Kelowna-area homicide victim was missing Kamloops man

RCMP say they believe a Kamloops man who went missing last month was the victim of a homicide.

In a news release issued Wednesday (May 1), Cpl. Crystal Evelyn said a man’s body was discovered near Big White Resort and reported to Kelowna RCMP on April 20.

Evelyn says Kamloops Mounties were informed Tuesday that the body was that of 47-year-old Kelvin ‘Kelly’ Jobson, who was last seen two weeks earlier.

Kelowna investigators believe Jobson was killed intentionally.

“The Kamloops RCMP Detachment, with assistance from the Southeast District Major Crimes Unit, is continuing its investigation into Kelly Jobson’s disappearance and homicide, and is turning to the public for any information that may be related,” said Staff Sgt. Todd Wiebe of the Kamloops RCMP Investigative Services department.

“Based on the investigation so far, we know that Kelly was in Kamloops on April 6 or 7, outside of his residence on Linden Avenue. Although we have conducted neighbourhood inquiries and video canvasses to help us timeline his last movements in Kamloops, we are asking the community to please take another look and reconsider if they saw or heard anything that might be related, now that we have confirmation he is sadly deceased.”

Description:

• White
• 6′ tall
• 165 lbs
• Brown hair
• Brown eyes

Anyone who has information about Jobson’s disappearance or his activities before his death, including in the area of 201 Forest Service Road near Big White, is asked to contact Kamloops RCMP at (250) 828-3000.