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May 2011
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's 21st homicide of 2011 after an apparent altercation along the Avenue of Nations left a man dead.
At about 2:00 a.m. May 16th, 2011, a fight broke out between several men near 106th Avenue and 103rd Street just north of downtown. A man's body was found lying in the road when emergency services arrived.
First treated as a suspicious death, investigators later revealed that 42-year-old Ronald George Primeau had died of a stab wound. Police continue to look for suspects » full details »
Police have laid charges in connection with Edmonton's 20th murder of the year.
Homicide detectives were called out at about 5:00 a.m. May 12th, 2011, after 59-year-old Barry Raymond Stewart was found dead inside the Edmonton Remand Centre.
Charged with second-degree murder was 25-year-old Justin Caldwell Somers, an inmate who had been at the prison for just two days. It was one of the rare cases where police had a man in custody before the crime had been committed » full details »
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April 2011
At about 6:23 a.m. April 14th, 2011, EMS were called to a home in Rundle Heights after a woman found her common-law husband dead.
It was figured 29-year-old John Stanley Kwiatkowski had been attacked during a break-in and robbery. A two-year-old child was also struck. No suspects have been identified » full details »
Perry Kit Wong, 72, and Eloise Fendelet, 71, were last seen separately on December 27th, 2010. Their bodies were found lying side-by-side in a field west of Edmonton on April 13th, 2011.
The Wong-Fendelet double murder investigation began as a missing persons case on January 18th after friends reported the couple's disappearance. On March 23rd, homicide detectives took the matter on.
After Wong and Fendelet's bodies were found, police seemed to know little more about what had happened and said even less, not commenting on reports that the couple were wrapped in garbage bags and had been murdered execution style » full details »
An altercation behind a downtown addictions treatment facility late Sunday, April 3rd, led to the death of 49-year-old Michael Roach.
Roach died of stab wounds the next day. Michael Anderson, 50, was arrested at the scene and faced charges of second-degree murder, possession of a weapon, and possession of a narcotic » full details »
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March 2011
Police continue to investigate the death of 19-year-old Kerry Takkiruq.
On March 31st, 2011, groundskeepers at a city-owned golf course discovered a woman's body in an area not accessible by vehicles. She was identified two weeks later after an appeal to the public.
Investigators are treating the former Nunavut woman's death as suspicious pending toxicology tests expected to take from weeks to months » full details »
For the second time in 2011, a police shooting left a man dead and actions by officers under review by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team.
Late March 30th, 2011, a complaint came in of a distraught man in the city's west end. According to police, 38-year-old Kinling Robin Fire emerged from his vehicle and threatened officers with a weapon.
When Fire ignored orders to drop the weapon, one officer shot twice. Fire later died in hospital.
Family said Fire was upset over a custody dispute and had digested a bottle of sleeping pills. However, they dispute claims he was armed or anticipated suicide by cop » full details »
Spruce Grove/Stony Plain RCMP were called to a home on the Enoch First Nation Reserve southwest of Edmonton early March 19th, 2011, after the body of a deceased male was found outside.
An autopsy determined 20-year-old Myron Dakota Cutknife died of homicide but cause of death was withheld. So far, no word on suspects » full details »
Police have charged a man with second-degree murder in connection with Edmonton's 14th homicide of 2011 after a serious assault took place on the city's north side.
At about 10:00 p.m. on March 25th, 2011, patrol officers responded to a report of an altercation at the Village Acres apartment complex near 67th Street and 130th Avenue.
33-year-old Bullen Ambassa was rushed to hospital but later died of stab wounds » full details »
Ambassa's murder had some predicting Edmonton would regain a title it once held in 2005 as the murder capital of Canada – see the March 26 update of the Last Link Why edmonton? - the early-2011 murder rate page.
Police investigated Edmonton's 13th homicide of 2011 after a 911 call came in from 24-year-old Gerry Oar who was reporting an assault.
At about 1:00 a.m. March 5th, 2011, the man was found by paramedics outside a two-storey rooming house at 10715 96 Street. Oar was transported to hospital where he was pronounced dead from apparent stab sounds.
Police took a person of interest, found several blocks away, into custody. They later charged 42-year-old Kenneth Berard with second-degree murder and possession of a weapon. Detectives figured alcohol had fuelled a fight inside the inner-city dwelling that neighbours called a "crack shack."
Berard was known to police and already had six outstanding warrants against him » full details »
Morinville RCMP continue to investigate the death of 23-year-old Cameron James Petherbridge who was found inside a home in Gibbons, Alberta.
Mounties were first called to the town of 2,600 north-east of Edmonton at about 2:00 p.m. on March 2nd, 2011, after a 911 call came in about a disturbance.
Cause of death wasn't released, with investigators only saying the occupants of the home were known to police » full details »
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February 2011
A federal maximum-security prison in northeast Edmonton was locked down after the death of an inmate.
Edmonton Institution officials made the discovery at about 9:30 p.m. on February 26th, 2011. Edmonton police homicide detectives were called in, standard practice in cases labelled suspicious.
On March 1st, autopsy results indicated that 45-year-old Gyozo Victor Barasso had died from multiple stab wounds.
Barasso was serving time for robbery, assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm, and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose » full details »
Police investigated Edmonton's eleventh homicide of 2011 after 28-year-old Stacy Steinhauer died from apparent stab wounds suffered during an altercation in a northside rooming house.
Emergency crews responded at about 2:00 a.m., February 20th, to the lane behind a residence at 12718 118 Street where they found a half-naked man laying in the snow beside a utility pole.
Police quickly charged 25-year-old Daniel Friday with second-degree murder, possession of a weapon and two counts of breach of probation » full details »
Two years after the death of a mentally-disabled seven-year-old boy in January 2009 Edmonton police have deemed the case a homicide after new information came forward.
A 31-year-old caregiver faces four charges including manslaughter » full details »
Domestic violence was thought to be behind Edmonton's ninth homicide of the year.
Officers were called to 2349 Millbourne Road West shortly before 3:30 p.m. February 16th, 2011, concerning the sudden death of Marietta Echavez.
Police arrested 59-year-old Irineo Odoy at the scene and later charged him with second-degree murder in connection with the death of his common-law wife » full details »
For a while it looked like police were investigating yet another murder after a body was found near 18005 91A Street at about 11:00 a.m., February 13th, 2011.
Despite an autopsy suggesting 39-year-old Vanessa Cardinal's death was non-criminal in nature, investigators said they were continuing to treat it as suspicious pending toxicology tests » full details »
After just 38 days into 2011, Edmonton had already recorded seven homicides. At this rate, the city was set to register a year-end death toll of 68. Toronto, a city of 2.5 million people, had recorded just 10 murders at this time. Calgary had dealt with a pair while Vancouver had yet to see a homicide.
The numbers became headline fodder. While police viewed them as a statistical aberration that strained manpower, criminologists fell into two camps – with one comparing Edmonton's murder rate to the weather » full details »
Paramedics responding to a "medical investigation" first brought officers to a home at 4619 43 Avenue about 4:30 p.m. on December 1st, 2010. Police considered the death suspicious at the time and had to wait for further testing after an autopsy had been completed to determine the course of their investigation.
On February 10th, 2011, police announced that 45-year-old Jaswinder Takhar's death was a homicide and that it was not a random act.
Although the murder seemed to bring the 2010 homicide total to 28, police are including the death in their 2011 count to comply with Statistics Canada regulations » full details »
A repairman working inside an apartment building in north-central Edmonton discovered the body of 40-year-old Jeanette Marie Cardinal at about 1:00 p.m. February 7th, 2011.
An autopsy indicated her death was criminal in nature and police launched a homicide investigation, the seventh of the year. So far, no suspects have been identified » full details »
A dispute over a cab was thought to be behind Edmonton's sixth homicide of 2011.
At approximately 2:00 a.m. February 6th, 2011, police responded to what appeared to be a minor assault complaint outside the Buffalo Underground Night Club in the historic Boardwalk building downtown.
19-year-old Colby Baker-Buhay was taken to hospital and died two days later. Two men then turned themselves in and were each charged with manslaughter » full details »
Edmonton police have shot and killed a man, resulting in the city's fifth homicide of the year.
While investigating an armed robbery complaint at the Coliseum transit centre just after midnight February 5th, 2011, officers confronted 17-year-old Cyrus Green near 72nd Street and 118th Avenue.
"The incident escalated to the point of an officer-involved shooting and as a result a male has died," Edmonton police said.
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT), the independent provincial body that overlooks the actions of police, is investigating » full details »
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January 2011
The discovery of a body in a snowbank sparked the investigation into Edmonton's fourth homicide of 2011.
Officers first arrived at a house at 11413 82 Street around 5:00 a.m. January 28th after a 911 call came in about a disturbance. That led them to the alley where they found several pieces of clothing on a snowbank with a pair of black winter boots sticking out of it ... and that prompted the calling out of homicide detectives.
