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Homicide #17
Catholique Suspicious Death
Thompson Homicide #16
Preece Homicide #15
Bird Homicide #14
Sehmbi

Edmonton's 2010 murder meter officially stands at 17
Case status: open: 3 charges laid: 9 charges not laid: 4 police involved: 1
Total metro area count stands at 23

James Lee Catholique
august 26th, 2010 -- beaten behind abandoned building
Zachariah Thompson
august 19th, 2010 -- mystery surrounds trailer park death
Scott Preece
august 7th, 2010 -- stabbed by stranger
Angel Agnes Priscilla Bird
july 31st, 2010 -- stabbed over boyfriend dispute
Rajpinder Kaur Sehmbi
july 10th, 2010 -- police charge one of their own
Fatal House Explosion A Triple Homicide
june 20th, 2010 -- northside blast kills four
Bao Tien Cao
june 18th, 2010 -- body found in ditch near Fort Saskatchewan
Rodney Stan Petryk
june 13th, 2010 -- common-law wife charged

Edmonton Metro Crime Watch
the latest in ongoing murder investigations, trials, missing person files, cold cases
and other police matters

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House Explosion Cao Petryk Jerome Sudsaneh Thurier

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Gagnon Toddler Strathcona Double Sanders Hansen

Betty Anne Gagnon
june 19th, 2010 -- charges laid in 2009 death
Morinville Toddler
may 31st, 2010 -- foster mother charged with second-degree murder
The Strathcona County Double Homicide
march 25th, 2010 -- police seek help in locating firearm
Sara Ann Sanders
january 27th, 2010 -- police renew appeal to ID mystery caller
Melvin Edward Hansen
january 20th, 2010 -- vehicle of interest identified

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Edmonton's 2009 murder count officially stands at 27, the lowest annual total since 2003 when the city tallied just 17 deaths. There were 28 homicides in 2004, 39 in 2005 (the city's all-time one-year murder record), 36 in 2006, 33 in 2007 and 35 in 2008.

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Edmonton Metro Crime Watch

The latest in ongoing murder investigations, trials, missing person files, cold cases and other police matters (in order of most recent update).

James Lee Catholique

Police have made two arrests in connection with Edmonton's seventeenth homicide of 2010 after 23-year-old James Lee Catholique was found lying in a pool of blood behind a building at 10010 107A Avenue, just north of downtown.

At about 6:18 p.m. Thursday, August 26th, a person rushed into the Brick furniture store asking staff to call 911 to report "some kind of disturbance."

Emergency services arrived and Catholique, having suffered severe head trauma, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police later charged 50-year-old Rene Francis Quinn and 35-year-old William James Dixon with second-degree murder » full details »

Edmonton had recorded 17 homicides at this time last year. In 2009 the city recorded a total of 27 murders. There were 35 in 2008, 33 in 2007, 36 in 2006 and 39 in 2005 – the year Edmonton set its record.

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Zachariah Thompson

Police are continuing to investigate the death of 18-year-old Zachariah Thompson.

At about 6:30 p.m. Thursday, August 19th, emergency services responded to reports of gunfire at 16 Meadow Crescent in the Maple Ridge mobile home park, near 17th Street and 63rd Avenue. Thompson was rushed to hospital where he remained in critical condition. As the teen was not expected to survive his injuries, homicide detectives were immediately brought in to investigate.

Thompson died the next day. Autopsy results confirmed cause of death was a gunshot wound but police continue to treat his death as suspicious. No charges have been laid » full details »

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Scott Preece

Police continue to investigate Edmonton's sixteenth homicide of 2010 after 28-year-old Scott Preece was found stabbed near the Callingwood Crossing strip mall at 172nd Street and 69th Avenue.

Neighbours reported hearing screams at about 3:11 a.m. Saturday, August 7th, with one resident seeing a man in the middle of the street shouting "Oh God help me, please help me! I killed him, he died!"

Investigators are on the hunt for a 20-to-25 year old white male, about six feet tall, wearing a light-coloured T-shirt and dark pants, last seen running northbound on 172nd Street » full details »

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Angel Agnes Priscilla Bird

A dispute between longtime friends over a romantic interest appeared to be at the root of an altercation that left one woman dead and another facing charges in connection with Edmonton's fifteenth homicide of 2010.

