importance of co-operation in terms of sharing information and resources to ensure a maximum success of these investigations," Chamberland said.
There are 12 Major Case Managers in Ontario. The Babcock-Bosma-Millard investigation is being led by OPP Detective Inspector Dave Hillman.
Hamilton police say they will no longer be able to respond to media inquiries relating to the Bosma case. Toronto police did not return calls Wednesday.
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