Shane Eric James Smith

Shane Smith Sadly A Victim of Homicide. 
On October 16th, 1999 Shane Eric James Smith was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He lived in Chestermere and he was loved very much by his entire beautiful family. When I first saw photo’s of Shane, my heart dropped because I read he was murdered and I thought to myself, look at him a young good looking boy, only 20 years of age and he has such kind and gentle eyes. Such a tragedy and so horrific that his life was taken away. The dreams that he must of had and then to be murdered, is so wrong and so unfair. I will never understand why things like this happen and to the best people. I worry about his sister, his mom and his dad because this is a very painful and long sad journey ahead of them. It’s just not fair at all. I wanted to help out some way. I asked his mom Shirley what Shane’s passions were in life and she said he was a car enthusiast first and foremost. He loved video games. He was a loving son and brother. She said that he considered his friends his family and he would do anything for anyone. That part really hit me, because he knew the guy who was recently charged with his murder.

Shane also loved animals and his best friend growing up was his cat Jewel who passed away a few months ago at just over the age of 17. His mom also said they recently got 2 kittens and Shane immediately feel in love with them. He loved husky dogs and always said he would have one…one day.

After I read what his mom Shirley wrote to me, my eyes teared up. He sounds like such an innocent lovely person, and anyone who loves animals has a golden heart…that I know for sure!

We are putting Shane’s story on our missing persons website, hoping that someone will read the story, the news links, see the photographs of Shane and his family and hopefully call in a tip or call the police and say where Shane’s body is. His beautiful family and friends have to live without someone they love – he was taken away from them at such a young age. If you know where Shane’s body is hidden, please do the right thing and call in a tip. Please protect the innocent and not the criminals. You can call the Calgary Police Service, you can call in a tip with Crimestoppers or even leave a tip on this website, “Can I Help Find Your missing Loved One?” under TIPS. We will pass the tip on to the Police and the Family immediately.  I understand not everyone feels comfortable to contact the Police but we do recommend it. This is an ongoing investigation and they will know how to deal with your information best. The most important thing right now is to locate Shane’s body. The Smith Family is going through mental torture and they need his body to lay him to rest properly. Shane deserves this. For those who don’t know, I am a Victims Advocate and a Forensic Artist who has completed 232 law enforcement cold cases and I can tell you the pain and suffering I have witnessed in so many families of missing loved ones. They need the publics help to get answers and they need to know where their missing loved one is. Someone knows something, they always do and we just need for them to have the compassion and to come forward. 

Shane has an older loving sister named Cassie and his parents are Shirley and Bill Smith. 

He was last seen in the community of McKenzie Towne on Saturday, June 6, 2020.  The police believe that Shane was murdered sometime late Saturday night on June 6, 2020, at a residence in southeast Calgary. For further information, please click on the links below for more details about what happened to Shane.

I will end like this – I hope and pray that Shane is in Heaven now. That he now has his beautiful Huskey that he has always wanted, his lovely Jewel, which is his cat of 17 years by his side, surrounded by all of his dream cars. I feel he will be watching over his loving family & friends forever.
May he Rest in Peace.
Sincerely, Diana Trepkov

Please call Calgary Police Service at 403-266-1234 or Crime Stoppers anonymously 1-800-222-8477 with any information to help locate Shane’s body.
Thank you.

I asked Shirley if I could use some of the family’s comments that were posted on Facebook, she said yes. These touched my heart…

Cassie Lynn Smith (Shane’s loving sister)

My dear sweet beautiful brother Shane

~It has been 15 days since my heart broke and my stomach sank while I reported you missing. While I prayed you were just doing something silly. Only to find out a few days later that someone so cruel had stolen the most important person into the world away from me. To find out you wouldn’t be coming to surprise me on my birthday. That so many firsts in my life I won’t get to celebrate with you. I don’t know how live my life without you. And I pray every day that someone will do the right thing and help us bring you home to say goodbye the way you deserve. I’m so sorry Shane. I will fight for justice for you for the rest of my live and I will love and miss you forever 

Shirley Tasker Smith (Shane’s loving mom)

July 11 · 

~To those who know where my beautiful son has been hidden, how would you like it if it was your parents out there searching for your body every day? Think about it…SERIOUSLY THINK ABOUT IT!!! This is so unfair to my son Shane and to us. Think of what it would be like for your parents. Is it hurting you to think of that? 
That is our life every minute of every day. 
You have the ability to stop this horror. Look at my beautiful son does he deserve to be out there all alone. Phone in anonymously and say where my beautiful son is so we can lay him to rest. Please I beg of you
Please share this. I need the help of Calgarians and the outlying area surrounding Calgary.

Bill Smith (Shane’s loving father)

~It has now been 7 weeks since our son Shane was murdered by someone he called his friend.
Then the murderer had help from other so called friends to move my sons body from the crime scene and hide it from all of us.
This has been an absolute nightmare as we search daily to find Shane’s body in order to lay him to rest properly.
We have pleaded with the accused as well as publicly to anyone who can help locate our son.
There are people that know where Shane has been placed but refuse to come forward or even call in anonymously.
We don’t care who you are —- all we want is our son’s body—- How can that be too much to ask for— our lives will never be the same and it is very very hard to continue from day to day.
Shane is my only son and now there is a huge piece of my heart torn out and can never be replaced.
Please someone do the right thing and help us find our son Shane.