Police received several 911 calls at about 2:30 a.m. Saturday, July 31st reporting that a woman had been injured at a condo in the city's northeast.

23-year-old Angel Agnes Priscilla Bird was rushed to hospital but later died. Police charged 19-year-old Ashley Rose Sinclair with second-degree murder and possession of a dangerous weapon » full details »

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Rajpinder Kaur Sehmbi

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is investigating Edmonton's fourteenth homicide of 2010 after a woman's body was found inside a home and an RCMP officer was taken into custody.

Shortly after 4:00 a.m. Saturday, July 10th, residents near a home at 44 Jefferson Road reported hearing screams followed by five to eight loud "cracks." Police arrived and found the body of 29-year-old Rajpinder Kaur Sehmbi.

The next day, 36-year-old Tirth Sehmbi was charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of his wife » full details »

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Fatal House Explosion A Triple Homicide

Police have declared a fatal house explosion that killed four people to be a triple homicide, bringing Edmonton's 2010 murder total to thirteen.

Five days after the Father's Day blast, investigators confirm two people died of blast-related injuries, one death was non-criminal, and additional testing would be required to determine the cause of death of a fourth person.

Further details of the story as it developed can be read here »

The day after a home disappeared in north Edmonton, Acting Chief Darryl da Costa made a remarkable statement.

"Houses don't just blow up," he said.

The comment was made in the wake of four deaths and the near-levelling of a neighbourhood. And it was a possible foreshadow of an explanation that a criminal act was behind a house explosion that left dozens homeless.

CBC Edmonton was first to report that one of the four people killed in the blast – a woman – was found bound and wrapped.

Three men – including the owner of the house destroyed and two others who happened to be next door – also died when the bungalow blew apart.

The event unfolded on Sunday, June 20th – Father's Day – at about 1:20 in the afternoon.

Residents next door to the house at 18011 91 A Street thought they had smelled the odor of natural gas just moments before.

Some said they heard several soft explosions ... and then a large one that shook buildings blocks away.

The house at 18011 had disappeared.

Debris from the home was found over a kilometre away.

As emergency crews arrived, the death toll began to mount. Within 24 hours, four bodies were recovered. Remarkably, only just a few other area residents suffered minor injuries.

Nearly a dozen homes sustained major damage – enough to warrant demolition. Two dozen other homes were also affected.

Police immediately quelled early rumours that a meth lab was behind the explosion. A bomb was also ruled out.

It was initially said yhe house and its occupants weren't known to authorities (other than for non-payment of two years' worth of taxes). Court documents would later reveal a different story.

Police considered the deaths suspicious and put homicide detectives in charge of the investigation – standard practice when causes of death aren't immediately apparent.

The area was sealed off for three days as forensics staff pored over the wreckage. Family members had identified the three deceased men to media. The fourth person, thought to be the female co-owner of the house, was still unaccounted for. Police remained tight-lipped.

Autopsies conducted Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning on the four bodies proved inconclusive. Toxicology tests were expected to take weeks. Fire officials weren't even speculating as to the cause of the blast, simply dubbing the area "ground zero."

Then, late on Wednesday evening, CBC Edmonton broke the news that a female body found at the blast scene had been "bound and wrapped." The public broadcaster cited multiple sources when filing the report.

In later newscasts, CBC said the body was bound at the hands and feet and was rolled inside a carpet.

Friends of Jeanne Cathleen Heard confirmed that she lived at the Lago Lindo house and that they have not been able to contact her since the time of the explosion.

CBC's story was corroborated by the Edmonton Sun who reported sources told them that one or more of the blast victims may have been bound.

Apart from confirmed-by-family victims Brad Winter and Craig Huber – killed in the house next door – the only other person identified in the incident is 46-year-old Dwayne Poirier (below), the other co-owner of the house.

“Any of the rumours floating around are just speculation,” a police spokesman said, responding to the restraint stories.

So far, none of the four victims had been officially identified.

"The autopsies are completed, but they are only one part of the investigation," Insp. Darren Eastcott said.

