Mounties Warn Private Eye to Back off Highway of Tears

Private investigator Ray Michalko has been on the case of the Highway of Tears murders for two years, but he's ready to throw in the towel.

Michalko has received a letter from a high-ranking RCMP officer warning him he could be charged with obstructing justice if he doesn't tread carefully.

Investigator Vows to Pursue Case

Private investigator Ray Michalko has made an early New Year's resolution to continue his sleuthing on the Highway of Tears mysteries.

The former Mountie has been working almost for free since January 2006 at the request of some families of Highway of Tears victims. A women's advocacy group based in the Lower Mainland agreed to pay some of Michalko's expenses although his time is largely donated and slotted in around his paying work.

He stated from the outset that he would probe the murders and disappearances for a couple of years then reassess. This is the end of those two initial years and he told The Citizen this weekend that he is self-extending his mission for at least another year.