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Hey everyone - this is tonight! Follow the clues via @dylanreibling @cbcdocs #FH LOOKING FOR MIKE Thursday March 3 @ 9:00pm on CBC TV (main network) http://www.cbc.ca/firsthand/episodes/looking-for-mike

Hello Everyone - I had a couple of requests from people to notify them when the documentary about my search for the true identity of Michael De Bourcier was released. It will be airing on CBC TV in Canada on Thursday March 3rd @ 9:00pm. Details below. LOOKING FOR MIKE Thursday March 3 @...

There was actually no exhumation (to the great relief of family and friends). In 2002, when James' body was found (under the name of Michael De Bourcier) there was some confusion about the identity. So the coroner's office decided to save a tissue sample during the autopsy. All that was needed...

I can say that James Walton was a respectable citizen with no criminal record and a loving and supportive family. There are still many questions that we would love to have answered, but I can say that much for now. In terms of the documentary, I'm hoping to have a short version ready in a...

Hey Everybody - I thought I'd check this forum and give a couple of updates. The OPP press release makes it seem as though the OPP solved the case, which is not the case. I solved the case by combing through missing persons databases until I came across the picture of James Scott Walton. My...

I've been told that Mike filed a "pre-need" contract with a funeral company - whether that included a funeral, a burial, or a cremation is private information. And the funeral company is taking it very seriously. But you're right - there is a possibility to obtain that through the police. The...

If there was a funeral, no one was told about it. I actually knew the town he was from, as my grandmother grew up there and I visited it a number of times when I was a kid. So I remembered it, but very vaguely. We actually bonded because we were from the same area. I didn't think about it until...

I appreciate the questions! This is the first time I've had to look into something like this, so I'm still figuring things out as I go along. The original police detective on the case has retired, so it has made things a bit more muddled. At first, I assumed that the police had run his...

Some other info: 1) I wouldn't have called Mike morbidly obese. He was overweight, but i wouldn't have ever called him obese. It is hard to tell from that one photograph, because it makes him look less heavy than he was. But I don't think morbidly obese is the right descriptor for him. 2)...

Hey everyone. Dylan Reibling here - I'm glad to hear that there is some interest in my story. I'm hoping that if I can spread the word and get some attention, it might result in some new leads for the case. And yes, it is a real case. The CBC shortened the story quite a bit to fit within the...