A spokesperson for Guelph Police Service says investigators recently received new information into the Sept. 30, 2014 murder of Patsy Lewis and that the department is still actively investigating it.
The department’s Serious Crime Unit investigators is continuing to work on the investigation of the homicide of Patsy (Patricia) Lewis, said Const. Josh Fraser, public information officer for Guelph Police Service.
“Someone was murdered and these investigations are ongoing and they continue to be ongoing until a resolution can be obtained,” Fraser told GuelphToday during a phone interview on Thursday.
“That is the goal of the Guelph Police Service is to bring someone before the court system to answer to this charge.”
Lewis, 61, was discovered by police responding to a call at the bungalow at 1541 Gordon St., just south of Edinburgh Road, at around 10 a.m. on Sept. 30. No arrests have yet been made in the case.
At the time, Guelph Police said they had gone to the home on an unrelated matter regarding Lewis's son Lawrence (Jason) Kemp, who was arrested later that day on matters unrelated to his mother's murder.
Police later referred to Kemp as "a possible person of interest" although no charges were ever laid against him in connection with her death.
Late last week, Guelph Police provided a video update on the investigation, which said investigators recently received new information on the case.
“Obviously, we can’t comment on it to protect the integrity of the investigation,” Fraser told GuelphToday. “But we did want to let people know that this is an active investigation that detectives are assigned to it.”
Numerous members of the Guelph Police Service have had involvement with the investigation since September 2014, in areas that have included investigation, scene management, search teams, family liaison and area canvassing.
Hundreds of tasks, several search warrants and countless interviews have taken place. Numerous exhibits have been seized, documented, and examined by forensic services in Guelph and at the Centre of Forensic Science.
“These investigations are always complex,” said Fraser. “Our forensics officers have had to sort through many different pieces of evidence in order to analyze it and continue to do so.”
As is often the case in ongoing investigations, an investigator handling the case declined an interview request.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Det. Cst. Wright at 519-824-1212 ext. 7330 or if they wish to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.
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— Guelph Police (@gpsmedia) November 16, 2018
