Investigators with Durham Regional Police are turning to the public for more information about what happened to Ariel Kaplan, whose body was found in Uxbridge, Ont. in May, months after he was reported missing.
Investigators say Kaplan feared for his safety in the days and weeks before his disappearanceDurham Regional Police are hoping to speak to anyone who has any information about the death of Ariel Kaplan, or with people who interacted with him around the time he disappeared in August of 2021.At a news conference Monday morning, police said they now believe Kaplan, 32, was abducted from the area of Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue in Toronto on Aug.
"At this time, we continue to follow up on leads but are appealing to the public for any information that could assist in solving this murder and provide some closure for those affected."Police say Kaplan, who lived in Richmond Hill, was reporting missing in Toronto on Sept. 3 of last year. "We believe somebody was looking after him or trying to find him," Carriere said, adding that the person looking for Kaplan could "possibly" be responsible for his death.
Through those interviews, Carriere said, police found Kaplan was involved in construction and real estate investments. Police say Kaplan had ties with Russian and Jewish communities in Toronto, as well as business relationships with members of Somalian, Italian and Mexican communities. But Kaplan had previously been involved in "fraudulent activity," police say. He had been arrested in May 2021 after a transport trailer was stolen in the Steeles Avenue East and Highway 410 area.
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