Elderly woman Audrey Gleave found murdered in her Hamilton home

Hamilton Police were called to 3401 Indian Trail, Ancaster shortly before 1100 am on December 30, 2011.

Audrey Gleave, 73yrs, who lived alone was found by a friend in the residence. She was the obvious victim of a homicide.

The initial police investigation indicates that the perpetrator/perpetrators were strangers and the motive may include a sexual component.

The police are appealing to anyone that knows the deceased or who may have had contact with her in the past week to call the police. We are attempting to retrace her last movements and contacts over this time frame.

We are asking area residents to contact us with any suspicious activity that they might have seen in the area during this time frame.

In addition we caution the area residents to be vigilant of anything out of the ordinary.