CANADA Canada - Marshal Iwaasa, 26, Lethbridge, Alberta, burned truck found in B.C., 17 Nov 2019

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[AutumnFalls]

I only heard of Marshall's case a few days ago, so bear with me if I have some incomplete or incorrect information, but I wanted to offer a few thoughts as someone brand new to the case.

1. Suicide ? That just seems a ridiculous conclusion to me for a number of reasons. You don't have to drive 14 hours away, deep into the wilderness, to commit suicide. You don't need to torch your truck, walk away taking your cell phone, backpack and contact lenses with you just to commit suicide. And you certainly don't need to remove the steering column of your truck before doing any of that.

2. I don't know the facts of this case very well, but I will say that my very first thoughts regarding his apparent desperation to get into the storage unit, and the fact that once he did get in he spent 2 hours in the unit, were that he was retrieving drugs to resell. If he was cutting the drugs or packaging them, that 2 hours in the unit sure would make sense. Just my first thoughts.

3. Steering columns don't just disappear into thin air...so where is it ? Let's say that Marshall did commit suicide ? Why would he carry the steering column off with him ? Let's say he just wanted to disappear and start a new life. How does carrying away a steering column help him do that ?

4. It's possible that the truck arson, steering column theft, and Marshall's disappearance are 2 separate things, I suppose. He could have simply taken his backpack, phone and contact lenses and walked away from his truck. And someone could have stumbled across the truck, stolen the steering column (which you can sell on the black market for around $800, I think ) and then torched the truck. It is odd that his truck was torched, but his belongings were removed from the truck before it was torched. The photos certainly look like someone had gone through his stuff. But this is a very remote area. Hard to believe that someone just stumbled upon an abandoned vehicle in this location.

5. Did they ever find Marshall's car keys ? And is there ANY evidence that Marshall himself was ever at this location ? Because it almost sounds to me as if this vehicle was stolen and brought to this location. I'd be interested to know if the steering column on Marshall's truck was equipped with an anti-theft device.

Just some random thoughts.

I have always felt that the truck was stolen after something happened to Marshal. I remember reading somewhere that it's a well-known dumping spot for stolen items. It would make more sense to me that some opportunist found the truck, stole it, and then dumped it in B.C. Unfortunately, that leaves an even wider search area. It would men's that Marshal could be almost anywhere in B.C or A.B.

 

[61Montcalm]

I have always felt that the truck was stolen after something happened to Marshal. I remember reading somewhere that it's a well-known dumping spot for stolen items. It would make more sense to me that some opportunist found the truck, stole it, and then dumped it in B.C. Unfortunately, that leaves an even wider search area. It would men's that Marshal could be almost anywhere in B.C or A.B.

Those are really good points. I found it odd that all Marshal's belongings were strewn around the burned out truck, apparently the steering column was missing and the photo ID pages had been removed from his passports found at the scene. I did consider the possibility that this was the behaviour of someone spun out on meth (defacing passports in particular "they're after me! "the government wants me locked up") but that's a heck of a distance to drive with refuelling stops along the way. And you don't just go and pull the steering column out of a modern vehicle quite that easily with air bag technology and all - so IMHO unlikely.

So I think you may be on to something and the truck location is a red herring, maybe the police needs to look closer to home in Alberta.

I'd think it's unlikely for an Albertan to know this exact location in very remote area of BC. Sure it's not far from Vancouver, physically, but it's very remote. How many Vancouverites know of the remote road where Marshal's truck was found? I'd bet not many!

Hopefully Marshal's family can get some closure and find out what happened. He comes across as being an awesome fun guy.

 

[dotr]

Jan 2, 2024 #canada #news #bridgecitynews
Aired on: Tuesday, January 2024 The family of a missing Alberta man was disheartened to learn the truck he went missing in has been moved to a landfill. Marshal Iwaasa disappeared in November of 2019 from Lethbridge, but his truck was located a week later in the backcountry of British Columbia. Iwaasa’s family says they’re crushed because his truck was the only thing that was left of Marshal, and they felt the vehicle could offer clues into his disappearance. BCN's Jeannette Rocher tracked down the man who removed the vehicle to find out why in this report.

