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12 years later, police lay murder charge in case of dismembered Ontario man

An Ontario Provincial Police logo is shown during a news conference in Barrie, Ont., on April 3, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

ORILLIA, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police have charged a person with first-degree murder in a 12-year-long investigation into the macabre death of an Ontario man.

It’s the second arrest — and the first since 2011 — tied to the killing of 45-year-old Morris Conte from Bolton, Ont.

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His dismembered body was found in three different areas of central Ontario shortly after he was reported missing in May 2010.

Police in Orillia, Ont., say a 62-year-old from Woodbridge was arrested Monday and charged with first-degree murder.

Police say a $50,000 reward continues to be offered for information leading to the conviction of those responsible.

Police charged a man in July 2011 with accessory after the fact to murder and causing an indignity to a human body.

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