Homicide investigation launched after body of 35-year-old found in Chilliwack, B.C.

Homicide investigators haveidentifieda man found dead in Chilliwack, B.C., in hopes of advancing theirinvestigation.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) saidin a statement that RCMP in the Fraser Valley found human remains in the 46100-block of Princess Avenue on Wednesday.

A Thursday IHIT statement saidthe victim is 35-year-old Corey Douglas Farmer.

The homicide team says it is now working with Mounties from the Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment as well as the B.C. Coroners Service and forensic investigators.

Sgt. Timothy Pierotti with IHIT says police are looking for witnesses and surveillance footage from the area, which is about 100 kilometres east of Vancouver.

Pierotti says police want information about where Farmer was in the lead-up to his death.

Online court records show Farmer had a lengthy criminal history in Chilliwack and was due in provincial court in January on charges including possession of stolen property, weapons offences, breach of probation and driving infractions.