 

[61Montcalm]

Bumping for Marshall. Come on British Columbians and Albertans, someone knows what happened here. Surely someone can come forward with some information for his family.

 

[bombardier]

Bumping for Marshall. Come on British Columbians and Albertans, someone knows what happened here. Surely someone can come forward with some information for his family.

AB has not forgotten about Marshall! I was mentioning his case recently and a friend (who isn't into true crime or anything) knew exactly who I was talking about.

 

[AL9898]

Personally this case hits me, I went to the same University as him. I don’t recall ever seeing him in the hallways. I was thinking of reaching out to his former classmates, and seeing if they might know something for all we know one of his classmates might not even know he is missing but might have some information.

 

[dotr]

Personally this case hits me, I went to the same University as him. I don’t recall ever seeing him in the hallways. I was thinking of reaching out to his former classmates, and seeing if they might know something for all we know one of his classmates might not even know he is missing but might have some information.

Welcome to Ws #AL9898, thanks for joining us here, Marshal has been missing far too long!

 

[MamaSleuth5]

Personally this case hits me, I went to the same University as him. I don’t recall ever seeing him in the hallways. I was thinking of reaching out to his former classmates, and seeing if they might know something for all we know one of his classmates might not even know he is missing but might have some information.

Good thoughts IMO

Welcome to Websleuths, @AL9898 !

 

[Snoop Sister]

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[61Montcalm]

Bumping for Marshal.

 

[dotr]

https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/software/mp-main.html?id=6248DMAB

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6248DMAB - Marshal Iwaasa​

Name: Marshal Iwaasa
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Case Classification: Missing
Missing Since: November 17, 2019
Location Last Seen: Lethbridge, Alberta

Physical Description​

Date of Birth: January 3, 1993
Age: 26 yrs old
Race: White / Asian
Gender: Male
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 170 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown, curly, shoulder length; usually worn tied in back
Eye Color: Brown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Facial Hair: Moustache. Tattoos: Left Arm, Half-sleeve of fish, flower, and Japanese writing; Left Chest, Samurai tiger; Right Chest, Wolf head with sheep covet; Left Abdomen, Japanese hannya mask with octopus on top.

Identifiers​

Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Green hooded sweatshirt (hoodie), gray knitted hat (touk or tuque), black denim pants, and size 10 red high-top shoes.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance​

Mr. Iwaasa was last seen by his mother on November 17, 2019 when he went to visit her in Lethbridge, Alberta. He had helped her with some tech problems and then left late that evening. He told his mother that he was headed back to Calgary, where he attended university. However, he did not go back to Calgary that night and has not been seen or heard from since that date.

On November 23, 2019 (some news agencies cite November 25, 2019), his dark blue GMC pickup truck was found by hikers at the end of Phelix Creek Forest Service Road, in a remote area near the Birkenhead Lake Provincial Park in British Columbia, over 700 miles away from Lethbridge. The truck had been burnt-out and the contents of the truck were strewn about. Searches of the surrounding area where the truck was found turned up nothing. All evidence from the scene and the investigation have been forensically processed, where possible, including all available electronics. DNA testing of evidence cannot be processed currently due to a lack of sufficient evidence that a crime has taken place. However, it has been confirmed by a private arson investigator that the pickup was set on fire intentionally, ruling out an engine or electrical problem.

As part of the investigation, it was discovered that Marshal had stopped attending classes at university. Interviews conducted by investigators cited that he was under stress and had become withdrawn. He had also visited a storage facility before his disappearance. The storage locker key and codes show that he entered the facility. About 2 hours later, Marshal left the facility. Family visited the locker, but did not find anything to be missing or out of place.

According to family, Marshal is very independent and keeps to himself, but him being without his truck and belongings for this length of time is very concerning. Lethbridge Police state that while his disappearance is considered suspicious, there is no "credible, corroborated, or compelling information to suggest foul play or that the occurrence is criminal in nature.”