A grieving mother says there is no closure when you son dies, without answers.
Twenty-seven year old Adam Grant Howard went missing in January. His remains were found on May 2nd on a wooded lot in Lakeville.
Howard was reported missing on January 8th. He was last seen in Irishtown after texting friends looking for a ride.
Sandra Slater says she received a text from her son on January 4th, and that was the last time she would ever hear from him. “It said, ‘Love You’. I didn’t respond and that will haunt me forever,” Slater said through tears.
In an emotional interview, she said, it’s all very surreal right now, “My son was a beautiful soul. This is one of the most horrible, horrific experiences that a mother or sister can ever go through.”
Slater says, “I tell every parent, give your kids a hug, give them a kiss, even if you don’t like what they are doing right now, you make sure you tell them you love them. You can be mad at your child, and you just think, I’m not going to respond to it. Don’t do it. Because you don’t know if tomorrow is going to come. Don’t do it ”
Slater says it’s very difficult time, with her family being in three different places, “I’m in Las Vegas, I have a daughter in London, Ontario and the other is in Michigan. All we can do is take it one day at a time, one step at a time and just try to get through it the best we can.”
She is planning to come to New Brunswick, but has been told she will have to self-isolate for fourteen days in the province due to COVID-19.
Slater says she has received many supportive comments on social media, as she deals with this tragic loss.
“Every single kind comment people send, I appreciate every single one of them. Some have said I am lucky, because I have closure, but really, I don’t feel lucky because my son isn’t with me anymore. This is raw and it hurts really bad and it’s unfathomable. I hope I will have closure at some point. ”
RCMP consider Howard’s death to be suspicious and they are continuing to investigate. Anyone with information on Adam Howard’s death, or who may have had contact with him after January 6, 2020, is asked to contact the Southeast District Crime Reduction Unit at 506-533-5151.
There is no piece of information that is irrelevant. There is nothing you could say that is so miniscule, it doesn’t matter, it all matters. If you talked to him the week before, or you saw him anywhere, if you think of anything, so small, call it in to the RCMP. If you are involved in this, you need to come forward and get this off your conscience,” Slater says.