Mystery swirling around Burnaby man 15 years after disappearance

The same day that Kellen McElwee vanished without a trace in 2008, he became the official owner of a 26th-floor apartment in Burnaby.

McElwee bought the condo for $675,000 by taking over the mortgage of two others for the unit at 4132 Halifax St., just north of the Lougheed Highway.

At the time, the two-bedroom, sub-penthouse suite was assessed at $535,000, according to property records obtained by Postmedia.

Why McElwee decided to pay so much more than the assessed value is one of the many unanswered questions swirling around the missing man, who is presumed to have met foul play on the night of March 19, 2008, after dining with friends at a Keg restaurant in Langley.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team recently renewed a public appeal for information about McElwee’s disappearance.