Social media has been flooded with expressions of shock, anger and sadness over the death of Tim Bosma.

The Ancaster father, 32, disappeared just more than a week ago when two men showed up to his door to inquire about a truck he had advertised for sale. He took two men for a test drive and hadn’t been seen alive since. Bosma’s cellphone and truck were later found.

His wife, Sharlene, made emotional appeals for his safe return, and a man was arrested in connection with the case.

Dellen Millard, 27, was charged with forcible confinement and theft over $5,000.

On Tuesday morning, Hamilton police announced a “significant development.”


At a news conference, police chief Glenn De Caire told reporters that Bosma was dead. His burned body had been recovered, he said, but he took no questions. An investigative media briefing has been scheduled for 2:30 p.m. with the lead detective.

Meanwhile, people took to social media to convey their thoughts.

Andrea Horwath, the leader of the provincial NDP party, tweeted her sadness and sent out condolences to the family.

Many were very angry that a man would lose his life in such a fashion.

Said one person on Twitter: “It disgusts me that people can be so sick to kill an innocent man and father over something as simple as a truck.”