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On Tuesday, December 9, Nanaimo RCMP revealed that Sherry Shelley, 65, had been reported missing on November 14, the same day officers found a woman’s body while attending a vehicle fire on College Drive.
Shelley’s death is being treated as a homicide, and the Nanaimo RCMP Serious Crime Unit says it is committed to securing justice for her family. RCMP have described the case as a suspected “stranger homicide”.
Investigators are asking residents in nearby neighbourhoods to check any surveillance or dash cam footage for Shelley’s white Volkswagen Tiguan with the licence plate WN701L.
They are specifically looking for video recorded between 11 p.m. on Nov. 13 and 3 a.m. on Nov. 14 along three possible routes:
- from the Doumont area to College Drive via the Parkway,
- from the Doumont area to College Drive using Jingle Pot Road, and
- from Harwood Road in Lantzville along Old Logging Road to Vipond Road.
Update – July 21, 2026: The B.C. Prosecution Service has approved charges of second-degree murder and indignity to human remains against Cameron Compton. RCMP officers with the Nanaimo Serious Crime Unit arrested Compton on the evening of July 20, 2026. He remains in custody and is scheduled to appear in court on July 21, 2026.
According to Global News, Compton had a history of previous criminal convictions and was facing separate intimate partner violence charges before being charged with murder. Compton was facing multiple allegations involving an intimate partner, including assault by choking, mischief, failing to comply with a no-contact order, and obstruction of justice. Those matters were already before the courts, with trial dates scheduled.
Compton has remained in custody since November 2025 and is set to appear in court on the murder charge.
Court records also show Compton has a criminal history dating back to 2014, including a conviction related to the assault and attempted abduction of a teenager in Cedar, B.C. He was sentenced to jail time and probation after being convicted of offences including choking to overcome resistance, assault causing bodily harm, and possession of stolen property.
Compton remains in custody and has not been released on bail. He is scheduled to appear in court as the case moves forward.