Hi all, new member here, but have been researching the Tofield Sam Doe case for a couple years now. I've read through this entire thread from page one, and here some potential answers to a couple questions posed by other members:
Q: Is the farmhouse still in existence?
A: From what I have read, no. I read an article just a few days ago that had mentioned that the property had been torn down and residential housing units built over where the body was found. I have gone through my spreadsheet of articles and their respective links and have not located that article. I must have forgotten to add it to my spread sheet. I will locate it again and reference once confirmed.
Q: Did former Sgt. Lammerts accidentally let slip information that he may know more than he has let on over the years?
A: Likely but not certain. He did mention he has a suspect or suspects that he believes fit the bill, but he never was able to achieve hard evidence and could therefore not investigate that suspicion any further. I was able to locate Lammerts's current contact information just a few days ago (02 Feb. 2021) and I have since emailed him directly, inquiring as to whether or not he would be able to expound further on the "peculiar phone call" received by his detachment a couple months prior to the discovery of Sam (he believes that phone call and the location it brought them to, 2-5 mins drive from where Sam was discovered, are linked). Currently I am waiting for a response for him. Hopefully I don't get the brush-off. Either way, I will be back to update anyone who may still be following this thread whether I receive a response or not.
I also firmly believe that the RCMP should really consider releasing those dental records and the facial reconstructions to the upper western/ upper mid-western United States: Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, the Dakotas. Should the theory hold true that he was transient or a migrant worker of Native/Native-Caucasian descent, it could be highly possible that he had traveled from the US to Canada. That being said, it could also be that he was tortured and killed in the US and his remains transported and ultimately dumped in Alberta. Or he went north of the border for work and was murdered in Canada. Tofield is only about 350 miles (apprx. 560 km) from the US border, which would make it a five-and-a-half to six hour drive. Additionally, there are quite a few reservations on the US side of the border as well as many near the Tofield area. As mentioned by previously by other members, Canada has had a long and proven disregard for their First Nations people and, as it is in the US, reservations are often lacking the resources afforded to the communities that surround them. That means there is a probability that Sam's family may have never even been aware of the facial reconstructions or the details of the crime, whether because they are Stateside where it wasn't published or because they lived on a Canadian reservation where it is likely that information never circulated. In addition to releasing dental records and facial reconstruction images Stateside, I think they should certainly attempt to reach out more actively and directly to the reservations in the area surrounding Tofield.