Whitehorse RCMP responded to a report of a deceased male on a rural property north of Whitehorse on August 27, 2022, at around 9:00 pm. An autopsy was performed and RCMP revealed on September 23rd that the victim has been identified as 41-year-old James Richard AIKENS (Rick), from British Columbia.

While his cause of death has not been released, investigators said his death is a homicide.

At this time it is also suspected that the homicide investigation is related to the missing persons investigation of Chad Oliver McGill reported on August 30, 2022. Chad McGill remains missing after his vehicle was found abandoned in Yukon on Aug. 26, 2022. 

Anyone with information about the homicide or whereabouts of Chad McGill (pictured above) is asked to contact their local police or call directly to the M Division Major Crime Unit or Historical Case Unit at 867-667-5500, or email at MDIV_HCU@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.

The Homicide of Aikens is the first Yukon Homicide of 2022