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Double Murder In Millet
Jayden & Connor McConnellHomicide #2
AugerHomicide #1
TalleyHomicide 2009
The Year In ReviewHomicide #27
NepooseHomicide #26
Hansen
Edmonton's 2010 murder meter officially stands at 2
Case status: open: 1 police involved: 1Jayden and Connor McConnell
february 1st, 2010 -- found drowned in family bathtub in Millet
Sara Ann Sanders
january 27th, 2010 -- police renew appeal to ID mystery caller
Melvin Edward Hansen
january 20th, 2010 -- vehicle of interest identified
Bernadette Auger
january 16th, 2010 -- police-involved shooting
Leslie Ann Talley
january 6th, 2010 -- found dead on road in city's northeast
Homicide 2009: Life And Death On Edmonton's Streets
december 31st, 2009 -- the year in review
Jonathan Blaine Nepoose
december 14th, 2009 -- second-degree murder charge laid
Three Women Stabbed
december 14th, 2009 -- one charged with attempted murder
Edmonton Metro Crime Watch
the latest in ongoing murder investigations, trials, missing person files, cold cases
and other police matters------------------------------------------------------- other recent homicides --------------------------------------------------------
Mohamed Isse Wilson Auger Sanders -------------------------------------------------------- old case files updated --------------------------------------------------------
Auger Kapach Strathcona Double Sean Stuart Auger
december 9th, 2009 -- verdict reached in 2008 Whyte Avenue stabbing death trial
William James Kapach
december 4th, 2009 -- detective sues lawyer over published letter concerning 2007 cold case
The Strathcona County Double Homicide
december 2nd, 2009 -- charges against second teen upgraded to first-degree murder
The December Crime Report
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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).
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 »
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 »
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 »
Bernadette Auger
Edmonton police are under investigation in connection with the city's second homicide of 2010 – the officer-involved shooting of a woman.
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.
A close friend of the victim told media the woman was 48-year-old Bernadette Auger.
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is now leading the investigation » full details »
Edmonton had recorded one homicide 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.
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 »
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 »
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.
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
December 2009 Crime Report
Three women stabbed | full details and more on the December 2009 Crime Report page.
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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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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.
Sources
Every effort possible is used to maintain the accuracy of information cited on the pages of this site. Numerous sources are used to collect news of homicides and police related matters and they are cross-checked to confirm details.
A full list of sources used to compile the entries on this web site can be found on the deadmonton - sources and related web sites page.
Those with information about any of the matters covered above are asked to contact Edmonton police at 780-423-4567, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), Project KARE at 780-495-KARE (5273) or 1-877-412-KARE (5273) or online at www.tipsubmit.com
Tips can also be text messaged. In Edmonton, text TIP250 + message and send to CRIMES (274637). In Northern Alberta, text TIP205 + message and send to CRIMES (274637).
Information presented on this page has been compiled from published media reports and should not be interpreted as having legal bearing or other prejudice against the individuals named on this web site. Some information may have been released under the authority of the FOIP Act, RSA 2000, C. F-25. and/or Section 8(2)(m) of the Federal Privacy Act.
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