Exposing popular culture - one web page at a time: murder and media news from an Edmonton point of view. http://www.lastlinkontheleft.com 60 Wed, 16 May 2012 12:10:11 MDT http://lastlinkontheleft.com/e006.html#recent Local historian Lawrence Herzog writes about "Shirley Lowe, Historian Laureate" on the Edmonton - Herzog on Heritage page. 120516-01 Wed, 16 May 2012 12:10:11 MDT http://www.lastlinkontheleft.com/e2012dahmer.html Spruce Grove/Stony Plain RCMP investigated the suspicious deaths of two people whose bodies were found May 4th, 2012, inside a rural residence west of Edmonton. Friends said the deaths of Walter & Darla Dahmer were likely the result of a murder-suicide. 120513-01 Sun, 13 May 2012 14:10:11 MDT http://www.lastlinkontheleft.com/e2012woehrle.html Homicide detectives and arson units continue to investigate after 28-year-old Philipp Jochen Woehrle's body was found in the basement of a burning building. The death marks Edmonton's seventh murder of the year. 120511-01 Fri, 11 May 2012 14:10:11 MDT http://www.lastlinkontheleft.com/e2012albekai.html Edmonton police continue to investigate the city's sixth homicide of the year after 32-year-old Yehai Hassan Al-Bekai was shot outside a lounge across from Rexall Place. 120508-02 Tue, 08 May 2012 14:10:11 MDT http://www.lastlinkontheleft.com/e2000somalis.html A new documentary looks at the question of why Somali men have been murdered in Alberta and the root causes behind why the vast majority of the slayings remain unsolved. Felicia Pacentrilli has released Talking to the Dead, a 30-minute video that reveals the frustration many of the Somali victim's families feel when it comes to the issue being treated properly, accusing police of turning a blind eye and media of painting an innacurate picture. 120506-2 Sun, 06 May 2012 14:10:11 MDT http://www.lastlinkontheleft.com/e2012morin.html Edmonton police have laid charges in connection with the city's fifth homicide of 2012 after Savanah Morin died following an altercation in a downtown highrise apartment building. 120504-01 Fri, 04 May 2012 14:10:11 MDT http://www.lastlinkontheleft.com/e2012moyah.html Edmonton police have laid a charge of manslaughter in connection with the death of 33-year-oldDennis James Moyah who had been found beaten outside a south-side apartment building. Moyah's death was the city's fourth homicide of 2012. 120430-01 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:10:11 MDT http://www.lastlinkontheleft.com/e2000.html#e120427 Edmonton police are investigating a suspicious death in the city's river valley system after the unconscious body of a woman was found underneath a bridge. 120427-01 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:10:11 MDT http://www.lastlinkontheleft.com/e2011kwiatkowski.html Police released imgaes of four stolen vehicles believed to be connected to the April 2011 homicide of 29-year-old John Stanley Kwiatkowski who had been found dead in his home. 120423-1 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:00:11 MDT http://www.lastlinkontheleft.com/e2008holywhiteman.html Nearly 3 1/2 years after she disappeared, human remains found near Westlock were identified as those of 40-year-old Annette Margaret Holywhiteman. Project KARE now leads the investigation into the sex-trade worker's death. 120417-01 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 03:10:11 MDT http://lastlinkontheleft.com/e006.html#recent Local historian Lawrence Herzog writes about the "Marshall McLuhan Residence" on the Edmonton - Herzog on Heritage page. 120416-01 Mon, 16 April 2012 12:10:11 MDT http://www.lastlinkontheleft.com/e2012oatway.html Eight hours after 34-year-old Jeff Oatway was placed in a cell at Edmonton police headquarters, he got into a scuffle and a Taser was deployed. Oatway collapsed and after two days in a coma he died. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating the matter. 120414-01 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 14:10:11 MDT http://www.lastlinkontheleft.com/e2012arcandfaithful.html RCMP continue to investigate after 20-year-old Morgan Drew Arcand-Faithful died as a result of a street fight in Morinville, a town of 9,000 just north of Edmonton. 120405-03 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:10:11 MDT http://www.lastlinkontheleft.com/e2011haidar.html On December 14th, 2011, a late-night rendezvous in a west-end Edmonton park left 17-year-old Russell Haidar dead from gunshots wounds. Police have now charged a third man with second-degree murder in connection with the case. 120405-2 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:10:11 MDT http://www.lastlinkontheleft.com/e2012swanson.html Edmonton police continue to investigate the city's third homicide of 2012 after Chad Swanson was found dead in an SUV suffering "obvious trauma" to his body. The 26-year-old was due in court the day after he died to face drug charges. 120330-03 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:10:11 MDT http://lastlinkontheleft.com/e006.html#recent Local historian Lawrence Herzog writes about "Edmonton's Lost Banks" on the Edmonton - Herzog on Heritage page. 120327-01 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:10:11 MDT http://www.lastlinkontheleft.com/e2012oliver.html Keith Oliver, a man in his mid-50s, was found face down in alley on March 4th, 2012. He died in hospital ten days later having suffered major head trauma and multiple broken ribs. Edmonton police continue to investigate the death as "suspicious" but friends of Oliver say they're not doing enough. 120322-01 Thu, 21 Mar 2012 12:10:11 MDT