{"id":687435,"date":"2026-05-23T00:18:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T00:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/687435\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T00:18:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T00:18:12","slug":"remains-of-missing-b-c-actor-stewart-mclean-found-homicide-investigation-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/687435\/","title":{"rendered":"Remains of missing B.C. actor Stewart McLean found, homicide investigation continues"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) says investigators have identified the remains of a missing actor in Lions Bay, B.C.<\/p>\n

Squamish RCMP were notified on May 18 that Stewart McLean, also known as Stew\u00a0McLean, had not been seen since May 15. <\/p>\n

RCMP Sgt. Vanessa Munn said police were told that the 45-year-old McLean was last seen at his residence in Lions Bay, a community in B.C.’s Sea-to-Sky region around 20 kilometres northwest of Vancouver. <\/p>\n

McLean was an actor who appeared in TV series such as Virgin River and Murder in a Small Town. <\/p>\n

\"TwoRCMP are seen at McLean’s home in the Brunswick Beach area of Lions Bay, B.C., on May 21, 2026. (Alanna Kelly\/CBC)<\/p>\n

On Friday, IHIT said it had found and identified McLean’s remains in the Lions Bay area.<\/p>\n

“As the investigation continues to unfold, homicide investigators are working to collect and analyze evidence, review CCTV footage and conduct interviews to build a timeline of Mr.\u00a0McLean\u2019s activities prior to May 15, 2026,” Cpl. Esther Tupper of IHIT said in a release. <\/p>\n

“We are pursuing all available leads as we work to find answers for the family, friends and loved ones of Mr.\u00a0McLean.”<\/p>\n

\"AAn officer with a dog is seen in the Brunswick Beach area near McLean’s house on May 22, 2026. (Alanna Kelly\/CBC)<\/p>\n

Jodi Caplan, McLean’s agent, told CBC News in a statement that her agency, Lucas Talent, was devastated to hear of McLean’s passing.<\/p>\n

“We have been proud to represent Stew for over a decade, and he was a well respected and admired member of the film and television community in Vancouver. He will always be remembered for his kindness and humour,” the statement read.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":687436,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[49,48,75],"class_list":["post-687435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/687435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=687435"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/687435\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/687436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=687435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=687435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=687435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}