Murder charge laid in death of man found in Hamilton last summer
Police noted a number of people were living in and around the vicinity of the abandoned house
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A murder charge has been laid in last year’s death of a man who was found underneath a piece of plywood on a Hamilton property with an abandoned home.
Hamilton Police say they were called to 1452 Upper James St. on July 6, 2024 for “a report of a deceased person.” In a news release on Monday, police said Adam Parrish “was located under a piece of plywood” on a property with an abandoned house and a large field behind it.
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Police noted “a number of people were living in and around the vicinity.”
Preliminary findings after an autopsy “raised the possibility the death may be suspicious” and the full autopsy report confirmed Parrish did not die from natural causes. Police did not release a cause of death.
After numerous interviews with witnesses and search warrants being executed, cops arrested 39-year-old Brent LeFrancois of Hamilton and charged him with second-degree murder and indignity to a body.
Police have not confirmed how the two men knew each other or their association with the property where the body was found.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Lindsay Filice at 905-546-2288 or to anonymously call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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