Billboard used to catch a killer

OPP appeal to the public to help find the person who murdered David Robson on April 1, 2024. PHOTO: OPP

Police are renewing their request for public assistance as a homicide investigation in Caledon continues.

The investigation goes back to Monday, April 1, 2024, when Caledon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a dead man discovered near Chinguacousy Road and King Street in Caledon.

The post-mortem was conducted the following day. It determined the death was the result of a homicide.

The deceased was identified as 65-year-old David Robson, who was reported missing from Melancthon on March 21.

A billboard with David Robson’s photo and vehicle information has been erected on County Road 9 facing southwest at County Road 11, just west of Orangeville.

“We hope the billboard prompts anyone passing through the area to recall some information about David Robson or the location of his vehicle. We want to understand what happened to David and provide the answers his loved ones have been waiting for over the past two years,” said OPP Detective Inspector Mark Allison.

The deceased’s vehicle has never been located. It was a 2017 black Kia Sportage, with Ontario licence plate DAMZ 252.

Investigators are urging anyone with information about the whereabouts of the vehicle to contact police to support the ongoing investigation.

Members of the Dufferin OPP Crime Unit are continuing this investigation, under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB), in conjunction with the Office of the Chief Coroner and Ontario Forensic Pathology Service.

Anyone with information that could assist the investigation is urged to contact the Dufferin OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).