An autopsy later confirmed that 32-year-old Christopher Allan Pirie had died as the result of murder. Police then laid second-degree murder charges against 54-year-old Robert Fontaine, 34-year-old David Cameron Cardinal and 39-year-old Gary Joseph Gladue » full details »
Remarks made by the lead detective investigating the murder of 23-year-old Mohamud Mohamed Jama prompted the victim's widow to file a complaint with the Edmonton Police Service on January 20th, 2011.
Jama was gunned down inside a crowded downtown nightspot on New Year's Day. His murder remains unsolved despite numerous witnesses to the shooting » full details »
A Strathcona County man is dead after being shot by police responding to a weapons complaint.
At approximately 9:00 a.m. January 16th, 2011, RCMP were called to a complaint of a man threatening to harm himself with a firearm inside a residence near Range Road 223 and Township Road 510, approximately 37 kilometres southeast of Edmonton, near Beaumont.
After eight hours of negotiations, the man waved his shotgun towards police "in a threatening manner."
Officers opened fire and 56-year-old Murray McCoy died at the scene. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating » full details »
Police continue to investigate the death of 26-year-old Daniel Nickel after his body was found in the river valley in northeast Edmonton.
At about 8:36 a.m. January 13th, 2011, a man walking his dog along the edge of the North Saskatchewan River, near 137th Avenue and 20th Street, discovered a body and called authorities.
Police held back on releasing Nickel's cause of death but did say his murder was not the result of a random act. It was later learned Nickel was facing sexual assault charges, including having sexual contact with children under 14 years of age » full details »
Police have laid a murder charge in connection with Edmonton's second homicide of 2011 after two groups of youths met up at a hall party in the city's north end.
At about 1:25 a.m., January 9th, 2011, police were called to the Killarney Community Centre at 8720 130 A Avenue after reports of a stabbing came in.
17-year-old Niko Arlia and several others were stabbed and up to five suspects had fled before police arrived. Arlia staggered out of the hall, later collapsing in front of a home about a block away. Police later charged a 19-year-old male with second-degree murder » full details »
Edmonton's 2011 murder-free streak lasted just three hours as police investigate 23-year-old Mohamud Mohamed Jama's shooting death inside a downtown ethnic watering hole.
Not only did the slaying mark a grim start to the new year, it once again set off some members of the Somali community against local police ... and vice-versa » full details »
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2010
By all accounts, 2010 was a successful year for the city's homicide detectives. Of the year's 27 murders, only five remained unsolved, about half the number left on the table in 2009.
Charges were laid against 23 persons in connection with 17 murders in 2010 – the year saw an unusual spike in the number of multiple-assailant homicides, including two deaths that saw two men charged in both murders.
While detectives held back on identifying specific cases of drug and gang-involvement, only five murders carried the spectre of lifestyle choice – a significant drop in numbers over past years » full details »
December 2010
Strathcona County RCMP continue have a mystery on their hands: two dead bodies and one missing man.
On December 19th, 2010, at about 3:40 a.m., Strathcona County Emergency Services and the RCMP dealt with a Quonset fire south of Township Road 524 at Range Road 213 in eastern Strathcona County.
After the fire was out, investigators found a body in the smoldering remains. As part of their investigation, RCMP wanted to talk with two men associated with the property.
Trouble is, one can't be found ... while the other – Dino Kaz – was discovered dead near Evansburg on December 29th » full details »
Charges of first-degree murder were laid against a 31-year-old man in connection with the deaths of two boys.
Police responded to a check on the welfare call at about 11:32 p.m. on December 19th, 2010 at a townhouse on Abbottsfield Road.
Inside, officers found the dead bodies of two boys, aged six and three. The murder charges were laid against their father » full details »
Police continue to investigate the city's 25th homicide of 2010 after 31-year-old Andrew Block was found shot dead inside a pickup truck in central Edmonton.
At about 1:13 p.m. December 14th, 2010, EMS and police were called to a "trouble not known" in an alley behind a four-plex at 11602 127 Street. Upon arrival, officers discovered Block's body inside a Ford F-150 that looked like it had been parked in a hurry.
Area residents didn't see or hear anything, suggesting Block had been shot elsewhere. Police have no leads but it was later learned the man had once served time for manslaughter » full details »
Police continue to investigate a suspicious death on Edmonton's south side.
Paramedics responding to a "medical investigation" first brought officers to a home at 4619 43 Avenue about 4:30 p.m. on December 1st, 2010. Reports indicated a woman's body was found inside the home and that police considered the death as being "suspicious" in nature » full details »
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November 2010
Police have laid a first-degree murder charge in connection with Edmonton's 24th homicide of 2010 after 49-year-old Sandra Darlene Lamb was found dead inside her Capilano home.
On November 29th, 2011, a neighbour called police about a barking dog. That led officers to discover Lamb's lifeless body. On December 28th, 27-year-old Kirsten Lamb was charged with the death of her mother » full details »
Edmonton police made history when they laid twelve charges against six men at the same time in connection with two separate homicide cases.
On September 4th, 2010, 23-year-old Jesse Lee James was shot in broad daylight in a townhouse parking lot on Saddleback Road. Nine days later, 19-year-old Emmanuel Amoah's remains were found in south-east Edmonton.
James was a known drug dealer. Amoah appeared to be just a missing high school student.
How the two murders were linked remains a mystery, but on November 15th, 2010, police announced that second-degree murder and offering an indignity to a dead body charges had been laid. Two men were charged in connection with both homicides.
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At about 4:00 a.m. November 14th, 2010, a man was brought to the Grey Nuns Hospital suffering severe head injuries. He was quickly transferred to the University of Alberta Hospital for more intensive treatment.
What began as an aggravated assault investigation became more serious after 37-year-old Walter Smith died of cranial trauma. Police soon arrested Smith's brother and charged him with second-degree murder » full details »
Manfred Arthur Geisendorf, 73, was beaten in his home on August 26th, 2010. He died on November 11th from complications due to multiple injuries sustained.
Police suddenly had a homicide on their hands and but they already had a suspect in mind. After issuing a Canada-wide warrant, 19-year-old Drayton Steinhauer turned himself in and was charged with second-degree murder » full details »
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October 2010
At about 9:40 a.m. October 24th, 2010,Wetaskiwin RCMP responded to a complaint of suspicious activity at a rural residence located near Township Rd. 474 and Range Road 243, three kilometres southeast of the Town of Millet.
A gunshot was heard shortly after police arrived and an emergency response team was brought in. The bodies of Corrine Sellhorn and her husband Ron Jones were later found on the property – victims of a murder-suicide.
For residents of the tiny town, it was the second high-profile homicide in nine months » full details »
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's twenty-first homicide of 2010 after 20-year-old Scott Shane Brown was shot dead in broad daylight in the Castle Downs subdivision.
Investigators had their hands full after reports of "shots fired" came in at about 3:41 p.m. on October 14th, 2010. Arriving officers soon learned they had three crime scenes to deal with: a car in front of a house at 15908 100 Street, a nearby alley, and a tow truck found several blocks away.
It was later learned that Brown had been wanted by police » full details »
On May 30th, 2008, Fort Saskatchewan RCMP received a call from a farmer who found human remains in a wooded area near the intersection of Highways 45 and 831 in the Lamont area.
Thomas Joseph Shaughnessy, 46, and Thomas Robert Howells, 40, who had both been reported missing from central Alberta a month earlier, were identified as the victims of a double homicide.
Thirty months later, RCMP charged a man with two counts of second-degree murder along with two counts of causing an indignity to human remains » full details »
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September 2010
He was last seen alive on September 1st, 2010. His body was found in south-east Edmonton 12 days later. What happened to 19-year-old Emmanuel Amoah between those dates remains a mystery even though on October 7th police declared his death to be a case of homicide.
Despite a plea for tips, little information came forward to aid detectives in their investigation of the city's twentieth murder of the year.
On October 14th, police released images of a coat thought to be connected to the crime » full details »
Police investigated Edmonton's nineteenth homicide of the year – the second in three days – on September 7th. At about 5:00 p.m., officers came across the body of 25-year-old Andrew Patrick McPherson in a top-floor suite of an apartment building at 14908 26 Street.
Police held back on releasing details of the homicide for two days as they waited for autopsy results. One resident told media that somebody had been chopped up by a bunch of people and that the body was brought out by police in pieces. Investigators have not released the cause of death despite the arrests of three men » full details »
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's eighteenth homicide of 2010 after south side residents reported hearing shots fired shortly before the discovery of a man's body lying beside an SUV.
