One brutal murder, four years, thousands of tips, no suspects and dozens of shattered loved ones waiting for answers and arrests.

The killing of 24-year-old real estate agent Lindsay Buziak on Feb. 2, 2008, remains unsolved and on the eve of the four-year anniversary of her death, her father says that fact becomes no less frustrating as the years drag on.

Jeff Buziak is organizing a memorial walk on Thursday to remind people of the unsolved killing in an upscale Saanich home, the second year he's done that. He hopes he won't have to do it again next year - that by then, those responsible will be in police custody.

"It's a reminder that this happened in the community, it's a reminder how dangerous it can be and a reminder for safety for women," said Jeff, who works with a team of volunteers chasing leads.

Lindsay was lured to a home for sale at 1702 de Sousa Pl. by a man and woman posing as homebuyers, who police suspect communicated via cellphones purchased in Vancouver, specifically to carry out the murder. She was stabbed repeatedly in an upstairs bedroom in what police say was a sophisticated contract killing.

Why Lindsay was targeted remains a mystery to police, her parents and closest friends.

"This was a young woman not involved in a risky lifestyle. This was a young career woman doing her job and someone took advantage of that circumstance to murder her," Jeff said.

Jeff in the past has had private investigators probe the case and Lindsay's mother, Evelyn Reitmayer, has offered a $100,000 reward, but to little avail.

Saanich police insist the trail has not gone cold. Police spokesman Sgt. Dean Jantzen said detectives are still working on the case, entertaining tips, theories and even psychics' suggestions.

There's been little progress other than a vague description of a Caucasian man with dark hair and a blonde woman with a patterned skirt seen near the house.

"This is frustrating to our investigators," Jantzen said. "We receive information relative to this case on a weekly basis. It's very much a front-and-centre investigation."

Investigators hoped a Dateline NBC special watched by millions across North America might drudge up the crucial tip they need to solve the murder, but the response was mostly theorists and armchair detectives asking if this avenue has been followed or that person questioned.

Saanich Police Department is set to join the Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit - the Island-wide homicide team it opted out of when it was formed in January 2008 - but police management is still hammering out the details.

But the specialized unit doesn't take on old cases, so Lindsay's file will remain in Saanich police's hands.

"I have to believe this case is going to be solved," Jeff said. "That is my goal, my goal is to have arrests."

The memorial walk will start at 10 a.m. at Royal Oak Burial Park, winding through Mount Doug Park, past the home where Buziak was murdered and ending at Saanich municipal hall.

Buziak's younger sister, Sarah, is also organizing a fundraiser at Glo Restaurant at 6 p.m. Thursday. Proceeds will go to the Cridge Transition House for Women, which helps women escape abusive relationships.

Saanich police's tipline remains open and anyone with information should call 250-475-4356 or 1-888-980-1919 or email

tips@saanichpolice.ca. kderosa@timescolonist.com