"There are a number of other investigative tasks that are required, and so we are not in a position to release any information on the investigation.

"The event itself was suspicious. Not every house blows up like that, so we have to look at all the circumstances surrounding it."

CTV Edmonton added to the speculation surrounding the matter when they reported sources had told them the house explosion was now being investigated as a homicide case.

On Thursday, June 24th, police announced that Jeanne Cathleen Heard, 47, lived in the house at 18011 91 A Street and that her death was considered to be a homicide.

Dwayne Richard Poirier, 46, also lived at the house and his death was ruled non-criminal.

Cause of death for both Heard and Poirier was subject to further testing by the Medical Examiner. Police held back from terming Poirier's death a suicide.

Craig Donald Huber, 29, and Bradley Warren Winter, 26, who resided in the neighbouring house at 18013 91 A Street, died from blast-related injuries.

The deaths of Huber Winter were also determined to be homicides.

“We recognize this incident has affected many people who are looking for answers," Homicide Section Staff Sgt. Lorne Pubantz said in a statement to media.

"These investigations take time and to maintain the integrity of the investigation, we will not be releasing partial information.

"For that reason we will not be speaking on the condition of the bodies, circumstances surrounding the deaths or releasing further details, as there are a number of other complex investigative tasks that need to be completed."

The cause of the explosion, which police said originated in the home at 18011 91 A Street, remains under investigation.

Edmonton had recorded 12 homicides at this time last year. In 2009 the city recorded a total of 27 murders. There were 35 in 2008, 33 in 2007, 36 in 2006 and 39 in 2005 – the year Edmonton set its record.

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Bao Tien Cao

The investigation into the death of Bao Tien Cao began when Fort Saskatchewan RCMP got a call on Friday, June 18th about a male body found in a ditch north of Edmonton.

After an autopsy was completed, on Wednesday, June 23rd RCMP announced they had launched a homicide investigation in connection with the death of 28-year-old Bao Tien Cao.

Cao was last seen alive in Edmonton on June 16th » full details »

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Betty Anne Gagnon

After a seven-month investigation, Strathcona County RCMP laid charges in connection with the death of 48-year-old Betty Anne Gagnon.

Gagon died November 20th, 2009 outside a convenience store east of Edmonton. At the time police regarded her death as suspicious.

On Saturday, June 19th, 2010, RCMP laid manslaughter and extortion charges against Gagnon's sister and brother-in-law » full details »

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Rodney Stan Petryk

Police have charged a woman in connection with Edmonton's tenth homicide of 2010, the stabbing death of 44-year-old Rodney Stan Petryk.

Officers responded to a "check on the welfare" call at about 11:38 p.m. Sunday, June 13th and discovered a man's body inside a home at 12245 93 Street.

Paramedics declared the man dead at the scene and homicide detectives were called to investigate.

A single person was taken into custody and police waited until autopsy results came back before announcing that 43-year-old Loralyn Thom – Petryk's common-law wife – had been charged with second-degree murder » full details »

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Frank James Jerome

Police have charged a man in connection with Edmonton's ninth homicide of 2010, the fifth in three weeks.

Just before 1:15 a.m., Friday, June 11th, patrol officers from north division were called to a main-floor unit of the four-storey New Haven Estates apartment complex in Claireview about a noisy party. About a half-hour later police were called back to the suite – this time about a report of an assault causing bodily harm.

EMS took a 51-year-old man to hospital where he succumbed to stabbing injuries a few hours later.

Later in the day an autopsy determined that 51-year-old Frank James Jerome died of a stab wound to the chest. Police charged 30-year-old Louis John Jerome with second-degree murder and possession of a weapon » full details »

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Apichat Sudsaneh

Police continue to investigate Edmonton's eighth homicide of 2010 after a man was stabbed defending friends.

At about 1:00 a.m. Sunday, June 6th, two men left a house party at multi-unit dwelling at 9849 80 Avenue and were on their way to a nearby convenience store when they ran into a group of five or six males.

A confrontation took place, and as they were returning to the house party the two men were attacked. It was then that 37-year-old Apichat Sudsaneh witnessed the assault, stepped in, and was stabbed. He died in hospital.