At about 3:15 p.m. September 4th, police arrived at the Meadow View Manor parking lot at 379 Saddleback Road, near 111th Street and 23rd Avenue. There they found the body of 23-year-old Jesse Lee James lying on the ground beside a burgundy-coloured Cadillac Escalade.
Witnesses reported he had been shot in the head and that two men were seen fleeing in a white BMW » full details »
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August 2010
Police have made 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. August 26th, 2010, 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 two men with second-degree murder » full details »
Police continue to investigate the death of 18-year-old Zachariah Thompson.
At about 6:30 p.m. August 19th, 2010, 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. 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 »
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. August 7th, 2010, 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!" » full details »
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July 2010
A dispute between longtime friends over a male buddy 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. July 31st, 2010, 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. A man was later charged for helping Sinclair evade police » full details »
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. July 10th, 2010, 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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June 2010
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 June 19th, 2010, RCMP laid manslaughter and extortion charges against Gagnon's sister and brother-in-law » full details »
On June 20th, 2010, an explosion inside a house at 18011 91 A Street took the lives of four people and ripped a neighbourhood apart – literally.
While the cause of the blast had yet to be determined, police declared that three people died as the result of a homicidal act.
Jeanne Cathleen Heard, 47, Craig Donald Huber, 29, and Bradley Warren Winter, 26, died in the explosion. Huber and Winter happened to be in house beside the home that blew up and died of blast-related injuries.
Heard's body was found inside the home that exploded and her cause of death remains unknown. The body of Dwayne Richard Poirier, 46, co-owner of the house, was also found » full details »
The investigation into the death of Bao Tien Cao began when Fort Saskatchewan RCMP got a call on June 18th, 2010 about a male body found in a ditch north of Edmonton.
After an autopsy had been completed, RCMP announced they had launched a homicide investigation in connection with the 28-year-old's death. Cao had been last seen alive in Edmonton on June 16th » full details »
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. June 13th, 2010 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 »
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. June 11th, 2010 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 »
Police investigated Edmonton's eighth homicide of 2010 after a man was stabbed defending friends.
At about 1:00 a.m., 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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May 2010
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 »
Police investigated 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. May 21st, 2010, 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 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.
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. May 18th, 2010 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, 56-year-old Mohammed Bashir Khan was pronounced dead on arrival.
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 »
Police investigated 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., 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 »
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 in the town of Millet, 40 kilometres south of Edmonton » full details »
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April 2010
On April 7th, 2010 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 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 »
A woman accused of double-homicide was ordered to undergo a psychiatric assessment, a judge ruled in Wetaskiwin Provincial Court on April 6th, 2010.
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.
A family member found the bodies of two toddlers apparently drowned in a bathtub on February 1st in the town of Millet, 40 kilometres south of Edmonton » full details »
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March 2010
On March 25th, 2010, 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 »
Police investigated Edmonton's fourth homicide of 2010, a workplace murder-suicide that took place on March 12th, 2010 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 »
Stony Plain RCMP have charged a man after investigating a suspicious death on a property immediately west of Edmonton.
On March 5th, 2010 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 »
On March 1st, 2010, 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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February 2010
On February 23rd, 2010, 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 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 »
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., 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 »
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. February 1st, 2010 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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January 2010
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 »
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 »
Edmonton police were 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. January 16th, 2010 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) led the investigation » full details »
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. January 6th, 2010.
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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2009
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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 »
December 2009
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. 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 »
Police investigated a party apparently gone wrong in southwest Edmonton on December 14th, 2009 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 »
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. December 12th, 2009 during a record-setting Edmonton 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Three women stabbed |
full details and more on the December 2009 Crime Report page.
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November 2009
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's twenty-fifth homicide of 2009.
Reports of shots fired at about 1:00 p.m. 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 »
Homicide detectives were called out November 25th, 2009 after EMS personnel dealt with a man found dead in a north-central alley » full details »
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 November 20th, 2009 after a 48-year-old woman collapsed. Investigators said visible injuries were noticed on the woman before she died » full details »
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 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 »
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's twenty-eighth homicide of 2008 – the stabbing death of 25-year-old Andrew Stephen Frang
Frang and his girlfriend were attacked shortly after midnight November 9th, 2008 while walking on 118th Avenue near 124th Street. Two men stopped them, asking for a cigarette. A fight broke out and Frang was fatally stabbed.
One year later, Andrew's murder remains unsolved and his family remains in pain » full details »
At the time, it was one of Edmonton's most shocking homicides. 83-year-old Lillian Berube was viciously beaten during a robbery inside her Norwood home on August 27th, 1987. She died six days later.
Rewards were offered and FBI profilers were brought in ... but the case went cold. Twenty-two years later a DNA match produced a suspect – who was already in jail » full details »
Officers were first called to a downtown residence shortly after 10:00 a.m. October 15th, 2009 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 »
Suspicious death in Strathcona County |
man found dead in alley |
full details and more on the November 2009 Crime Report page.
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October 2009
On April 26th, 2009 police responded to a report of a body being discovered in Hermitage Park. What started as a suspicious death soon became Edmonton's tenth homicide of 2009, the fourth in five days.
Abdikadir Mohamed Abdow, 22, and Mohamed Abdilla Awaleh, 36, were charged with first-degree murder along with robbery and kidnapping in connection with the death of 20-year-old Mahamed Farah Khalif.
On October 27th, 2009 it was learned that Awaleh was out on bail. Law enforcement officials were shocked and baffled » full details »
At about 1:30 a.m. on October 25th, 2008 patrol officers were called to an altercation at 1178 Hooke Road. 46-year-old Ross Dwayne Firby had been stabbed and was pronounced dead by paramedics. Police arrested the man's 36-year-old former girlfriend at the scene. She was released after being interviewed by homicide detectives.
One year and a day later, police announced that Deanna Choponis had been charged with second-degree murder » full details »
A 911 call at about 11:30 p.m. October 22nd, 2009 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 »
Police have laid charges in connection with Edmonton's twenty-second homicide of 2009.
Shortly before 2 a.m. October 17th, 2009 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 »
Officers were called to a downtown residence shortly after 10:00 a.m. October 15th, 2009 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 the year » full details »
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 October 6th, 2009 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 »
Police continue to investigate a suspicious death in an effort to determine if they are dealing with a homicide.
Detectives were first called out early October 6th, 2009 after reports came in of a deceased man lying on the ground in front of the Prideview Condominiums just east of downtown.
The man appeared to have landed on the ground after falling from a top-floor balcony. The question now remains whether he fell or was pushed » full details »
Man dies after six-storey fall |
full details and more on the October 2009 Crime Report page.
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September 2009
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. September 27th, 2009. 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 »
Edmonton's eighteenth homicide of 2009 came after an eleven-week lull, the city's first murder since July 10th.
At about 8:45 p.m. September 25th, 2009 a woman driving by Mary Burlie Park at 10465 97 Street north of the Edmonton Remand Centre was flagged down by a woman claiming that her brother had been stabbed.
Police arrived to find 40-year-old Alfred Hudson bleeding profusely from injuries received to his upper body. He was rushed to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Investigators said they were looking for at least three persons of interest and that there were indications Hudson and his attackers are known to each other » full details »
Late July 7th, 2009 officers responded to a report of an injured man laying in front of an apartment building near 79th Avenue and 71st Street. An injured but conscious 40-year-old Preshendra Pillay was taken to hospital where he died the next morning.
Investigators initially treated the matter as a suspicious death, but on August 20th police anounced they had charged 30-year-old Sean Luther Reaugh with second-degree murder, robbery, credit card fraud.
On September 14th police also charged 28-year-old Andrew Valente with second-degree murder in connection with Pillay's death » full details »
On January 21st, 2009 24-year-old Fernando Alberto Vasquez was found gunned down and lying face up in a pool of blood on McAllister Loop, west of 111th Street and just north of MacEwan Road, in the city's southwest. His murder took place just 45 minutes after 29-year-old Cody Lee Johnson had been shot while behind the wheel of his truck in the west end. Police soon determined the two victims knew each other and that their murders were related.
On September 11th, 2009 investigators released images of a person of interest in the Vasquez case » full details »
38-year-old Johnny Brian Altinger was reported missing October 10th, 2008.
Edmonton police arrested 29-year-old filmmaker Mark Andrew Twitchell and charged him with first-degree murder in a case investigators said involved internet luring and "snuff filmmaking."
On September 4th, 2009 Crown prosecutors won an application for a direct indictment against Twitchell, eliminating his right to a preliminary hearing. Also, an earlier aggravated assault charge was upgraded to attempted murder » full details »
At about 4:30 a.m. Friday, September 4th an anonymous 911 caller alerted authorities to an injured man lying on the ground in front of an apartment building just east of downtown. 25-year-old Manoli Rurak died later in hospital.
The incident was initially investigated with the assistance of homicide detectives as it was several days before an autopsy determined that Rurak died as the result of being struck by a vehicle.
