Lanark County OPP Requests Assistance with Suspicious Death Investigation

Press Release – Lanark County OPP

The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is asking for the public's assistance in the suspicious death investigation of Rose Kerwin, whose body was discovered in a river near the Village of Pakenham on November 12, 2023.

Rose, age 50, had been reported as missing on November 13, 2023, and was last seen in the Carleton Place area.

Her vehicle, a blue 2013 Mazda GX four-door sedan, Ontario licence plate #CSXW383 is also missing. (See attached photo)

The Lanark County Detachment is investigating, under direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch, with assistance from the OPP Forensic Identification Services and in conjunction with the Office of the Chief Coroner and Ontario Forensic Pathology Service.

If you have had any recent contact with, or have any information regarding Rose KERWIN, please contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122. If you wish to remain anonymous, call Lanark County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

Investigators also want to hear from anyone with potentially relevant doorbell, dashcam or other video recordings, from the days leading up to Rose's disappearance.

A quick link QR code (below) will allow the public to access and upload photos or video directly to the OPP Digital Evidence Management System (DEMS).