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economist sunsuntribune police saturday nov 6 2004 sketch released in connection with markham triple murder by martin derbyshire staff writer homicide investigators are hoping a sketch of a man wanted in connection with februarys mirage spa triple mur der will lead to a big break in the case that has seen few leads two body rub attendants and a man believed to be their friend were shot to death at the mirage spa on warden avenue in markham feb 8 before being stuffed in the back of an suv found the next day in the parking lot of the victoria square united church on woodbine avenue although they have spoken to hun dreds of people investigators say they have had few leads or tips from the pub lic regarding the crime police are now hoping a description of a person of interest may help deter mine a motive or stir someones memo ry- theres been a real lack of coopera tion from the public its really astound ing said det randy martin this is a little piece of the puzzle and im not even going so far as to call it a big break right now were not saying this man is a suspect he has been described to us as someone who may have information important to the investigation and we would like to identify him and speak with him the man in the composite image is described as asian 45 years old five- feet eightinches tall 180 pounds heavy set with an unkempt appearance tracking a triple murder around a business filled with people who want to remain anonymous has proved rather difficult det martin said a lack of public cooperation has also been incredibly frustrating for homicide police are looking for this man in con nection with the mirage spa triple homicide in february cops following the case he added massage parlours are like their own little communities those who fre quent them dont want to be known and neither do those who work in them det martin said hopefully the composite will put the murder back in peoples minds and help them realize were still working on the case hopefully this will lead some where we need something anyone with information about this individual or anything else pertaining to these murders is asked to contact the homicide bureau at 1-866-876- 5423 ext 7865 or by email at homicidepoliceyorkonca or crime stoppers at 1- 800222tips teen missing since oct 1 1 york regional police is asking for the publics help in locating a teenager missing from a markham group home since oct 11 stephanie buffan16 had recently moved to the markham area and left her lincoln green drive residence to go for a walk in a nearby park around 1 1 am she has not been seen or heard from since she has been prescribed medication but investigators do not believe she has it in her possession she is also develop- mentally delayed ms buffan is white fivefeet one- inch 186 pounds with short brown hair and brown eyes she was last seen wearing a white sweatshirt grey shirt and jeans anyone with information about her whereabouts or who may have heard from her is asked to contact police at 1- 8668765423 ext 7541 or crime stop pers at 1800222tips motorist charged in 2002 traffic death a stouffville man has been ordered to stand trial for his role in a 2002 acci dent that killed a stouffville woman on a motorcycle and injured another driver a 1994 ford explorer driven by a 59- yearold stouffville man was eastbound on main street approaching sandiford drive june 7 around 530 pm when it collided with a motorcycle stopped at the intersection m 35j8 stephanie buffan 16yearold last seen oct 1 1 when she went for a walk the motorcycle driver maria alice presta 37 was killed instantly also hit was a stopped 1993 mazda pickup truck driven by a 49yearold man from sunderland he suffered a head injury six cars were involved in the crash the driver of the explorer was charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death and dan gerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm following a preliminary hearing he was ordered to stand trial on both charges 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