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Bowen Island mystery brings homicide investigators back

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Judd, A. (2026, September 19). Bowen Island mystery brings homicide investigators back. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12065328/bowen-island-mystery-homicide-investigators-jdoi-henrickson/

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The disappearance of 17-year-old Jodi Henrickson in June 2009 on Bowen Island has been a long-standing mystery. Recently, the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) revisited the island to search for clues. Gavin Arnott, Henrickson’s ex-boyfriend and an early "person of interest," was dismissive when questioned about the new investigation. Despite recent searches, IHIT has not located Henrickson's remains but continues to follow leads from a cold case team.

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In June 2009, 17-year-old Jodi Henrickson disappeared after attending a house party on Bowen Island, near Squamish in British Columbia. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) recently returned to the island to investigate this nearly two-decade-old case. Gavin Arnott, Henrickson's ex-boyfriend and then an 19-year-old, was convicted of assaulting her two weeks before she went missing and identified as a "person of interest" by police at the time. Arnott received a conditional discharge under probation conditions that prohibited him from contacting Henrickson. When questioned about recent searches near his family's property on Bowen Island, he stated there is nothing to implicate him in Henrickson's disappearance. Despite extensive efforts over the years, Henrickson has never been found.

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Alberta Global News IHIT Squamish the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team

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Henrickson PERSON · 5× Global News ORG · 4× IHIT ORG · 3× Jodi PERSON · 3× Arnott PERSON · 2× the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team ORG · 2× Alberta GPE · 1× Gavin Arnott PERSON · 1× Jodi Henrickson PERSON · 1× Squamish NORP · 1×

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Henrickson, who was from Squamish, disappeared after a house party on Bowen Island in June 2009. Arnott was identified by police as a “person of interest” early on. Get breaking National news Two weeks before the party, Arnott, who was 19 at the time, was convicted of assaulting Henrickson, who was 17. He received a conditional discharge and was prohibited from contacting her as part of his probation.

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2026-09-19 · Global News

Bowen Island mystery brings homicide investigators back · assertive framing

Claims (16 extracted, 0 hedged)

There has been much speculation about what happened to her and Global News has learned that the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team was back on the island this week. asserted

Team → happen → island

Global News asked him about the new police search near his family’s property on Bowen Island. asserted

News → ask → Island

“They’re not going to find anything just because they haven’t for the last 20 years,” he said. “ asserted

he → go → years

I know that there’s nothing that’s going to tie me to it, so it’s not really anything to bother me.” asserted

it → know → me

He → disappear → probation

Henrickson has never been found and no charges have been laid. asserted

charges → find → ?

Her brother, Rob Henrickson, told Global News that they need to know the truth about what happened. asserted

what → tell → truth

“Justice for me and my family is understanding what happened to Jodi,” he said. asserted

he → understand → Jodi

“Right now we have absolutely no idea what happened to Jodi that night.” asserted

what → have → Jodi

Global News asked the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) why investigators were on Bowen Island. asserted

investigators → ask → Island

“We did not locate Jodi Henrickson’s remains,” Sgt. Freda Fong from IHIT said. asserted

Fong → locate → IHIT

“A dedicated team of investigators on IHIT’s cold case team is committed to exhausting every lead.” asserted

team → commit → lead

“A person of interest was identified early in the investigation and that remains unchanged.” asserted

that → identify → investigation

Homicide detectives searched the same area on Bowen in November 2024 after a film crew’s cadaver dogs hit on something, but no details were revealed. asserted

details → search → something

The latest police search is sparking a tiny bit of hope for Henrickson’s devastated family. asserted

search → spark → family

“If anyone knows anything at all, put an end to this; please let us know what happened to Jodi,” Rob said. asserted

Rob → know → Jodi