Police were called to the former Oshawa home of convicted murderer Adam Strong on Monday after “suspicious” clothing was found on the property.
The Durham Regional Police forensic unit was seen outside the home on McMillan Drive along with two patrol cars.
Roofers were also seen working on the house at the time.
Sergeant George Tudos confirmed that officers “were called to an address on McMillan Drive for some suspicious items (clothing) located on the property.”
“Our forensic officers were dispatched and they collected evidence,” Tudos said.
“This is an active investigation and we have nothing further to publish at this time.”
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Despite the “suspicious” items found in the convicted killer’s former home, Tudos said “there is nothing at this time linking the seized items to current or past investigations.”
He said the items will have to be examined by the Forensic Science Center.
In May 2021, Strong was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of 19-year-old Kandis Fitzpatrick, who disappeared in 2008.
He was also convicted of first-degree murder in the death of 18-year-old Rori Hache, another young woman Strong had murdered after she disappeared in August 2017.
Strong was arrested at his home in downtown Oshawa in 2017 and was linked to Hache’s disappearance at the time.
His arrest came late that year after plumbers working at the house where Strong lived found a meat-like substance in the pipes.
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Hache’s torso was found in Lake Ontario about a month after he went missing.
Police spent nearly two months investigating the home on McMillan Drive after Strong was arrested.
At trial, investigators were only able to connect Strong to Fitzpatrick’s death after his DNA was recovered during the forensic search of Strong’s basement apartment, including on a hunting knife.
Fitzpatrick’s body wasn’t located until November 2021, when police say Strong led investigators to where he buried her.
Because his remains were discovered after he was convicted, the charges could not be changed.
Strong is serving a concurrent sentence of 25 years life in prison without the possibility of parole for the first-degree murder of Hache and 18 years in prison for the involuntary manslaughter of Fitzpatrick.
— Archived by Gabby Rodrigues
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