Erin Borgford, the victim in a North Okanagan murder cold case (photo courtesy of the RCMP)

By Liam Verster

Cold Case

North Okanagan murder case still under investigation after five years

Sep 23, 2025 | 6:00 AM

Vernon North Okanagan RCMP and the Southeast District Major Crime Unit are renewing calls for information on a cold case.

In September of 2020, local Mounties received a report of a vehicle fire on Louis Estates Road, off Westside Road.

The fire was extinguished and inside the grey 2014 Nissan Rouge firefighters discovered the remains of a woman, who was later confirmed to be 27 year old Erin Chelsea Borgford.

“Erin was living in Whitehorse and was believed to be driving from the Lower Mainland back to Whitehorse at the time of her death,” Cpl. Brett Urano, BC RCMP spokesperson, stated.

“Our investigation is on-going, and we are needing the public’s help to solve this homicide. If anyone interacted with her in the days before her death or has any information about why she came to be in the North Okanagan area or who she may have met with, we are urging you to come and speak with our investigators to help advance this investigation.”

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Anyone with information about Borgford’s death was asked to contact the Major Crime Unit’s info line at 1-877-987-8477.