Police are now seeking the identity of the mystery caller to determine if the matter was an intentional or inadvertent hit and run » full details »
Police seek 911 caller in the death of Manoli Rurak |
full details and more on the September 2009 Crime Report page.
Public alert: Gilbert Laurie Jacquard |
full details and more on the September 2009 Crime Report page.
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August 2009
Emergency services were called to a complex at 9023 184 Street on November 13th, 2008 after receiving a report of a deceased female inside a second-floor suite. The next day police announced they had laid a charge of second-degree murder against 20-year-old Rostislav Soukonnik. The victim was identified as 60-year-old Maia Soukonnik – the charged man's mother.
On August 31st, 2009 Rostislav Soukonnik's preliminary hearing began » full details »
Defence lawyers for two 14-year-olds charged in connection with the June 1st, 2009 deaths of Barry Boenke and Susan Trudel were surprised to hear of a combined total of 60 additional charges that had just been laid against their teen-aged clients.
While one teen has pleaded not guilty with a preliminary hearing set for early 2010, the other is due back in court in a month » full details »
Colin Thatcher, the ex-Saskatchewan cabinet minister convicted of the murder of his former wife, granted Edmonton crime reporter Byron Christopher an exclusive interview in advance of the release of his book Final Appeal: Anatomy of a Frame.
While Macleans Magazine has published the interview, the Last Link on the Left has the story behind the story – a telling tale concerning the present state of journalism in Canada » full details »
Late Tuesday night, July 7th, officers responded to a report of an injured man laying in the front entry of an apartment building near 79th Avenue and 71st Street.
An injured but conscious 40-year-old Preshendra Pillay was taken to hospital where he died the next morning.
Investigators initially treated the matter as a suspicious death. But on Thursday, August 20th police anounced they had charged 30-year-old Sean Luther Reaugh with second-degree murder, robbery, credit card fraud, and two breaches of probation » full details »
Homicide detectives and the medical examiner were called out to a home at 6912 130 Avenue on March 19th, 2008 after reports came in of a lifeless baby found inside a plastic bag.
Police charged Naomi Russell-Simpson with committing an indignity to a dead human body, neglecting to obtain assistance in childbirth and concealing the body of a child.
On August 13th, 2009 Russell-Simpson was given an 18-month conditional sentence » full details »
Assist to identify: sexual assault suspect |
wanted: Lance Ricky Cutarm |
full details and more on the August 2009 Crime Report page.
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July 2009
On August 30th, 2008 24-year-old Mohamed Ali Ibrahim was shot dead and a 20-year-old woman was injured after bullets flew through the morning air outside the River Cree Resort and Casino on the Enoch reserve just west of Edmonton.
On July 31st, 2009 RCMP issued arrest warrants for two female witness who police believe have been avoiding subpoenas for court service » full details »
On the morning of July 31st, 2007 20-year-old Edward Bone was found unconscious on the sidewalk in front of the Coast Edmonton Plaza Hotel on 105th Street north of Jasper Avenue. He died in hospital of a stab wound.
Two years later, a memorial picnic was planned to draw attention to the unsolved case » full details »
Four years after Liana White was reported missing and later found dead, crime reporter Byron Christopher reveals never-known details about the case.
In a report exclusive to the Last Link on the Left, Christopher writes about his relationship with Michael White who was later found guilty of the second-degree murder of his wife.
In a story that casts doubt on the police investigation, Christopher explores how the media, politicians, and the justice system played a role in Michael White's conviction » full details »
Strathcona County RCMP have charged a man with first-degree murder after 18-year-old Blaine Arthur McNally died from injuries sustained during a stabbing incident.
Mounties got a call at around 3:00 a.m. July 26th, 2009 about an altercation at the Broadmoor Lake Condominiums in Sherwood Park.
Officers arrived to find a man bleeding from a chest wound. He taken to the University of Alberta hospital where he was pronounced dead.
A tracking dog was brought in and within twenty minutes RCMP arrested a man outside the main entrance of the Sherwood Park Mall » full details »
38-year-old Johnny Brian Altinger was reported missing since October 10th, 2008.
Edmonton police arrested 29-year-old filmmaker Mark Andrew Twitchell and charged him with first-degree murder in a case investigators said involved internet luring and "snuff filmmaking."
On July 22nd, 2009 Mark Twitchell applied for bail » full details »
Police have arrested and charged a 42-year-old man in connection with Edmonton's fourteenth homicide of 2009.
Minutes after Canada Day fireworks lit the sky, blood covered the sidewalk in front of the Edmonton Transit stop near Telus Plaza after an altercation between two groups left 42-year-old Shane Edward Howarth dead from stab wounds
Augustine Darren Poitras, 42, with second-degree murder and a weapons offense » full details »
Police have released surveillance images of a person and vehicle of interest in connection with a suspicious death.
Late July 7th, 2009 officers responded to a report of an injured male laying in the front entry of an apartment building near 79th Avenue and 71st Street.
An injured but conscious 40-year-old Preshendra Pillay was taken to hospital where he died the next morning » full details »
Defence lawyers for two 14-year-olds charged in connection with the June 1st, 2009 deaths of Barry Boenke and Susan Trudel set the stage for bail applications.
Friends and family of the victims were stunned as they heard the news inside the small Sherwood Park courtroom » full details »
For homicide detectives it was a familiar locale: The Avenue of Nations – eighteen murders since 2004, including the case of 38-year-old Floyd James Horvath who was stabbed to death near 114th Street, in front of Waterloo Ford Lincoln Sales.
Emergency services got the call at about 2:40 a.m. July 10th, 2009 and police soon realised they were dealing with a crime spree that also included two other stabbing victims, both women.
Within 36 hours, police charged Teddy Preston Francis, 23, and a 15-year-old male with second-degree murder, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, aggravated assault, and two counts of robbery in connection with the city's sixteenth murder of the year » full details »
Police investigated what eventually became Edmonton's seventeenth homicide of 2009.
Late July 7th, 2009 officers responded to a report of an injured male laying in the front entry of an apartment building near 79th Avenue and 71st Street. An injured but conscious 40-year-old Preshendra Pillay was taken to hospital where he died the next morning.
Investigators later determined that Pillay had been at the nearby Showgirls strip club. According to family, the man was beaten and robbed on his way home.
Police remained tight-lipped and continued to treat Pillay's death as suspicious » full details »
Police investigated the discovery of a severed hand found in a downtown yard.
At about 7:45 p.m. July 7th, 2009 a man spotted what appeared to be a human left hand in the bushes of a back yard near 120th Street and 103rd Avenue in the Oliver neighbourhood.
"I kinda looked in there and I seen these bones ... it looked like a hand. I thought it was a beaver paw or something," finder Darrelle Delorme said. "I had my theories there so I phoned the police" » full details »
Crime scene tape surrounded a house in north Edmonton after a man walked into downtown police headquarters and confessed to murdering his wife.
"He turned himself in here and said 'I killed my wife,' " Staff Sgt. Regan James said. The man made the claim at about 9:30 p.m. on July 5th, 2009.
Police took their time thoroughly investigating the matter and later charged 52-year-old Tesfai Negasi with second-degree murder and offering an indignity to a body in connection with the death of his 46-year-old wife, Selamawit » full details »
Minutes after Canada Day fireworks lit the sky, blood covered the sidewalk in front of the Edmonton Transit stop near Telus Plaza.
An altercation between two groups at about 11:49 p.m. July 1st, 2009 left 42-year-old Shane Edward Howarth dead from stab wounds and another man severely beaten.
Police looked for several persons of interest who disappeared in front of dozens of horrified onlookers » full details »
Severed hand found |
full details and more on the July 2009 Crime Report page.
Assist to identify: person & vehicle of interest |
wanted: Michael James Birch |
wanted: Raymond Frederick Gibbons |
wanted: Conrad Brian Johnson |
full details and more on the July 2009 Crime Report page.
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June 2009
At about 5:17 a.m. June 27th, 2009 emergency services were called to a basement suite in a home at 11903 49 Street after receiving reports of an injured man.
Paramedics rushed 23-year-old Keith Goddard to hospital where he later died of apparent stab wounds.
On July 2nd and 3rd, police charged three men in connection with Goddard's death and issued warrants for their arrest. All three subsequently turned themselves in » full details »
On June 16th, 2009 Edmonton police had to investigate the death of one of their own after the body of an off-duty officer was found in his personal vehicle » full details »
Police have laid charges in connection with Edmonton's twelfth homicide of 2009.
Detectives, working on old cases since the city's last homicide on April 26th, had to open up a new murder file after 39-year-old Curtis Todd Osterlund was found stabbed in north Edmonton.
At about 10:00 p.m. June 12th reports came in of an injured man stumbling in a field just north of Londonderry Mall. He was taken to hospital where he later died.
