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But even with all of those eyeballs on the repugnant crime, there were not as many solid leads as expected.

And now Peel police know why. Turns out investigators now believe the thugs are not from here.

“Very good progress has been made and investigators now have credible information that the persons responsible are originally from British Columbia — specifically the lower mainland area,” said Peel Insp. Norm English, who added they believe the trio “recently travelled to the GTA.”

The first tip from the widely watched video was from out West, and police are asking people in British Columbia to take a look at the disturbing recording.

“I would ask that this investigation and (video link) be circulated on the West Coast,” English said Monday. “We have already had 300,000 views on this video, but now that we have a belief these men were from British Columbia, we are asking media and people who live out there to take a closer look.”

English is specifically talking about Vancouver and the region that surrounds it, including places like Surrey, Abbotsford and Richmond.

“This cowardly act on a defenceless 29-year-old autistic male was captured on video and has received a considerable amount of media and social media attention, and I want to thank the public for their tremendous response,” English added.

“People have family and friends, associates and maybe they will recognize who these people are. There’s somebody out there who knows these guys.”