Van may have ties to Hamilton woman found dead on rural road in Niagara Region: police

Niagara Regional Police (NRPS) say they’re seeking the driver and possibly occupants of a van suspected to be connected to the death of a Hamilton, Ont. woman found in a Lincoln, Ont.

Homicide investigators say Jessica Lynn St. Jules, 27, got into a granite-coloured Dodge Grand Caravan in Hamilton the same day her body was found at the side of a Niagara Region rural road.

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Prior to her death, St. Jules was seen on surveillance video getting into the vehicle around 4:20 a.m. on June 8 near the Hamilton Public Library on Barton Street East.

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“Detectives are now attempting to identify the driver and any occupants of this vehicle, believed to frequent the Barton Street area,” a police spokesperson said.

A photo of Jessica St. Jules posted to a GoFundMe campaign organized by her brother Zach Rezsek. Zachary Rezsek / GoFundMe

St. Jules body was found around 3 p.m. on June 8 near Nineteenth Street and Seventh Avenue.

Detectives have released few details about the investigation but say they’ve made contact with the deceased’s family and other acquaintances.

Police say St. Jules had connections to Hamilton and Halton Region.

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