The Montreal police tried to keep a lid on information getting out while the man was questioned Friday, a matter Sgt. Ian Lafrenière described as "crucial to the investigation." Lafrenière said Jolène's remains were found in Montreal but wouldn't specify where or when.
"It is a jagged edge for us," he said. "We don't want to compromise a court appearance. That's why we are keeping some information to ourselves. Honestly, I know I'm holding back a lot of information. In 12 years as a spokesperson I think it's the first time that I'm doing it (to this degree). But in this case it is so important. We don't want to miss this one. We've been investigating this for 12 years."
Lafrenière said the man arrested Friday was not the person who led police to Jolène's remains. "What we can say is that it is someone who is wellknown to the police. Earlier in the week, when we announced we had found the body and that the case was a homicide, we said we were on a serious trail.
That trail led us to this man. We hope this leads to him being arraigned."