On June 10th police arrested two men in connection with the attack » full details »

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Morinville Toddler

On May 28th, 2010 RCMP announced that an adult had been arrested in connection with the death of a 21-month-old toddler.

On March 1st, a Morinville-area child was brought to an Edmonton hospital. She died two days later. An atuposy led police to treat the matter as a homicide.

On May 31st, a charge of second-degree murder was laid against the child's foster mother » full details »

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Heather Rae Thurier

Police continue to investigate Edmonton's seventh homicide of 2010 after 23-year-old Heather Rae Thurier was gunned down inside the Stadium LRT station.

At about 10:20 p.m. Friday, May 21st, officers responded to a report of shots fired. When police arrived they found Thurier lying face down and suffering significant head trauma. She was pronounced her dead at the scene. Early reports indicate a sawed-off shotgun was used.

Thurier's family said she had asked a man for a cigarette. Instead of offering a smoke, he shot her in the face.

On Sunday, May 23rd, police arrested a man at a north-side home. Three days later they revealed that 19-year-old Colton Barry Ferguson had been charged with first-degree murder » full details »

The shooting was the third murder police had to deal with in five days – see stories below.

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Mohammad Bashir Khan

Police have laid charges in connection with Edmonton's sixth homicide of 2010, the second in as many days.

Officers were called at about 4:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 18th to the All Hours Steak Pizza & Donair restaurant at 11922 129 Avenue. There they found a man suffering serious stab wounds.

Despite being rushed by ambulance with police escort to the Royal Alexandra Hospital trauma centre, the man was pronounced dead on arrival.

While police said they had yet to determine the age and identity of the victim, family told media outlets he was 56-year-old Mohammed Bashir Khan, a father of five and the owner of the pizza shop.

A man who attended an all-night party at a nearby duplex was taken into custody. The 17-year-old was later charged with second-degree murder and several other offences » full details »

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Daniel Louis Thomas

Police continue to investigate Edmonton's fifth homicide of 2010 after the body of 25-year-old Daniel Louis Thomas was found lying face down on the stairway beneath the Fairmont Hotel MacDonald.

A passerby called emergency services shortly before 2:00 a.m., Monday, May 17th after coming across Thomas' body. Police later issued a description of a person seen with Thomas shortly before his death.

Five days later, a 15-year-old was charged with second-degree murder » full details »

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Jayden and Connor McConnell

On May 6th, 2010, a woman accused of double-homicide had her psychiatric assessment extended for another 30 days.

31-year-old Allyson Louise McConnell has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder in connection with the deaths of her sons Jayden and Connor. McConnell was remanded into custody at the Alberta Hospital.

The assessment was first ordered on April 6th. McConnell's next court appearance was set for June 3rd.

A family member found the bodies of two toddlers apparently drowned in a bathtub on February 1st, 2010 in the town of Millet, 40 kilometres south of Edmonton » full details »

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Vern Donald Derocher

On Wednesday, April 7th RCMP revealed that 40-year-old Vern Donald Derocher had died five days earlier from injuries received on Enoch First Nation, immediately west of Edmonton.

At about 4:09 a.m. on Friday, April 2nd Enoch RCMP had responded to a stabbing call at a home on the reserve. Derocher, visiting from Hay River, Northwest Territories, was rushed to the University of Alberta Hospital where he died about 12 hours later » full details »

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Jayden and Connor McConnell

A woman accused of double-homicide was ordered to undergo a psychiatric assessment, a judge ruled in Wetaskiwin Provincial Court on Tuesday, April 6th.

A family member found the bodies of two toddlers apparently drowned in a bathtub on February 1st, 2010 in the town of Millet, 40 kilometres south of Edmonton » full details »

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The Strathcona County Double Homicide

On Thursday, March 25th Strathcona County RCMP revealed they were missing a key piece of evidence in their investigation of the deaths of Barry Boenke and Susan Trudel.

Boenke and Trudel were found dead June 1st, 2009 on a rural property east of Sherwood Park. Two teens, who had run away from a nearby group home, have been charged with first-degree murder.