On June 18th police announced they had laid second-degree murder charges against a 16-year-old male juvenile » full details »
A careless driving investigation initiated by Edmonton police on June 1st, 2009 led to the discovery of the dead bodies of Baldur "Barry" Boenke, 68, and Susan Trudel, 50, on a property at 53147 Range Road 214, east of Ardrossan in Strathcona County.
Two 14-year-old teens have been charged in connection with the deaths: one with two counts of first-degree murder, the other with two counts of accessory after the fact to murder. It was later revealed the two teens were under provincial care at the time of the homicides » full details »
Police officer found dead |
full details and more on the June 2009 Crime Report page.
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May 2009
Edmonton police investigated a suspicious death on the city's north side.
Officers were called to 11318 83 Street around 9:20 a.m. on May 20th, 2009 after the dead body of a woman in her 40s was discovered inside a home » full details »
A final chapter has closed in the story of convicted St. Albert child-rapist Anton Rapati with charges being stayed by the Crown prosecutor's office.
Ironically, the charges stem from accusations made by the man whose family helped RCMP snare Rapati after he spent fifteen years in hiding » full details »
JoAnn Wilson, 43, was beaten and shot to death January 21st, 1983 in Regina, Saskatchewan. Her former husband, Colin Thatcher, was found guilty of first-degree murder and was given a life sentence in November 1984. 22 years later the one-time Saskatchewan government cabinet minister was granted full parole.
On April 15th, 2009 ECW Press of Toronto announced that Thatcher's book about his trial and life in prison – Final Appeal: Anatomy of a Frame – would be released on September 1st.
That news touched off a public debate and prompted the Saskatchewan government to fast-track legislation preventing convicted criminals from profiting on the sale of their crime stories » full details »
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is investigating a police-involved shooting that has left one man dead.
Edmonton police were flagged down by a person reporting a personal robbery at about 1:47 a.m. on May 10th, 2009 just north of the city's downtown.
As officers struggled with a suspect, 36-year-old Shawn Michael Price was shot once in the hip and once in the chest. He later died in hospital » full details »
Suspicious death ruled non-criminal |
full details and more on the May 2009 Crime Report page.
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April 2009
On April 26th, 2009 police responded to a report of a body being discovered in Hermitage Park. What started as a suspicious death soon became Edmonton's tenth homicide of 2009, the fourth in five days.
After a high-risk vehicle take-down near Rexall Place, police charged Abdikadir Mohamed Abdow, 22, and Mohamed Abdilla Awaleh, 36, with first-degree murder along with robbery and kidnapping in connection with the death of 20-year-old Mahamed Farah Khalif.
Khalif was a Somali man who had recently moved to Edmonton from Hamilton, Ontario » full details »
Police investigated Edmonton's third murder in four days after reports of a brawl between two groups of teens outside apartment buildings near 7227 147 Avenue came in at about 2:40 a.m. April 25th, 2009. Witnesses reported that baseball bats and knives were involved.
When the dust settled 17-year-old male had died from a stab wound to the stomach. It was said a dispute over a girl sparked the melee that resulted in the city's ninth homicide of 2009. A 16-year-old male has been charged with second-degree murder » full details »
Early April 23rd, 2009 a businessman protecting his family against a man with a gun became Edmonton's eighth murder victim of the year after an apparent armed robber entered a health spa in Mill Woods.
After the fatal wounding of 44-year-old Duane Albert McArthur, 18-year-old Pierre Kabema Ilunga went into a nearby liquor store, took a swig from a bottle of vodka, saw police and shot himself » full details »
Police have determined a suspicious death to be Edmonton's seventh homicide of 2009 after the lifeless body of 64-year-old Treana Theresa Carlson was found inside a home at 11914 81 Street at 5:50 a.m. on April 22nd, 2009.
The man who made the 911 call to police – said to be a relative of Carlson's – was taken in for questioning. Michel Victor Lamoureux, 50, was later charged with first-degree murder in connection with Edmonton's first murder in two months » full details »
JoAnn Wilson, 43, was beaten and shot to death January 21st, 1983 in Regina, Saskatchewan. Her former husband, Colin Thatcher, was found guilty of first-degree murder and was given a life sentence in November 1984. 22 years later the one-time Saskatchewan government cabinet minister was granted full parole.
Thatcher had earlier told crime reporter Byron Christopher that he planned to write a book about his trial and his life in prison.
On April 15th, 2009 ECW Press of Toronto announced that Thatcher's book Final Appeal: Anatomy of a Frame would be released on September 1st » full details »
On April 14th, 2009 Strathcona County RCMP investigated the discovery of a woman's body on a multi-use path near a school » full details »
Woman's body found in Sherwood Park |
full details and more on the April 2009 Crime Report page.
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March 2009
After five months of waiting, Michael White learned on March 27th, 2009 that an appeal to have his conviction overturned and be granted a new trial was denied.
Sitting in the Edmonton Institution, Michael White immediately got a call from his lawyer telling him the bad news. The next day, White called Byron Christopher and granted the Edmonton crime reporter an exclusive interview » full details »
Richard Lee McNair, a convicted killer who escaped U.S. prisons three times – once by mailing himself out, has written to crime reporter Byron Christopher a third time.
McNair's 22-page letter is almost a manual on how to live a life on the run, detailing the various techniques he used to stay one step ahead of the law » full details »
Edmonton police continue to investigate a suspicious death that took place March 12th, 2009 on the city's south side » full details »
Homicide detectives and the medical examiner were called out to a home at 6912 130 Avenue on March 19th, 2008 after reports came in of a baby being found inside a bag.
Police charged Naomi Russell-Simpson with charges of committing an indignity to a dead human body, neglecting to obtain assistance in childbirth and concealing the body of a child.
On March 26th, 2009 Russell-Simpson entered guilty pleas on two of the charges » full details »
On September 5th, 2008 Fabian DeLorme, 44, was assaulted in front of the Marian Centre at 10528 98 Street by three men armed with golf clubs. DeLorme died two days later and an autopsy coupled with further testing failed to determine an exact cause of death. Two men were charged with aggravated assault.
On March 4th, 2009 police formally announced the assault charges would not be upgraded to murder » full details »
Man found dead after shots fired |
full details and more on the March 2009 Crime Report page.
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February 2009
At about 10:25 a.m. February 25th, 2009 emergency medical services were called to a home near 115 Avenue and 71 Street to attend to a woman suffering cardiac arrest.
When paramedics found the woman already dead at the scene they called in police » full details »
New allegations have surfaced that convicted St. Albert child-rapist Anton Paul Rapati was involved in the burial of human remains in the early 1970s.
After he had been hiding out in the Netherlands for over fifteen years, RCMP arrested the 85-year-old man after acting on a tip from an older sister of one of the children he allegedly abused. On February 12th, 2009 Rapati was convicted of several sex-related charges » full details »
Police have made arrests in connection with Edmonton's sixth homicide of 2009 – the stabbing death of 21-year-old Brendan Malcolm McNaughton.
Investigators figure McNaughton was in the wrong place at the wrong time when he encountered a group of males early February 21st outside a pub near 182nd Street and 89th Avenue » full details »
Police continue to investigate a fatal stabbing along the Avenue of Nations.
Emergency services were called just after 1:30 a.m. February 19th, 2009 when 24-year-old Landis Tyson Stick was found stabbed in the abdomen outside an apartment building at 10720 104 Street.
Stick was rushed to hospital where he later died. Homicide detectives then took over the case – the seventeenth murder along 107th Avenue in the past five years » full details »
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's fourth homicide of 2009.
31-year-old Melvin Fred Beaulieu was discovered dead from a knife wound in an apartment suite at 12725 81 Street just after 6 p.m. February 12th. Police said a fight had broken out between two men during a drinking party attended by four or five people.
Another man, suffering from an apparent stab wound to the arm, was found in a different suite. He was led away in handcuffs to a waiting ambulance, transported to hospital and later questioned by police » full details »
After he had been hiding out in the Netherlands for over fifteen years, St. Albert RCMP arrested 85-year-old Anton Paul Rapati after acting on a tip from an older sister of one of the children he allegedly abused.
On February 12th, 2009 Rapati was convicted of several sex-related charges » full details »
The Edmonton Police Service have issued a warning to the public about a violent sexual offender who is moving to Edmonton.
Travis Casaway was released from the North Slave Correctional Centre after completing a five-year sentence for sexual assault and sexual assault with a weapon » full details »
Edmonton police have finished investigating a suspicious death in the city's south east.
At about 12:30 p.m. February 8th, 2009 parents of a 26-year-old woman found her lying dead in the kitchen of a mobile home inside the Oak Ridge trailer park.
