There was much more activity, but little information in Lower Truro, N.S. where police are searching a property in connection with the Taylor Samson homicide investigation.
Colchester Search and Rescue, as well as members of the Colchester District RCMP and RCMP police dog service teams, are assisting in the search.
Investigators started searching the property Tuesday, but they won’t say what led them to the area or what exactly they are looking for.
“In general terms when we have a search warrant like this it can include land, what are called ‘out buildings,’so sheds and barns,” said Theresa Rath, a spokesperson for the Halifax Regional Police. “It could include a residence. It could include vehicles.”
The Samson family has asked Taylor’s childhood friend Ryan Wilson to speak on their behalf.
“There's a little bit of a glimmer that we may have some concrete information here soon,” he said.
Wilson says Samson’s family only knows what the public knows. He says they desperately want to find Samson’s body.
“We need something to happen,” he said. “That's what it boils down to.”
Dalhousie University student Taylor Samson was reported missing after he failed to return home from a walk.
A Dalhousie University student from Truro has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of 22-year-old Samson, whose body has not been found.
Police arrested 22-year-old William Michael Sandeson outside an address on Leaman Drive in Dartmouth around 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 18.
Neighbours say the Sandeson family home has been blocked off at both entrances of the driveway. Police expect to be at the property for an extended period of time.
Samson left his home in the 6000 block of South Street around 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 15. He was reported missing the following day.
According to the Information to Obtain a Search Warrant, Samson went to sell marijuana to a new client the night he disappeared.
The documents state that one of Samson’s friends told police he seemed nervous about the meeting because he was selling four pounds of marijuana – a higher amount than usual.
Samson reportedly had asked many of his friends to go with him that night, but no one could go, so he went alone.
Investigators searched an apartment in the 1200 block of Henry Street, located a block away from Dalhousie University, on Aug. 19. Police believe Samson was murdered at the apartment and, according to court documents, Sandeson lives at the address.
Sandeson was remanded into custody following a court appearance last week. He is due back in court on Sept. 2.
Dalhousie University confirmed last week that both Samson and Sandeson were students at the school and that they both lived off campus.
Samson was a third-year physics student while Sandeson was accepted to first-year medical school and would have started classes on Monday.
Sandeson also has a Bachelor of Science degree in kinesiology from Dalhousie University and is a varsity athlete on the roster for the Tigers men’s track and field team.
Police said the investigation into Samson’s death remains “very active” and investigators continue to canvass for information and follow up on tips.
Investigators are asking anyone with credible information about the case to contact police.
With files from CTV Atlantic's Kayla Hounsell