With winter snows receding, RCMP requested the public's assistance in locating a firearm possibly used in the matter. It was the first official indication of cause of death » full details »

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Garth Radons

Police are investigating Edmonton's fourth homicide of 2010, a workplace murder-suicide that took place on Friday, March 12th that left a third man in hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Garth Radons, 39, and Dave Burns, 54, died after a shooting took place inside Great West Chrylser Jeep at 17817 Stony Plain Road. It was later revealed Burns had a previous conviction for manslaughter.

Radons was married to an Edmonton police officer who was among the first to respond to the call » full details »

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Peppino Bassani

Stony Plain RCMP have charged a man after investigating a suspicious death on a property immediately west of Edmonton.

On Friday, March 5th the body of 85-year-old Peppino Bassani was found on an acreage near Township 531 and Range Road 261. An autopsy later determined he had died from blunt force trauma.

Police charged 38-year-old Kevin Michalchuk with second-degree murder and assault » full details »

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Morinville Toddler

On Monday, March 1st a 21-month-old Morinville-area child was brought to an Edmonton hospital. She died two days later.

After the completion of a post-mortem examination, RCMP announced the matter was being investigated as a homicide.

The child, who was in foster care, could not be identified. Cause and manner of death was also withheld » full details »

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Jayden and Connor McConnell

On Tuesday, February 23rd RCMP announced they had laid charges in connection with the deaths of Jayden and Connor McConnell.

A family member found the bodies of the toddlers apparently drowned in a bathtub on February 1st, 2010 in the town of Millet, 40 kilometres south of Edmonton.

31-year-old Allyson Louise McConnell was charged with two counts of second-degree murder » full details »

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Justin Lee Sullivan

Police continue to investigate Edmonton's third homicide of 2010, the shooting death of 28-year-old Justin Lee Sullivan.

Officers were called to the Twilight After Hours Club downtown at about 8:00 a.m. Monday, February 15th to find one man laying injured on the sidewalk and a second man deceased inside a vehicle up the street.

Friends say Sullivan's death was a case of "wrong time wrong place" at a location all too familiar to homicide detectives » full details »

Edmonton had recorded four homicides at this time last year. In 2009 the city recorded a total of 27 murders. There were 35 in 2008, 33 in 2007, 36 in 2006 and 39 in 2005 – the year Edmonton set its record.

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Jayden and Connor McConnell

The discovery of a pair of bodies in a home in rural Alberta and police activity in south Edmonton became linked as RCMP dealt with a case of two suspicious deaths.

A family member found the bodies of toddlers Jayden and Connor McConnell drowned in a bathtub at about 3:30 p.m. Monday, February 1st in the town of Millet, 40 kilometres south of Edmonton.

A woman thought to be connected to the home later tried to commit suicide by jumping off a Whitemud Drive overpass. RCMP later classified the suspicious deaths as homicides » full details »

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Sara Ann Sanders

Officers were first called to a downtown residence on October 15th, 2009 after the body of 28-year-old Sara Sanders was discovered. On November 4th police announced they issued a second-degree murder arrest warrant for 40-year-old Michael Bryan Flanigan. He was apprehended in Saskatchewan the next day.

On January 27th, 2010 police announced new details in the investigation and appealed to the public for their help in identifying a mystery cell phone caller » full details »

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Melvin Edward Hansen

On December 12th, 2009 – in the middle of a record-setting cold snap – the body of 21-year-old Melvin Edward Hansen was found lying in the front yard of a home at 9012 130 Avenue.

Five weeks later, police displayed a vehicle of interest that had Hansen's blood in it and asked for the public's help in solving the man's homicide » full details »

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Bernadette Auger

Edmonton police are under investigation in connection with the city's second homicide of 2010 – the officer-involved shooting of 48-year-old Bernadette Auger.

At about 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 16th a gun call brought police to an apartment building at 8411 119 Avenue. Witnesses then reported hearing at least two gunshots and an ambulance was quickly called to scene.

Details emerged that a senior police officer had shot a woman after she had pointed a weapon directly at him. The woman was taken to hospital where she later died.

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is now leading the investigation » full details »

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Leslie Ann Talley

Police continue to investigate Edmonton's first homicide of 2010 – the beating death of Leslie Ann Talley.