An autopsy later showed the woman's death was non-criminal in nature and police have closed their investigation » full details »
Police have revealed they are close to making an arrest in Edmonton's sixth homicide of 2008.
On March 12th, 2008 Edmonton Fire Rescue were dealing with a car fire when they discovered charred human remains lying slumped in the driver's seat. The death of 26-year-old Shernell Sharon Pierre was quickly treated as a homicide.
Nearly a year later detectives said an arrest was imminent » full details »
Police have concluded their investigation into what was once thought to be Edmonton's fifteen homicide of 2008.
After an eight-month wait, detectives could decide on how to proceed with the matter of 50-year-old Andrew Rademacher when on February 5th, 2009 the medical examiner ruled out homicide as the man's cause of death.
Rademacher's common-law wife Julie Starr remains charged with aggravated assault in connection with the matter » full details »
Richard Lee McNair has gone from mailing himself out of prison to mailing letters instead.
A convicted killer who escaped prison three times, made the U.S. Marshals' Top 15 fugitive list and was featured on America's Most Wanted 12 times, McNair first wrote to crime reporter Byron Christopher in December. It was his first media interview.
On January 20th, 2009 McNair wrote to Christopher again and made some interesting revelations about his time in Canada » full details »
Suspicious death of woman |
homicide detectives investigate suspicious death |
full details and more on the February 2009 Crime Report page.
Public alert: Travis Casaway |
full details and more on the February 2009 Crime Report page.
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January 2009
Police waited over two weeks for word from the medical examiner to learn the death of a four-year-old girl was criminal in nature. They then laid a charge of second-degree murder against the child's aunt.
Emergency medical staff were first called January 13th, 2009 to a home near 167th Street and 81st Avenue after a report of a child suffering cardiac arrest came in. Paramedics then called police who in turn called the medical examiner.
On January 29th police announced they had laid charges of second-degree murder, criminal negligence causing death, and failing to provide the necessities of life against a 24-year-old woman » full details »
In the three weeks since the city's last murder, Edmonton homicide detectives were no doubt catching up on old case files. All that changed quickly when the city recorded its first two murders of 2009 – just 45 minutes apart.
In one case, a man on a parking lot fired shots into a black SUV. In the second, a person inside a black SUV fired shots at a man on a street. Police soon determined the two victims knew each other and that their murders were related.
The first call came in at about 11:23 p.m. January 20th after a black Cadillac Escalade SUV had slammed into a house at 7707 156 Street. Paramedics, thinking they were responding to a simple collision call, quickly discovered that 29-year-old Cody Lee Johnson had been shot in the neck and in the upper torso » full details »
The second call came in at 12:13 a.m. January 21st after 24-year-old Fernando Alberto Vasquez was found gunned down and lying face up in a pool of blood on McAllister Loop, west of 111th Street and just north of MacEwan Road, in the city's southwest » full details »
Vasquez and Johnson were known to police and to each other through a drug connection. The investigation into the sequence of events and the suspects involved continues.
A convicted killer who escaped prison three times, made the U.S. Marshals' Top 15 fugitive list and was featured on America's Most Wanted 12 times, Richard Lee McNair was captured as the result of the keen observations of a New Brunswick Mountie in October 2007.
And while he may have answered a lot of questions posed by law enforcement, McNair never answered any questions posed by media until he wrote to crime reporter Byron Christopher » full details »
The homicide investigation of 20-year-old escort Chantel Brittnay Robertson began as a missing person report. The police search ended on June 30th, 2008 when she was found buried in the back yard of a south central Edmonton home. 24-year-old Matthew Todd Barrett was charged with first-degree murder.
On January 7th, 2009 Barrett waived his right to a preliminary hearing » full details »
Suspicious death of five-year-old |
full details and more on the January 2009 Crime Report page.
Wanted: Ronald Barry McKay |
full details and more on the January 2009 Crime Report page.
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2008
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In a year when Edmonton's boomtown economy peaked and slid, the city's homicide rate maintained its ominous pace. Drug and gang connections figured in over a dozen of the 35 cases police dealt with, while most of the year's other murders seemed to be random acts of violence » full details »
December 2008
With less than a half hour to go before midnight on December 31st, 2008 emergency medical services responded to a call of a man lying face down in a pool of blood in the middle of 51st Avenue, between 106th and 107th Street.
Police then called out homicide detectives to investigate the city's 35th and last murder of 2008 – the stabbing death of 18-year-old Steven Lee Mills.
Within 72 hours, surveillance images were released of two persons of interest » full details »
Edmonton recorded 33 homicides by the end of 2007. There were 36 in 2006 and 39 in 2005 – the year Edmonton set its record.
Police have concluded their investigation of the December 21st, 2008 death of a seven-year-old child.
Detectives determined that a physical disagreement between the seven-year-old and his brother – who was under the age of 12 – led to the incident and that no charges would be laid.
Edmonton's 34th homicide of 2008 has been officially ruled as non-culpable » full details »
In October 2007 Jared Baker was found guilty of the first-degree murder of 19-year-old Olivia Marie Talbot. The pregnant teen was shot dead inside her Mill Woods townhouse in November 2005.
Baker admitted to the murder but said he was not guilty because he was using crystal meth at the time. The jury didn't buy it and he was sentenced to life in prison.
In December 2008 Baker wrote a letter to crime reporter Byron Christopher detailing how a "measly" drug ruined his life » full details »
Shannon Collins, 29, was last seen alive in December 2007. She was reported missing in September 2008.
On June 5th, 2008 skeletal remains were found in Strathcona County. On December 12th, 2008 dental record comparisons confirmed the remains were that of Collins.
Collins, who led a high risk lifestyle, was deemed to be the Edmonton metro area's fifth homicide of the year at the time of the discovery of her remains » full details »
Edmonton police asked for the public's assistance in locating a 68-year-old female Alberta Hospital patient who walked away from the facility on December 4th, 2009. Lorraine Julia Adolph was last seen around noon when she stepped outside the hospital at 17480 Fort Road for a cigarette.
On December 11th, Adolph's body was found on the ground of the hospital. Questions were raised surrounding her disappearance » full details »
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's twentieth homicide of 2008, the drive-by shooting of Arfan Ul Haq who was found slumped behind the wheel of his bullet-riddled car on 170th Street near Whitemud Drive on September 21st, 2008.
On December 9th, 2008 police released new details surrounding the murder and renewed their call for tips » full details »
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's thirty-third homicide of 2008 – the shooting death of 23-year-old Mitch Chambers.
Calls came in to 911 at about 6:15 p.m. December 7th, 2008 reporting shots fired in the area of Lessard Road and 188th Street in west Edmonton. Arriving officers found a man, reportedly shot in the head, sitting behind the wheel of an idling newer-model dark blue Dodge pickup truck.
"If it is the person that our officers believe him to be then he does have a history with the EPS," a police spokesman said » full details »
38-year-old Johnny Brian Altinger was reported missing since October 10th, 2008. On October 31st, Edmonton police arrested 29-year-old filmmaker Mark Andrew Twitchell and charged him with first-degree murder in a case investigators said involved internet luring.
On December 3rd, 2008 Twitchell entered his plea and a preliminary hearing date was set » full details »
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's 32nd homicide of 2008, the shooting death of 21-year-old Ahmed Mohammed Abdirahman.
At about 10:20 p.m. December 2nd residents of the Dickinsfield III townhouse complex at 89th Street and 149th Avenue heard a volley of gunshots ring out. Lying in a parking lot was the body of a man who had been shot in the head.
One man looking out his window saw a dark-coloured Jeep speed out of the lot. So far, no motive and no suspects » full details »
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's 31st homicide of the year – the shooting death of 23-year-old Abdul Kadir Mohamoud.
At about 9:20 a.m. on December 2nd, 2008 patrol officers were called to the east side Grand Trunk Park near 109th Street and 130th Avenue after a report of a body found in a field came in. Those who got close to the scene described the man as dark-skinned, and that his body was half-naked and bloodied, with his pants and underwear around his ankles and running shoes.
So far, no motive and no suspects » full details »
Found: Lorraine Julia Adolph |
full details and more on the December 2008 Crime Report page.
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November 2008
Police have confirmed a suspicious death just north of the city's downtown is Edmonton's 30th homicide of 2008.
A woman called 911 at about 5:50 a.m. November 30th, 2008 after spotting a man's injured body lying next to the back entrance of the Winston Manor apartment building at 11505 107 Avenue.
Four days later police confirmed 39-year-old Richard Joseph Whitford had been stabbed to death and they suspect the homeless man's murder may be drug-related » full details »
On November 25th, 2008 a man who took part in Mark Twitchell's short film "House of Cards" came forward to talk to media. "I was the guy that got killed in the film," Chris Heward told the CBC.
