On February 2, 2008 realtor Lindsay Buziak walked into a property viewing in Saanach, an affluent suburb of Victoria, British Columbia.
When she turned the key in the door of 1702 De Sousa Place, the 24-year-old had no way of knowing that she was walking into a death trap.
Lindsay’s boyfriend found her body in a pool of blood in the second-floor bedroom, and investigators later determined that she had been stabbed over 40 times.
To this day, her killer has never been caught.
When police reconstructed the last day of Lindsay’s life, they found out that she was on her way to meet potential clients.Lindsay had received a call from a woman who told her that she and her husband were looking for a home in the price range of $1 million.
She told friends that the caller had a foreign accent that she could not place, sounding “a bit Spanish, but not really,” and said she believed the caller may have been faking an accent in order to conceal her identity.
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The caller claimed that she had gotten Lindsay’s number from another client — but Lindsay was reportedly unable to verify this information. Thusly concerned, Lindsay mentioned the off-putting phone call to her boyfriend, Jason Zailo, and her father, Jeff Buziak.
Regardless, Jason encouraged Lindsay to take on the client because of the high commission she would get from the sale. He even offered to wait outside for her in his car.
On the day of the murder, Lindsay and Jason ate a late lunch, and left the restaurant in separate vehicles.
Jason then stopped by a local auto shop to pick up a car. He texted Lindsay to say that he would be late.Police later found CCTV at the auto shop that showed Jason and his colleague leaving just before 5:30 p.m.
Lindsay, in turn, made the trip to De Sousa Place, and a couple showed up for the viewing.
Two witnesses would later state that they saw Lindsay enter the home with a six-foot white man with dark hair and a blonde woman aged between 35 and 45 wearing a patterned dress.
At 5:38 p.m., Jason texted Lindsay. That message was never opened. Jason then went across the street and waited.
Half an hour later, he went to the front door. Jason could see Lindsay’s shoes through the glass, but when no one answered, he and his colleague called 911.
During this time, Jason’s colleague found a gap in the fence in the back garden. He went inside the house and let Jason in.
Upon entering, Jason found his girlfriend lying in a pool of blood in the master bedroom, and called emergency services a second time.
Investigators later determined that Lindsay’s body had no defensive wounds. None of her belongings had been stolen, and she was not sexually assaulted.
“The first strike was from behind, severed her spinal cord,” Jeff Buziak said.
Jason and his colleague were taken into custody, but released without charge after police saw the surveillance footage from the auto shop.
According to the Saanich Police Department, Jason has been interviewed several times over the years and has always cooperated with the police — but he has declined to provide a DNA sample.Related: IDCon 2018 Cold Case Confidential — How Do You Catch A Bad Guy When There’s No DNA?
The killer reportedly left behind no DNA or fingerprints. Lindsay’s father continues to be suspicious of Jason, but police began developing a theory that Lindsay’s killers were professionals.
The cell phone used by the unknown woman to call Lindsay was purchased in Vancouver several months before the murder. It was registered to a fake name and random address, and has not been used since the murder.
Over the years, several theories have arisen about what happened to Lindsay. Was it personal? Was it tied to money laundering or drugs? Or could it be a thrill killing couple who targeted her after seeing one of her real estate ads?
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Later in 2008, a close friend of Lindsay’s named Nikki claimed that she was awakened by a telephone call in the middle of the night from a woman with a strange accent.
She said that after calling back, she later determined that the person on the phone was Shirley Zailo. However Shirley Zailo denies that the call took place.
In August 2017, a public message was posted an investigative website run by Jeff Buziak, stating: “I killed Lindsey [sic] and stupid cops will never prove it.”
However the “confession” was marked by numerous misspellings and did not contain any information that was not publicly known – so investigators concluded that it was merely another dead end.
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The identity of the purported clients to whom Lindsay was showing the property remain unknown to the public.
Saanich police will say only that they have not found what they need to recommend charges or make an arrest.
Jeff Buziak has offered a $500,000 reward for anyone with information connected to the case.
Saanich Police Staff Sgt. Chris Horsley has stated that the case is a “complex investigation” and added that is still ongoing.
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National Post
Global News
LindsayBuziakMurder.com
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Main photo: Lindsay Buziak [Investigation Discovery]
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