Update Charges Laid in the 2019 Disappearance of Peter Anthony Walsh in Truro N.S

RCMP said Peter Anthony Walsh was last seen on August 23, 2019 in Truro NS. His disappearance was originally being investigated as a missing person case, however, police say new evidence has now led them to investigate the matter as a homicide.  

Anyone with information is asked to contact RCMP Northeast Nova Major Crimes Unit at 902-896-5060.

Update June 20th, 2022
On June 16, 2022, Northeast Nova RCMP Major Crime arrested a 56-year-old John Alfred Cook, of Londonderry and charged him with First Degree Murder. Cook has been remanded into custody and will appear in Truro Provincial Court on August 2, 2022 at 9:30 a.m.

Investigators also located human remains in the Londonderry area on June 16th 2022. Police believe these remains to be those of Tony Walsh based on all of the evidence and information collected.