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A farm near Salmon Arm, where police have expanded their weeklong search for more human remains, is the subject of intense scrutiny by worried British Columbians, especially the families of five women missing from the area.

But the man who appears to be at the centre of this search — Curtis Wayne Sagmoen, 37, the son of farm owners Wayne and Evelyn Sagmoen — remains mostly a mystery.

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“I didn’t even know he (Curtis) existed ’til the last week or two,” said one neighbour who has lived near the Sagmoens for a long time.

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So, what do we know about the subject of this high-profile RCMP probe?

Sagmoen was employed as a piledriver and bridgeman, work that involves construction or repair of bridges, docks and wharfs, according to the union that represents these workers. The union would not speak to Postmedia for this story.

He has not been working, though, since his arrest last week after an escort was allegedly threatened Aug. 28 with a shotgun near the Sagmoen farm at 2290 Salmon River Rd.