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Cunningham found dead in Ontario

Wayne Alan Cunningham's body was found by Ontario Provincial Police on Oct. 3

Published on October 4, 2012; Published on October 4, 2012
Nick Moase

The hunt has ended for Wayne Alan Cunningham. The Ontario Provincial Police located the body of a white male, around 30-years-old, in the vicinity of the 2003 Hyundai Elantra that was recovered on Oct. 3 in the area of Long Lac.

Topics :: Ontario , Nova Scotia , Upper Chelsea

The discovery was made around 7:30 p.m. Ontario time.

While the body has not been positively identified, police believe it is that of 31 year-old Wayne Alan Cunningham of Nova Scotia. The cause of death is under investigation by the Coroner’s Office and the OPP Forensic Identification Unit. Details of an autopsy are not yet confirmed; however, foul play is not suspected.

Cunningham was one of two suspects in a forcible confinement and sexual assault case of a 16-year-old boy in the Upper Chelsea area of Lunenburg County. The other suspect, 47-year-old David James Leblanc, was captured on Sept. 30.

Both suspects were originally from Queens County.