Daniel Gordon Power

On a Thursday in the early summer of 1998, the life of Daniel Gordon Power was violently taken from him. The 36-year-old male was in his home in Surrey, British Columbia, on June 4 when he was attacked and killed. For more than two decades, the questions of who ended his life and why have lingered without answers, leaving his case as a quiet but persistent file in the annals of the city’s unsolved crimes.

The attack occurred in the 11100-block of 136th Street, a residential area in the sprawling Metro Vancouver suburb. Police reported that Daniel had been stabbed to death. Beyond this stark fact, authorities have released few other details about the circumstances of the homicide. There is no public information about a potential motive, whether there were signs of forced entry into his home, or what evidence, if any, was collected at the scene. The silence in the public record leaves a void where the story of Daniel’s final moments should be.

The investigation was initially handled by the Surrey detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). For years, detectives worked the case, but it eventually grew cold, joining a long list of other unsolved homicides in the rapidly growing city. The late 1990s were a period marked by a number of violent, unsolved crimes in Surrey, and Daniel's death became one of several cases from that year that defied resolution. His name is often included in lists of the region's cold cases, a somber roll call of victims whose families are still waiting for justice.

For over 25 years, Daniel's file remained with the Surrey RCMP. Investigators in the Unsolved Homicide Unit, and later the Investigative Services Unit, held onto the case, hoping for a new lead, a witness to come forward, or a technological advancement in forensic science that could finally point toward a suspect. Despite the passage of time, the file was never closed, representing a continued, if quiet, commitment by law enforcement to one day solve the crime.

A significant development in the handling of the case came in the fall of 2024. As part of a major municipal policing transition, the newly formed Surrey Police Service began to take over responsibilities from the RCMP. In October 2024, it was reported that Daniel Gordon Power's case was one of 56 unsolved homicide files being officially transferred to the Surrey Police Service. This move places the investigation into new hands, offering a fresh perspective and the possibility that renewed attention could uncover previously overlooked clues.

As of late 2024, the investigation into the murder of Daniel Gordon Power remains open. With the Surrey Police Service now in charge of this and other historical cases, there is a renewed hope that a breakthrough might finally be possible. Decades have passed since Daniel was killed in his home, but the search for the person responsible continues.