A report of a partially-clad woman laying dead beside a truck brought investigators to 151st Avenue at about 31st Street, near Kirkness Park, at about 4:15 a.m. Wednesday, January 6th.

Results of an autopsy conducted the next day revealed that Leslie Ann Talley died of blunt force trauma. She was 11 days shy of her 30th birthday » full details »

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Homicide 2009: Life And Death On Edmonton's Streets

Edmonton's 2009 murder meter officially rests at 27, the lowest annual total since 2003. The year ended with just nine investigations still ongoing, charges laid in 15 and not laid in two. There was also one police-involved death.

One veteran police officer suggested the year's low murder rate was primarily a reflection of the skills of emergency medical workers. Homicide section leaders said the year's high case clearance rate of 67% was the result of innovation in how the city's murders are investigated » full details »

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Jonathan Blaine Nepoose

Police have laid charges in connection with Edmonton's 27th homicide of 2009, the stabbing death of 29-year-old Jonathan Blaine Nepoose.

Emergency services were called to a home at 9644 105A Avenue around 12:15 a.m. Monday, December 14th after a 911 call reported a man had been stabbed during an all-night drinking spree..

Police questioned several people at the scene and took one man into custody. Charged with second-degree murder and possession of a weapon is 32-year-old Shawn Alex Livingstone » full details »

Edmonton had recorded 33 homicides at this time last year. In 2008 the city recorded a total of 35 murders. There were 33 in 2007, 36 in 2006 and 39 in 2005 – the year Edmonton set its record.

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Three Women Stabbed

Police investigated a party apparently gone wrong in southwest Edmonton on Monday, December 14th after three women suffered stab wounds. Two were sent to hospital, with one in critical condition.

Officers first got a call around 4:15 a.m. after residents near a home at 5519 113A Street were woken by two women bleeding and asking for help.

One woman was later charged with attempted murder » full details »

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Melvin Edward Hansen

Police continue to investigate the discovery of a man's body in the front yard of a home at 9012 130 Avenue after a homeowner made the find at about 10:45 a.m. Saturday, December 12th during Edmonton's record-setting cold snap.

An autopsy later revealed that 21-year-old Melvin Edward Hansen was a victim of homicide, the year's 26th, and police figure his death may be drug-related » full details »

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Sean Stuart Auger

It was supposed to be a celebration of good news. It ended with an act of self-defence and the death of one man.

On September 21st, 2008 Sean Auger, 24, was stabbed in a Whyte Avenue alley after a confontation between two groups took place. Within minutes, police caught up to Ralph Pike and charged him with second-degree murder.

On December 8th, 2009 a verdict in Pike's trial was reached » full details »

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William James Kapach

While police continue to investigate Edmonton's 28th homicide of 2007, the cold case of William James Kapach, the lead detective on the case has dragged a prominent lawyer into court over statements made.

At about 5:15 a.m. November 17th, 2007 paramedics received a report of an injured man lying near 96th Street and 102A Avenue. William Kapach remained in hospital in a coma with serious head injuries and died five days later.

Statements Det. Bill Clark made to media prompted lawyer Tom Engel to write a letter published in a local paper. Two years later Clark filed papers of his own, claiming defamation » full details »

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The Strathcona County Double Homicide

One of the two 14-year-olds charged in connection with the June 1st, 2009 deaths of Barry Boenke and Susan Trudel had charges against him upgraded to first-degree murder on December 2nd.

The pair remain in custody and were due back in court within a week » full details »

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December 2009 Crime Report

Three women stabbed | full details and more on the December 2009 Crime Report page.

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Robleh Ali Mohamed

Police continue to investigate Edmonton's twenty-fifth homicide of 2009.

Reports of shots fired at about 1:00 p.m. Sunday, November 29th brought officers to the A & S Laundromat at 10610 105 Street. There they found the body of 23-year-old Robleh Ali Mohamed, slumped behind the wheel of his car with a gunshot wound to his head.

Witnesses described three men running away from the execution-style murder scene, and Edmonton's Somali community mourned the loss of the ninth man slain in the past 16 months.

Police continue to search for suspects » full details »

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Suspicious Death In Strathcona County

Strathcona County RCMP waited five days before releasing details of a suspicious death that took place in a convenience store east of Sherwood Park.