The actor also revealed the sorts of questions homicide detectives asked him after Twitchell was arrested » full details »
Convicted criminal Leo Teskey soon faces his second dangerous offender status hearing in connection with the near-death beating of Dougald Miller.
On November 21st, 2008 the Edmonton Sun published a photograph that, according to one lawyer, may hurt his chances at the hearing. The Last Link on the Left has exclusive details of the story behind the picture » full details »
38-year-old Johnny Brian Altinger was reported missing since October 10th, 2008. On October 31st, Edmonton police arrested 29-year-old filmmaker Mark Andrew Twitchell and charged him with first-degree murder in a case investigators said involved internet luring.
On November 13th Edmonton police released photos of Twitchell's vehicle and asked the public if they had spotted it in mid-October in rural or remote locations » full details »
Emergency medical staff were called to a complex at 9023 184 Street at about 4:20 a.m. November 13th, 2008 after receiving a report there was a deceased female inside a second-floor suite.
The next day police announced they had laid a charge of second-degree murder against a 20-year-old Rostislav Soukonnik. The victim was identified as 60-year-old Maia Soukonnik – the charged man's mother » full details »
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's twenty-eighth homicide of 2008 – the stabbing death of 25-year-old Andrew Stephen Frang
Frang and his girlfriend were attacked shortly after midnight November 9th, 2008 while walking on 118th Avenue near 124th Street. Two men stopped them, asking for a cigarette.
A fight broke out and Frang was fatally stabbed » full details »
An all-night drinking spree early November 8th, 2009 turned into a stabbing melee, leaving homicide detectives to investigate the city's twenty-seventh homicide of the year – the murder of 22-year-old Quentin Edward L'Hirondelle.
Police quickly charged two men with numerous offences in connection with L'Hirondelle's death » full details »
The scene was a crowded dance club. A drink was spilled and a fight broke out. Customers panicked and dashed for the exit. Five shots rang out and six people were hit by flying bullets. When it was over three men were dead ... and Edmonton's only triple murder entered the record books on October 29th, 2006.
Nearly two years later, the trial of 24-year-old Dwayne Anthony Nelson concluded with the man being found guilty of the second-degree murder of Jacey Sydney Pinnock, Thomas Tipo Orak and Dave Persaud » full details »
On August 25th, 2008 Strathcona County RCMP received a call from a local resident who was out swathing when he came across what he believed were human bones on a property near Township Road 542 and Range Road 225.
On September 16th Edmonton police had asked for the public's assistance in locating a missing 14-year-old boy, Alexander Xavier Smith.
On November 7th RCMP announced the remains found were that of Smith » full details »
On October 26th, 2008 a caretaker checking on reports of a transient inside Clarewood Apartments at 3757 139 Avenue discovered the body of 77-year-old Larry Bosiak lying between the first and second floors inside the building's west stairwell.
Bosiak had just returned from buying a carton of milk when he was shot in an apparent botched robbery. Ten days after his murder, police placed Bosiak's case on their unsolved murder web page » full details »
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October 2008
Edmonton police asked for the public's help in locating 38-year-old Johnny Brian Altinger, missing since October 10th, 2008.
Two residences were searched – one in south Edmonton, the other in St. Albert – before investigators announced foul play was suspected.
On October 31st, Edmonton police arrested 29-year-old filmmaker Mark Andrew Twitchell and charged him with first-degree murder in a case investigators said involved internet luring » full details »
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's twenty-fifth homicide of 2008.
A man walking his dog came across the body of Abas Abukar lying in the area of 140th Avenue and 92nd Street at about 7:20 a.m. on October 31st, 2008. The Toronto-area man had been shot dead » full details »
Sex trade work Ellie-May Meyer, 33, was found dead May 6th, 2005 in a field east of Edmonton.
On September 12th, 2008 Project KARE, after a 40-month investigation, charged Joseph Laboucan with her second-degree murder. On October 30th the charge was upgraded to first-degree.
Laboucan had been previously convicted of the first-degree murder of Nina Courtepatte » full details »
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating the death of a man after he was Tasered by Edmonton police officers.
At around 11:00 a.m. on October 29th, 2008 a mischief call came in about a man threatening people and smashing windows with his fists at Dan's Pawnshop on Stony Plain Road.
Police discharged a Taser gun twice at the man without apparent effect. After a scuffle, police placed him in handcuffs and he lost consciousness. 38-year-old Trevor Grimolfson was pronounced dead in hospital » full details »
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's twenty-fourth homicide of 2008.
A caretaker checking on reports of a transient inside Clarewood Apartments at 3757 139 Avenue discovered the body of 77-year-old Larry Bosiak lying between the first and second floors inside a building stairwell.
At about 10:44 p.m. October 26th, 2008 Bosiak had just returned from buying a carton of milk when he was shot in an apparent botched robbery. Four days later, police recovered a weapon thought used and released a composite sketch of a person of interest » full details »
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's twenty-third homicide of 2008.
At about 1:30 a.m. on October 25th, 2008 patrol officers were called to an altercation at 1178 Hooke Road. 46-year-old Ross Dwayne Firby had been stabbed and was pronounced dead by paramedics.
Police arrested the man's 36-year-old former girlfriend at the scene. She was released after being interviewed by homicide detectives » full details »
On February 23rd, 2007 an altercation between two men on a downtown bus left one dead and the other charged with second-degree murder.
On October 8th, 2008 Brendan Lee Jeffery went on trial for the stabbing death of Robert Bruce Caldwell. Two weeks later a verdict was rendered » full details »
Police continue to investigate a suspicious death.
Foul play may be behind the death of 60-year-old Albert Lafontaine, found behind the Edmonton Remand Centre along 97th Street near 105th Avenue at 2:29 a.m. on October 24th, 2008.
However, an autopsy was unable to determine how Lafontaine died. Homicide detectives continue to investigate the case as a suspicious death » full details »
A complaint from a tenant of blood dripping through his bathroom ceiling brought police to an apartment at 8820 Jasper Avenue on February 21st, 2007 where officers encountered four men dismembering the body of David Wong.
On October 23rd, 2008 Kyle Grapentine, Nicholas Harris, Jason Costouros and Michael Gray pleaded guilty to being accessories to murder after the fact » full details »
A verdict has been returned in the trial of Edmonton's 36th and last homicide case of 2006.
A 911 call brought police to a west-end residence on Christmas Eve. Officers found Marilyn Elaine Badger lying dead on a couch and her common-law husband, Roland Welz, in serious condition with a broken jaw and serious stab wounds to his lungs and head.
Curtis George McCallum, Badger's nephew, was charged with second-degree murder and attempted murder » full details »
On May 23rd, 2008, after a month-long investigation, RCMP announced they had charged two 17-year-old females in connection with the body of a newborn found dead on an acreage northwest of Edmonton. The discovery was made April 16th by a man walking his dog.
On October 22nd, 2008 the mother of the newborn pleaded guilty to failing to obtain medical assistance during childbirth » full details »
After he had been hiding out in the Netherlands for over fifteen years, St. Albert RCMP arrested 85-year-old Anton Paul Rapati acting on a tip from an older sister of one of the children he allegedly abused.
On October 17th, 2008 Rapati made his fourth court appearance and had his application for bail deferred. It was also learned that the Crown had received "a box" of new evidence against the man » full details »
Edmonton police have asked for the public's help in locating a missing 21-year-old man last seen shortly after 2 a.m. on October 11th, 2008 leaving a home near 104th Street and 33rd Avenue.
Dylan Koshman was last seen by his roommates at their southside home after he was asked to leave. Koshman had been drinking and had gotten argumentative » full details »
A report of shots ringing out in the Mill Creek Ravine area on July 24th, 2007 brought police to a grisly scene: the body of Brandon Dierich slumped over in the driver's seat of his still-running black Chrysler 300. Witnesses reported that it was a gas-price conscious cyclist who pulled the trigger before fleeing into the nearby ravine.
On October 17th, 2008 a young offender charged with Dierich's death pleaded guilty to first-degree murder » full details »
On January 26th, 2007 Emergency Medical Services were called to a west end home after a call came in reporting a small child was suffering respiratory distress. A three-year-old boy showed obvious signs of severe head trauma and was rushed to the Stollery Children's Hospital.
Police took a 32-year-old woman into custody at the scene, initially charging her with counts of aggravated assault, duty of persons to provide necessaries [failure to provide the necessities of life] and child abandonment.
The boy was taken off life-support and he succumbed to his injuries. Police charged the woman taken into custody with second-degree murder and assault causing bodily harm.
On October 15th, 2008 the woman's trial got underway » full details »
The murder of 14-year-old Emily Stauffer took place on September 27th, 2008 on the edge of the small town of Edson, Alberta. She was a pastor's daughter, an active member of the church who was well-liked by all who knew her.
