Affixed to the corkboard in Insp. Rob McCollB次元官网网址檚 office is a poster publicizing todayB次元官网网址檚 Walk for Justice in memory of Lindsay Buziak.

B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檙e certainly in need of that one right tip,B次元官网网址� said the Saanich police detective who oversees the investigation into the unsolved murder of the 24-year-old real estate agent, stabbed to death three years ago (Feb. 2, 2008).

Over the last year, the investigation had been an active one, with a temporary $100,000 reward offered and a U.S. television show casting a high-profile spotlight on the homicide.

B次元官网网址淭hings like doing Dateline (NBC) and things like doing a reward speak to an investigation that isnB次元官网网址檛 going as well as the police mightB次元官网网址檝e hoped,B次元官网网址� McColl said.

McColl was one of two investigators interviewed by Dateline. And though there initially had been a lot of skepticism about participating, McColl said the exposure was worth the departmentB次元官网网址檚 efforts.

B次元官网网址淚 wanted to ensure that it was the best possible representation to give us the best shot at catching the bad guy and gal,B次元官网网址� McColl said. B次元官网网址淭he only reason you do something like that is because it has the potential to put the bad people, the responsible people, behind bars eventually. And we were hopeful and optimistic that would happen. Unfortunately that hasnB次元官网网址檛 happened to date.B次元官网网址�

Though the show was watched by several million people in Canada and the U.S., McColl said nothing noteworthy came from it.

B次元官网网址淗aving had this on our plate (at the time of the broadcast) for more than two years, we had plenty of time to develop theories, look at them closely and think outside of the box,B次元官网网址� McColl said, noting that police agree with the Dateline investigatorsB次元官网网址� conclusion that Buziak was an innocent party, and her murder was a targeted hit arranged by someone close to her.

Saanich police have narrowed down the investigation to B次元官网网址渢hree or fourB次元官网网址� working theories.

But three years later, and admittedly no closer to solving the case than at last yearB次元官网网址檚 anniversary, McColl admitted officers are disappointed.

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Last week, Saanich investigators were in Metro Vancouver participating in a roundtable organized by the RCMPB次元官网网址檚 Office of Investigative Standards and Practices to offer advice on the next steps.

B次元官网网址淭hat has given rise to some jobs, some activities worth following up on,B次元官网网址� McColl said.

But police are running out of tips to chase and investigative avenues to pursue. The belief is that some of the 1,400-plus people interviewed so far are withholding information. McColl said.

B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 not cool to tell on your friends, itB次元官网网址檚 not cool to rat people out B次元官网网址� Many times in a homicide investigation you can get past that because itB次元官网网址檚 also not cool to kill people,B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淭here should be some assurance to anyone that is considering speaking to the police, that weB次元官网网址檙e not really interested in the skeletons in your closet. We have the ability to put that aside and focus in on what weB次元官网网址檙e really interested in, and that is catching these killers.B次元官网网址�

kslavin@saanichnews.com