Police were first called to a convenience store on Wye Road on Friday, November 20th after a 48-year-old woman collapsed. Investigators said visible injuries were noticed on the woman before she died » full details »

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Abdulaziz Osman Isse

Police continue to investigate Edmonton's 24th homicide of 2009 after a man's body was found behind the Beth Israel Synagogue in the city's west end early Thursday, November 12th. staff found the man lying face down beside a dumpster.

The next day police announced that 21-year-old Abdulaziz Osman Isse suffered apparent gunshot injuries and his death was now ruled a homicide » full details »

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Sara Ann Sanders

Officers were first called to a downtown residence shortly after 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 15th after the body of 28-year-old Sara Sanders was discovered. The woman's death was first considered suspicious in nature but an autopsy later determined the matter was a homicide.

On November 4th police announced they issued a second-degree murder arrest warrant for 40-year-old Michael Bryan Flanigan. He was apprehended in Saskatchewan the next day » full details »

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Edward (Eddy) Ronald Wilson

A 911 call at about 11:30 p.m. Thursday, October 22nd brought emergency services to the Westfield Village townhouse complex near 98th Avenue and 180th Street after 22-year-old Eddy Wilson was shot in the back of the head.

A vehicle, possibly a black or blue Cadillac Escalade, was seen speeding away from the area. Investigators later searched a house near 36th Avenue and Woodvale Road but came up empty-handed.

Police issued a Canada-wide arrest warrant for 21-year-old Jason Seruhungo in connection with Edmonton's twenty-third homicide of 2009. The wanted man soon turned himself in » full details »

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Jeremie Auger

Police have laid charges in connection with Edmonton's twenty-second homicide of 2009.

Shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday, October 17th emergency services were called to a home at 11343 54 Street where they found 22-year-old Jeremie Auger bleeding from stab wounds on the front step. He was rushed to hospital and died shortly after arriving.

Homicide detectives were called out and an adult male, known to the victim, was located at the scene and detained. Three days later police charged 23-year-old Coda William Fika with second-degree murder and possession of an offensive weapon.

Those close to the incident said the matter was the result of a lover's triangle » full details »

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Sara Ann Sanders

Officers were called to a downtown residence shortly after 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 15th after the body of a 28-year-old female was discovered. Homicide detectives became involved after an initial investigation deemed the woman's death to be suspicious in nature.

Results of an autopsy soon led police to determine the death of Sara Ann Sanders was murder, the twenty-first of 2009 » full details »

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Michelle Lee Hadwen

Police continue to investigate Edmonton's twentieth homicide of 2009.

While dealing with the death of a man who fell from a sixth-floor balcony early Tuesday, October 6th homicide detectives were called out to assist at a second scene after a woman was discovered lying injured near an alley at 7913 121 Avenue. The woman remained in very critical condition in hospital for two days before succumbing.

Police then declared the death of 37-year-old Michelle Lee Hadwen to be a homicide and said they were looking for two persons of interest » full details »

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Father-son Murder-suicide

The medical examiner has confirmed the deaths of two family members found in a home in Edmonton's north end were the result of a murder-suicide, the city's nineteenth homicide case of 2009.

Detectives were first dispatched to a home at 8403 138 Avenue to investigate the deaths after police received a call at about 12:45 p.m. Sunday, September 27th. When they arrived they found the father and son together in a room in the basement.

Police indicated there were no signs of violence in the home » full details »

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POLICE LINE: DO NOT CROSS

Background

Edmonton's murder rate is a major concern to area residents and experts in the field are baffled to explain why the city is home to such a high number of homicides.

The nature of Edmonton's energy-related boomtown economy plays a significant role in the city's crime statistics. Good times often attract a transient population, and with the area's metro population now surpassing the million mark, the provincial capital is no longer the sleepy frontier town it once was.

Second-generation immigrants now make up a large percentage of Edmonton's inhabitants and gangster-lifestyle and youth-on-youth incidents are up in numbers from recent years.

To find out the reasons behind Statistics Canada's recent dubbing of the city as "the murder capital of Canada," visit the Why Edmonton? page.

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