Bosma Day 6

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A huge trailer parked in the driveway at Dellen Millard’s mother’s house, it attracted the attention of neighbours who called police back in May of 2013. Inside that trailer police found the black truck that Tim Bosma had taken two men to test drive before he disappeared. The jury heard all that and more today, as Dellen Millard and Mark Smich continue to stand trial for the first degree murder of Tim Bosma.

Dellen Millard hadn’t lived with his mother in Kleinburg, Ontario, which is near Vaughan for about five years at that point, but some neighbours on the small, affluent street knew him when he did. They also knew his mother, Madeline Burns, although we heard today she doesn’t socialize with the other neighbours who are quite a tight-knit group. But everyone noticed when a huge trailer was dumped on Madeline Burns’s driveway in the middle of the night.

At least two people who live on Tinsmith court called police after Dellen Millard’s arrest. They knew his mother lived on the street and they thought they should let police know about the huge trailer that appeared on her driveway the day before he was arrested. Gianluca Consiglio testified that he lives across the street and noticed the headlights when a pickup truck was trying to maneuver the trailer into position at about midnight on May 9th.

The court also heard from two York Region police officers who were sent to investigate the trailer. They said it was backed up so close to the house it had broken an exterior garage light. One officer thought it was a deliberate attempt to keep anyone from seeing the licence plate, or getting in the back door. The officers found no one at the home but Hamilton police told them Tim Bosma was still missing and could be inside, so they got bolt cutters. One officer wedged himself into the crowded trailer and found a pickup truck. He could see car parts in the back and a tarp. The interior of the cab had been stripped, it had no license plate and there was no sign of Tim Bosma. Hamilton police did use the VIN number to confirm that it was Tim Bosma’s truck.

We also heard from a Rogers communications security investigator who explained how cell phones ping off towers and help investigators track the users. We should hear more about why this is so relevant to how police developed their case in the coming days.