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Human remains found in Hamilton belong to abducted Toronto man missing for 2 years: police

A missing Toronto man's remains have been found on the Hamilton beach front . Toronto Police Service

Hamilton police have identified human remains found near the city’s beach strip last month as belonging to a man who was abducted from a west Toronto parking lot in June 2018.

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Forensic investigators have identified the remains as those of 26-year-old Jammar Allison of Toronto and have ruled his death a homicide.

In October 2019, a single bone was found by a passersby in Windemere Basin Park in Hamilton. Detectives sent the bone for forensic analysis, but were unable to determine the identity of the person at that time.

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On Oct. 6 2020, police were called to another location within the same park, where human remains had been found. Dental records determined the identity as belonging to Allison.

Allison was abducted from a parking lot in Toronto’s Rexdale neighbourhood on June 1, 2018 by three unknown suspects who were spotted driving a black Dodge Caravan.

Toronto police have been handling the investigation for the last two years, but now Hamilton detectives will be taking it over.

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Investigators are asking anyone with information on the abduction and murder of Allison to call Det. Geoff Burbidge at 905-546-2288 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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