Lindsay Elizabeth Buziak was murdered at 6pm on February 2nd, 2008.  She was showing a house at 1702 De Sousa Place, to a man and woman interested in purchasing it.  This was a rouse though.  Lindsay was intentionally targeted, she was intentionally lured to the home, and she was intentionally killed.

After exhaustively investigating this crime for the past two years, this is what we know.

Lindsay was working as a real estate agent when she got a call from a woman wishing to see a home that was for sale on De Sousa Place.  Arrangements to view the home were made and Lindsay met a man and a woman just before 6pm on February 2nd, 2008.

Just before meeting these potential clients, Lindsay made a phone call to her boyfriend Jason Zailo, who agreed to meet her at the house.

After the call with Lindsay, Jason and a friend went to De Sousa Place to ensure the viewing went well.  He made a phone call to Lindsay just before arriving, which she did not answer.

When they got to the home, they found the front door locked but could see shoes inside in the foyer.  No one came to the door.  Jason called 9-1-1 requesting police check Lindsay’s welfare but prior to police arriving at the home, Jason and his friend had entered the home and found Lindsay’s body in an upstairs bedroom.

Jason and his friend have been ruled out as suspects.

Several other people have been considered persons of interest in the file but as of this time, none are deemed to be suspects.

Officers have investigated leads that have taken them to the Lower Mainland, Calgary and Washington State. 

We do know that in late 2007 a cell phone was purchased in the Vancouver area and used exclusively for this crime.  This phone was activated in the Vancouver area in January 2008.

We know that a woman with an accent made contact with Lindsay using this crime phone.  This is the woman who is believed to be involved in Lindsay’s murder.

We know that the phone travelled from the Vancouver area to Greater Victoria within 24 hours of Lindsay’s murder.

We know the phone was registered to a ‘Paulo Rodriquez’.  We believe this name to be fictitious.  With this subscriber name, was an associated address in the Vancouver area.  We have concluded that this address, which does exist, was used as a diversion and has no direct association with any suspects in this crime.

A year ago we held a media conference which focussed on two people, a man and a woman, who we believe murdered Lindsay.  They are still our primary suspects.

The man is described as:

• Caucasian
• About 6’ tall
• With a Medium build
• Dark, possibly brown hair
• Wearing a light to medium brown jacket
• Overall he was well dressed

The woman is described as:

• Caucasian
• 35 to 40 years old
• With short blonde hair
• Wearing a distinctive white, black and red/pink dress

Currently, we have a core team of four investigators working this file but over these two years, we have employed 73 different officers, tasked with a multitude of responsibilities to help solve this crime.

We have followed up on over 800 investigative leads, 130 of them in the last year.  On December 2nd, 2009, a re-enactment, produced in conjunction with Crimestoppers and Chek TV, first aired.  Since then we have received eight additional tips.

Each tip has been thoroughly investigated and documented. 

We have interviewed hundreds of people and identified a number of people of interest.  We believe that one of these people has the information we need to solve this, but for whatever reason, be it fear, loyalty, or criminal intention, they are not talking.

We do not have a suspect identified, nor have we made an arrest.

To ensure that we are conducting the best investigation possible, we have completed both an internal audit of the file, and an external review by an outside agency, namely the Office of Investigative Standards and Practices.  The results of both found that we are meeting all the necessary standards for a major case management file.

Lindsay’s family, along with the Greater Victoria Real Estate Board and the Canadian Real Estate Association, is now offering a reward of $100,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible.  We are confident that someone out there has the key piece of information needed to solve this crime.  It is hoped that this reward will provide the motivation necessary to relieve the burden that Lindsay’s murder is weighing on them.

Lindsay's Mother Evelyn and Uncle Art Speaking

Anyone, with any information, is asked to call the Saanich Police at 250-475-4356 or Greater Victoria Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477.  Lindsay did not have a high-risk lifestyle, she was not a criminal, and she was not inviting danger towards herself.  She was a young woman just starting out in life and she is deeply missed by her family and friends.  Help us solve this most treacherous of crimes.

To view the Media Conference in it's entirety, please follow this link.

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