Edmonton police have released a short piece of video taken outside a south side motel where a 48-year-old woman was found dead at the end of May, in hopes of solving the woman’s homicide.
On May 24, police were called to the Royal Lodge just off Gateway Boulevard near 38 Avenue. Lisa Arsenault was found dead inside one of the motel suites.
Arsenault’s death was ruled a homicide but the cause of her death was not released.
Arsenault’s sister — Ashley Kowalewski — said she’s frustrated with the investigation, especially since months have passed since her sister died.
“There’s a lot of things that remain unanswered to us. We don’t know how she died, despite the autopsy being completed.”
In early June, police released a photo of a man they called a person of interest in the case.
On Wednesday, a composite sketch and an eight-second video clip of the man were released by police. The video shows a man walk out of a motel suite at the Royal Lodge, close the door and walk away.
On Wednesday, Edmonton police said the man is now a suspect in Arsenault’s homicide.
“As the investigation progressed, he’s now been classified as a suspect in this ongoing file,” Det. Richard Windover with the EPS Homicide Section said.
Windover would not say what made police classify the man as a suspect.
It’s believed the man is in his 30s or 40s, Windover said.
“We released the video because it gives a little bit better view of the person that we’re looking for than just doing a photo,” he said. “We have no additional information on the suspect.
“It’s definitely important that we identify this male so that we can continue with our investigation. The public, the family, friends of Lisa Arsenault all have questions surrounding her death and we need to be able to answer them.”
“Come forward,” Kowalewski said. “If this was you, or your family member — you’d want others to come forward — so do what you think is right.”
Police also released images of a vehicle, described as a silver Dodge Magnum, that officers said the man may have been driving at the time.
The vehicle was last seen driving north on Gateway Boulevard, Windover said.
“I believe that with the public’s assistance we will be able to identify this person.”
Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to call the EPS at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a mobile phone. Anonymous information can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online.
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