Parents of murdered son ask Calgary truck thief to return urn containing his ashes

A Saskatchewan family mourning the kidnapping and murder of their son is asking for his remains to be returned after they were stolen from a Calgary home along with their truck.

On October 29, Shannon Garrioch was in Calgary visiting the father of her late son Allan, who was murdered in early 2020. Garrioch said she was in the process of moving to Calgary.

On October 30, she woke up to find her truck containing Allan’s ashes missing.

“The ashes are in a cream-colored urn with a silver rim,” she said in an email to CTV News. “Any contact is appreciated.”

Garrioch said she contacted police, who discovered some contents from her truck in a dumpster, but not the urn containing her son’s ashes.

Shannon Garrioch is asking for help finding the remains of her murdered son Allan, who was stolen along with her truck in Calgary on October 30. (Photo courtesy of Shannon Garrioch)

“We just want our son’s remains back,” she said.

On February 25, 2020, Allan Douglas Garrioch, who lived in Humboldt, Saskatchewan, was reported missing after losing contact with his family.

Three people were ultimately convicted of multiple charges, including murder, forcible confinement, burglary and assault with a weapon.

Garrioch’s remains were discovered in the rural community of Bayne, Sask.

Allan’s remains were stolen along with this vehicle on October 30 in Calgary

CTV News has reached out to the Calgary Police Service for additional details.

With files from CTV’s Jonathan Charlton and Michaela Solomon