Family, police still seeking information on Eduardo Balaquit's whereabouts after guilty verdict

The Winnipeg Police Service renewed calls for information on the whereabouts of Eduardo Balaquit in the wake of Wednesday night’s guilty verdict for a man now convicted of manslaughter in his disappearance and death.

The Winnipeg Police Service renewed calls for information on the whereabouts of Eduardo Balaquit in the wake of Wednesday night’s guilty verdict for a man now convicted of manslaughter in his disappearance and death.

The 59-year-old contract cleaner vanished after going to work at a heavy equipment dealership on Keewatin Street nearly four years ago.

It’s still not known how Balaquit died and his body has never been found.

“A reminder to the public he still hasn’t been found. We’re still asking for the public’s assistance,” Sgt. Wade McDonald, a supervising detective with the WPS, said outside the Law Courts building on Wednesday. “We won’t be giving up. Always looking.”

The circumstances of Balaquit’s disappearance gripped the community and were considered mysterious right from the get-go.

But even after the conviction, his family is still left seeking closure.

“Throughout this whole process, we were hoping that the evidence would show us where my dad is or if this person would finally tell us where he is,” Edward Balaquit, Eduardo’s son, told reporters after the verdict was read out in court. “He didn’t give us that information we needed.”