Angel Fehr seen here with her two daughters. Photo courtesy BC RCMP
SURREY, B.C. — RCMP say a second-degree murder charge has been laid 19 years after a pregnant mother of two was last seen in British Columbia.
Supt. Jeanette Theisen says 52-year-old Trent Larsen was charged earlier this month with the May 2000 murder of 27-year-old Angel Fehr, who was five-months pregnant.
Larsen, who lived with Fehr when she disappeared, remains in custody and court documents show he has another court appearance in Kamloops on Sept. 30.
Theisen says Fehr was reported missing in June 2000, two months after she left Abbotsford for a return trip to Kamloops following Easter dinner with her family, her two daughters and Larsen, who was driving her home.
The unsolved case was handed over to the RCMP's major crimes unit and Theisen says several policing partners and other specialized units uncovered information that led to the charges.
Fehr's body was found last weekend on a rural property near 100 Mile House and police say the property owner is not linked to the murder and assisted police in recovering the remains.
Theisen describes the assistance of the property owner as "invaluable."
She also read a statement from one of Fehr's daughters, thanking those for their work in finding her mother's remains.
"The family is also extremely grateful to the property owner for his kindness and generosity through the search," the statement says.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 26, 2019.
