RCMP renew appeal one year after Dillen Bain found dead in burned vehicle

Dillen Bain, 25, was found dead inside a burned vehicle near Kamloops on Aug. 23, 2025. Major crime investigators renewed their appeal for information one year later.

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Major crime investigators are renewing their appeal for information one year after 25-year-old Dillen Bain was found dead inside a burned vehicle near Kamloops. The BC RCMP Southeast District Major Crime Unit says Bain’s death is being investigated as a homicide and is seeking information about what happened before his death on Aug. 23, 2025.

Police responded at approximately 4 a.m. that morning to a vehicle fire on Tranquille-Criss Creek Road, north of Kamloops. Bain’s body was found inside a black 2019 Volkswagen Golf that investigators believe was intentionally set on fire along a service road.

RCMP said in an Aug. 24 update that the Volkswagen had been seen travelling in the North Shore area of Kamloops before the fire. A blue vehicle was travelling with it, according to investigators.

The RCMP release does not provide a further description of the blue vehicle or say whether investigators have identified its occupants. Police are particularly interested in speaking with anyone who saw Bain before the incident.

During the initial stages of the investigation, police described the death as suspicious and said the Volkswagen was believed to have been stolen. Investigators requested information about the vehicle and asked for dashcam footage or surveillance video recorded around Tranquille-Criss Creek Road between 3 p.m. on Aug. 22 and 7 a.m. on Aug. 23, 2025.

The latest update identifies Bain as the person found inside the vehicle and says the homicide investigation remains active. Anyone with information who has not spoken with police is asked to call the Southeast District Major Crime Unit information line at 1-877-987-8477.