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Police ask 91Ƶentire country91Ƶ to help find person of interest in B.C. teen91Ƶs murder

Nanaimo RCMP, investigating Makayla Chang91Ƶs murder, trying to locate Steven Michael Bacon
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Nanaimo RCMP looking for Steven Michael Bacon who they believe has 91Ƶimportant information91Ƶ in the case of murdered teen Makayla Chang. (Photos submitted)

Nanaimo RCMP Serious Crime Unit investigators hope members of the public can help in locating Steven Michael Bacon, 59, of Nanaimo, who is a person of interest in Makayla Chang91Ƶs murder investigation.

Chang, who was 16, was reported missing in March 2017 and .

91ƵAt this point, we have exhausted all avenues of investigation and have been unable to locate Mr. Bacon,91Ƶ said Sgt. Rob Graves, who leads the Nanaimo SCU, in a press release Monday. 91ƵWhile we cannot rule out that he is in Nanaimo or remains on Vancouver Island, we have been unable to locate him and are now asking the entire country to help us, as we believe he has important information.91Ƶ

Police have released photos and a description of Bacon in order to assist in locating him and to advance the investigation. Steven Michael Bacon is Caucasian, 59, 5-foot-10 and 200 pounds with grey hair and/or facial hair. Bacon has a distinctive tear drop tattoo under his left eye, a Bugs Bunny tattoo on his upper right arm and an unidentified tattoo on the back of his right hand.

Bacon may also be using alternative names such as Michael Dufour, Michael Vincent Defoure, Steven Michael/Mike Vincent, or Mike Jannis and is known to use public transit.

Const. Gary O91ƵBrien, Nanaimo RCMP spokesman, said the last contact police had with Bacon was in 2017.

91ƵInvestigators did reach out to him at one point and spoke with him, but we91Ƶre not saying where that conversation took place,91Ƶ O91ƵBrien said. 91ƵOther than that we think he is somebody who could assist with the investigation.91Ƶ

O91ƵBrien said police are not saying if they have suspects, nor would they comment on details of the case as the investigation is ongoing.

91ƵWe91Ƶre not talking about suspects. We91Ƶre not talking about the details of this file. What we91Ƶre talking about is Mr. Bacon and we need to speak with him, so we91Ƶre hoping the public can assist us,91Ƶ O91ƵBrien said.

Police during what was then a missing-person investigation.

Anyone with information in relation to Mr. Bacon91Ƶs whereabouts is asked to contact their local police or the Nanaimo RCMP at 250-754-2345. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at or call 1-800-222-8477.

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