Allan Donald Waugh, a 69-year-old man, was found dead inside his home in Whitehorse, Yukon, on the morning of May 30, 2014. Online records consistently identify that as the date of his death, rather than September 30, 2026. At approximately 7:35 a.m., police were called to his residence on McCrimmon Crescent in the McIntyre subdivision, where he was discovered deceased. Investigators soon concluded that his death involved foul play and began treating it as a homicide.
Accounts of the investigation indicate police believed someone had entered Waugh's home during the night and killed him.
The Yukon RCMP Major Crime Unit focused heavily on the period between May 29 and the early morning hours of May 30. Investigators appealed for anyone who had been in the McCrimmon Crescent area, witnessed unusual activity, or knew anything about what had occurred inside Waugh's home to come forward. Authorities released few details about the physical evidence or the circumstances in which his body was found, and the precise cause of death was not publicly disclosed in the reporting located. That lack of information left much of what happened during Waugh's final hours known only to investigators and whoever was responsible.
As the investigation continued, police indicated they were receiving information and following leads, particularly with assistance from members of the Kwanlin Dün First Nation community. Investigators nevertheless believed there were people who knew something about the killing but had not spoken to authorities. Sgt. Mark London of the major crimes unit said reluctance to come forward could stem from fear of reprisal, a desire not to become involved, or the mistaken belief that police already possessed the information a witness could provide. Investigators emphasized that even anonymous information would be considered.
Waugh's family spent years trying to prevent the case from fading from public attention. His daughter Dawn Waugh described the difficulty of grieving while still waiting for answers, and family members organized public efforts intended to reach anyone who might have information. In 2015, relatives led a march of dozens of people through the Kwanlin Dün village. They later distributed posters and flyers and maintained an online campaign seeking justice, hoping that continued public attention would eventually persuade someone to tell police what they knew.
The killing also remained a painful issue for the broader McIntyre community. Waugh's homicide was followed later in 2014 by the killing of teenager Brandy Vittrekwa in the same subdivision, prompting additional concern about community safety. Kwanlin Dün subsequently established an anonymous tip line and pursued other safety initiatives. While Vittrekwa's case eventually resulted in a guilty plea, Waugh's homicide remained unresolved, repeatedly singled out in later reporting as one of Yukon's unsolved killings.
Years after the homicide, the RCMP had still not announced an arrest. The case was later assigned continued attention through the Yukon RCMP's Historical Case Unit, which publicly renewed its investigation in December 2020. Available records continue to identify the killing as unresolved. No suspect has been publicly named, and no arrest, criminal charge, trial, or conviction has been reported in connection with Waugh's death. The central unanswered question remains what occurred inside his McCrimmon Crescent home during the night before he was found, with investigators and his family maintaining that someone still possesses information capable of helping solve the case.
