Image: RCMP / IHIT announced Thursday that the remains of 35-year-old Chilliwack resident Corey Douglas Farmer have been located in the 46100 block of Princess Avenue. 

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Police investigation on Princess Ave.

IHIT says the remains of 35-year-old Chilliwack resident Corey Douglas Farmer have been located

Dec 28, 2023 | 11:01 AM

Update at 2:30 p.m. Thursday: The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) has been deployed to Chilliwack after human remains were located on Princess Avenue in Chilliwack.

According to a statement from homicide investigators at approximately 2:19 p.m. Thursday (Dec. 28), IHIT was deployed to Chilliwack on Wednesday, Dec. 27 after the Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment (UFVRD) RCMP notified them that human remains had been located in the 46100 block of Princess Avenue, in Chilliwack.  IHIT now has conduct of the investigation and is working closely in partnership with the UFVRD RCMP, B.C. Coroners Service and the Integrated Forensic Identification Section (IFIS).

IHIT has identified the victim as 35-year old Corey Douglas Farmer of Chilliwack in hopes of advancing the investigation.

“IHIT is working with its partners in Chilliwack to canvass the area for witnesses and to collect CCTV,” said Sergeant Timothy Pierotti of IHIT. “If you have information regarding Mr. Farmer or his whereabouts in the time leading up to his death, and have yet to speak with police, now is the time to come forward.”

IHIT is asking anyone with information who has yet to speak with police, to contact the IHIT Information Line at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or by email at ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.

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According to information from The Canadian Press, online court records reveal Farmer had a lengthy criminal history in Chilliwack and was due in provincial court in January 2024 on charges such as possession of stolen property, weapons offences, breach of probation and driving infractions.

Original story below:

CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack RCMP continue to guard a home just east of Ruth and Naomi’s Thursday morning (Dec. 28) as multiple forensics personnel with gloves, masks and white coveralls pore over the premises of a home in the 46100 block of Princess Avenue.

An RCMP cruiser has been stationed on the south side of Princess Avenue across from the home in question, as well as another police cruiser just north of the home in an alley behind the home.

Police have now been attending the home for at least three consecutive days following some kind of police incident that first arose on Christmas Day, possibly Christmas Eve.

Fraser Valley Today visited the alley where three forensics investigators, possibly more, were canvassing the backyard of the home. Forensics personnel positioned a blue tarp on the ground and could be seen placing items on the tarp. There appeared to be a black garbage bag within the cordoned off police area. The back door of the home was open as police entered and left the home. Investigators have set up a table with containers to possibly collect evidence; the home’s green compost bin has been tipped on its side to possibly examine its contents.

Image: Mike Vanden Bosch / Pattison Media / Forensics personnel on scene in the backyard of a Princess Avenue home just east of Ruth and Naomi’s in Chilliwack.

Three individuals who live in the area of Princess Avenue say the police incident stems from a reported body part that was allegedly found in the vicinity of Ruth and Naomi’s.

A vehicle was reportedly towed from this same house in the last 48 hours.