Friend’s chilling words about ‘Virgin River’ actor’s suspected murder revealed after fatal discovery

A friend of “Virgin River” character Stewart McLean revealed he knew that thing was very incorrect up of McLean’s disturbing death.

McLean was recovered dormant Friday, and is believed to beryllium nan unfortunate of a homicide aft going missing earlier this week.

McLean’s friend, character Jeff Seymour, said that nan play up of his death, he didn’t show up for a scheduled time of filming — a awesome reddish flag.

“He was meticulous astir everything and location would beryllium nary chance he blew it disconnected aliases slept excessively late,” Seymour told nan Canadian Press. “As soon arsenic I heard he didn’t make it connected Saturday morning, I knew location was large trouble.”

Seymour, who’s been friends pinch McLean for 8 years, conscionable saw him past period successful Los Angeles.

“It conscionable doesn’t make immoderate sense,” he said of nan suspected murder. “He was incredibly situationally aware.” 

“I bring it up because for nan life of me, I don’t cognize really anybody could get nan driblet connected Stew,” he added.

Seymour described McLean arsenic a “straight arrow.”

“Everybody loved this guy, it wasn’t for illustration he was successful nefarious activities or, you know, benignant of ran pinch different crowd,” he shared. “I mean, he was a spot of a loner. He spent a batch of clip reference and being astatine his location retired location successful Squamish.” 

In a Facebook post Friday, Seymour called his precocious friend a “lovely” and “thoughtful” actor, and recalled his caller sojourn pinch him.

“The time earlier he headed backmost to Vancouver, a fewer of america drove on Mulholland Drive, looking astatine nan views while Stew sang on to songs from nan 60s and 70s.” he wrote. “He seemed cognize nan lyrics to everything. You will beryllium greatly missed, my friend. You were a bully egg. I’m grateful to person had you successful my life.”

McLean, 45, was first reported missing connected May 18 aft he was past seen astatine his Lions Bay location connected May 15.

According to a property merchandise obtained by Page Six astir McLean’s death, Squamish Royal Canadian Mounted Police said they “initiated an investigation and, done investigative efforts, uncovered grounds that led investigators to judge Mr. McLean was unfortunate of homicide.”

Police didn’t spell into item regarding nan grounds found, but said nan actor’s remains were located successful nan Lions Bay area.

A spokesperson for nan character — who successful summation to Netflix’s “Virgin River,” besides had roles successful Fox’s “Murder successful a Small Town” and The CW’s DC bid “Arrow” — told Page Six successful a statement: “We are devastated to perceive nan news of Stew McLean’s passing. We person been proud to correspond Stew for complete a decade, and he was a good respected and admired personnel of nan movie and tv organization successful Vancouver.”

“He will ever beryllium remembered for his kindness and humour. Our hearts spell retired to his family and everyone who knew and loved him astatine this very difficult time.”