OTTAWA - The four-month mystery for family and friends of missing ex-Ottawa buisnessman Ed Moynan has ended with the discovery of remains found in a suitcase in Panama, according to reports from that country.
Panamanian police long believed the disappearance of the 68-year-old, who vanished from his home Nov. 8, was suspicious, but the suitcase discovery has investigators treating it as a homicide, according to Panama-Guide.com journalist Don Winner, who has followed the case.
Skeletal remains were found in the suitcase March 1 by employees of the Altos de Campana National Park, according to Winner. A blood sample from Moynan's sister, Ruth Alchemy, was used to match DNA from the bones.
Earlier Monday, Alchemy said from her home in Panama that they were awaiting results of forensic testing to identify the remains.
"It's a wait-and-see situation," Alchemy said. "As soon as they know, family (from Ottawa) will come down."
