Remains found in Smiths Falls-area home confirmed as missing man's

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Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) person identified the remains astatine the centre of an ongoing execution probe arsenic Robbie Thomson, who went missing from the Smiths Falls country 2 years ago.

3 radical person been charged with 1st-degree execution successful Robbie Thomson's death

Guy Quenneville · CBC News

· Posted: Nov 05, 2025 4:30 PM EST | Last Updated: November 6

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Family speaks retired aft remains of missing Smiths Falls antheral found

Robbie Thomson's household is relieved to yet person much accusation aft remains recovered connected a spot successful adjacent Montague Township were confirmed to beryllium his.

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) person identified the remains astatine the centre of an ongoing execution probe arsenic those of a antheral who went missing from the Smiths Falls country 2 years ago.

Robbie Thomson was 34 erstwhile helium disappeared successful October 2023. Police utilized dogs and airplanes to hunt for him, and precocious offered a $50,000 reward for accusation starring to a conviction.

On Wednesday, OPP announced Thomson's remains were recovered during a spot hunt past week connected Kelly Jordan Road northwest of Smiths Falls.

The remains were recovered past Thursday, lone hours aft the OPP announced they'd charged 3 radical with first-degree execution successful Thomson's decease contempt not having yet recovered Thomson's body.

The accused are Christopher Fenton, 48, and Erin Mackie, 40, some from adjacent Montague Township, and 34-year-old Joshua Belfiori of Kingston.

Records obtained by CBC amusement Fenton co-owns the spot with different missing man, Robert Lambert, who has not been seen since the summertime of 2018.

That aforesaid spot is wherever Thomson's remains were found, OPP confirmed to CBC.

Thomson's individuality was confirmed via a postmortem examination.

Fenton, Mackie and Belfiori were scheduled to look successful tribunal connected Wednesday.

'I didn't deliberation we'd get him back'

Tabatha Thomson, Robbie Thomson's sister, said the household learned astir the confirmation of her brother's individuality earlier this week.

Her caput was flooded with thoughts upon learning the news.

"But I was happy," she said. "I didn't deliberation we'd get him back. [I] truly didn't."

Actually having him backmost is "a full antithetic story" now, she added. "[It] hits person to home."

His household has remembered him arsenic "a gentle giant" who stood up for his Junior B hockey teammates and was ever consenting to lend a manus astir the house.

With files from Natalia Goodwin

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