A massive police manhunt soon got underway. So far, RCMP have released the descriptions of a suspect ... and two persons of interest » full details »
On October 10th, 2008, with sentencing expected in Thomas Svekla's sexual assault and uttering death threats trial in connection with an August 2005 incident in High Level, came word that the Crown was seeking dangerous offender status for the convicted killer » full details »
On August 30th, 2008 24-year-old Mohamed Ali Ibrahim was shot dead and a 20-year-old woman was injured after bullets flew through the morning air outside the River Cree Resort and Casino on the Enoch reserve just west of Edmonton.
On October 8th Stony Plain RCMP charged two men with first-degree murder and attempted murder. Adam Michael Brown, 21, was arrested in Edmonton. Alexander Edward Colin Reid, 20, later turned himself in to Edmonton police after hearing news of the charges » full details »
Police and ambulance services were called to a home on the Enoch Cree Nation reserve, just west of Edmonton, on January 13th, 2007. Paramedics found Barbara Ann Matthews suffering from a single gunshot wound to the upper body. She was transported to Edmonton's Misericordia Hospital where she later died of her injuries.
Avory Leonard Stamp, 20, and Clinton Allen Thomas, aka "Birdie," 22, were charged with first-degree murder. On October 3rd, 2008 the pair pleaded guilty to lesser charges and were sentenced » full details »
Missing: Dylan Koshman |
wanted: Lee Todd Laviolette |
wanted: person of interest |
wanted: person of interest |
full details and more on the October 2008 Crime Report page.
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September 2008
The murder of 14-year-old Emily Stauffer took place on September 27th, 2008 on the edge of the small town of Edson, Alberta. She was a pastor's daughter, an active member of the church who was well-liked by all who knew her.
A massive police manhunt soon got underway. So far, RCMP have released the descriptions of a suspect ... and a person of interest » full details »
The investigation of Edmonton's twenty-second homicide of the year took place during a very busy night for police. There were four serious but separate stabbings within a six-hour time frame, beginning in the early evening of September 25th, 2008.
On the second major call of the night, just after 11:00 p.m., a woman who said she had just returned home to her apartment suite at 4608 118 Avenue found her common-law husband stabbed multiple times in the back.
Fifty-seven-year-old David Owen O'Donnell died of blood loss due to a stab wound to the torso. Police took his 38-year-old common-law wife, Norma Elaine Janvier, into custody and charged her with second-degree murder » full details »
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 a 32-year-old man they later charged with second-degree murder in Edmonton's twenty-first murder of the year » full details »
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's twentieth homicide of 2008, the drive-by shooting of Arfan Ul Haq who was found slumped behind the wheel of his bullet-riddled car on 170th Street near Whitemud Drive on September 21st, 2008.
Haq was well-known to police and investigators said his shooting was gang-motivated » full details »
On January 9th, 2007 police were called to a home at 12035 64 Street after Robert Wayne Joy, 48, died from a stab wound to the back.
On September 9th, 2008 a jury trial began for Wesley David Lorne Cairn-Duff, charged with second-degree murder and possession of a weapon in connection with Joy's death. Ten days later he was found not guilty » full details »
On May 8th, 2007 police responded to a strip mall parking lot on 144th Avenue and 76th Street. A Honda CRX had run over an injured male who was lying on the ground. William Kent died two weeks later, and police upgraded the hit and run case to homicide six months after that.
On September 19th, 2008 police arrested a man who happened to be in court and charged him with manslaughter » full details »
For the numerous victims of sexual assaults at the hands of a St. Albert man, a decades-old quest for justice took a major step forward when on September 15th, 2008 RCMP arrested 85-year-old Anton Paul Rapati after he was spotted by an older sister of one of the children he allegedly abused.
After hiding out in the Netherlands for over fifteen years, Anton Rapati was arrested at his brother's house the day after a woman spotted the senior attending a St. Albert church.
On October 3rd, 2008 crime reporter Byron Christopher detailed Rapati's first media interview » full details »
A bright sunny early fall school day was tarnished for students when Edmonton's 19th murder victim of the year was found lying next to a playground.
Nasir Mohamad Said, a 22-year-old from Toronto, was shot September 16th, 2008 during what police figure was a drug deal gone bad » full details »
Sex trade work Ellie-May Meyer, 33, was found dead May 6th, 2005 in a field east of Edmonton.
On September 12th, 2008 Project KARE, after a 40-month investigation, charged Joseph Laboucan with her second-degree murder.
Laboucan had been previously convicted of the first-degree murder of Nina Courtepatte » full details »
On July 2nd, 2008 Scott Ladouceur and Marlon Williams were shot in what police say was a drug and gang-related attack. Ladoucer was pronounced dead on arrival while Williams ended up in hospital recovering from life-threatening injuries.
On September 12th it was learned police had identified two suspects in the shooting ... and that Williams had skipped town, possibly to Jamaica. His lawyer in an upcoming home invasion trial said Williams wanted round-the-clock police protection before he returned to Edmonton for the hearing » full details »
On August 8th, 2008 Percy Davis was allegedly waving a knife outside Abbottsfield Mall when he was shot twice by an Edmonton police officer.
Even though the shooting is still under official investigation by Alberta's Serious Incident Response Team, on September 12th, 2008 Edmonton police announced they had charged Davis with possession of a weapon dangerous to the public and assaulting a peace officer » full details »
The announcement marked the second time in two days that police charged a person after they were shot by officers – see item below.
On July 6th, 2007 police responded to a landlord-tenant dispute in the Inglewood neighbourhood. A woman, who police said threatened them with a knife, was shot in the abdomen. An RCMP investigation, reviewed by Alberta Justice's Special Prosecutions branch, cleared police of wrongdoing.
On September 11th, 2008 the woman was charged with aggravated assault, assault with a weapon, uttering threats to cause death or serious bodily harm, and possession of a weapon » full details »
On September 10th, 2008 Svekla appeared in an Edmonton docket court for a preliminary hearing to face charges of sexual assault and uttering death threats involving a woman during a period of time between August 1st, 2002 and June 30th, 2004.
The convicted prostitute killer caught a break when the Crown announced it was abandoning the case » full details »
After RCMP released images of a person wanted in connection with a series of incidents along the Yellowhead Highway west of Edmonton, a B.C. man was arrested in Fort McMurray.
On September 8th, 2008, at around 4:00 p.m., a man is alleged to have sexually assaulted at least one woman in the Hinton Wal-Mart. Minutes later, there was an attempted luring of two teenaged girls, an attempted abduction of a seven-year-old girl, and shortly thereafter a sexual assault against two women in the Edson Wal-Mart » full details »
Eric Ellefson, 28, was shot to death January 7th, 2006. Darren Gary Rowland, 25, was charged with first-degree murder and several other offences but the Crown later withdrew the murder charge. Rowland pleaded guilty to an unrelated weapons charge, received time served and was immediately released from custody.
In September 2008, a drug trial involving a friend of Ellefson's revealed police had a second suspect in mind for his murder » full details »
On August 7th, 2004 a car chase in west Edmonton involving vehicles carrying members of rival groups ended in the shooting death of one of the drivers, 21-year-old Matthew Hoover – described as being in the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong passenger.
One man was found guilty to being an accessory after the fact to manslaughter for helping the shooter leave the scene of the crime. The ruling judge said it was aggravating he didn't identify the triggerman to police.
The Hoover family has started a Facebook group with hope that someone sees fit to come forward with information. At last word, police were waiting for just one phone call » full details »
The case of Nyibol Chuol started with a missing person report. The 27-year-old woman, a three-month pregnant mother of two, was last seen alive September 6th, 2006. Ten days later her body was found on the north side of Yellowhead Trail between Range Road 222 and 223, east of Edmonton.
John Dum Both, 41, the woman's husband, was already in the Edmonton Remand Centre facing aggravated assault charges in another matter. Police added charges of second-degree murder and offering an indignity to a body.
Both appeared in court on September 8th, 2008 and pleaded guilty to all charges » full details »
Police continue to investigate a suspicious death that may become a homicide case.
On September 5th, 2008 Fabian DeLorme, 44, was assaulted in front of the Marian Centre at 10528 98 Street by three men armed with golf clubs. DeLorme was taken to hospital with what were initially believed to be non-life threatening injuries.
DeLorme died two days later and an autopsy failed to determine an exact cause of death.
Two men were charged with aggravated assault. Police said the charges may be upgraded at a later time » full details »
Farhan Hassan, 27, and Kasim Mohamed, 28, were shot to death September 2nd, 2007 at the Fulton Place Community League Hall.
On the first anniversary of the shooting, police have still made no arrests » full details »
Missing: Alexander Xavier Smith |
nabbed: man wanted for sexual assaults along Yellowhead Highway |
nabbed: senior arrested for historic sex assault charges |
wanted: Michael Lucien Gibot |
wanted: Marc Peter Hegedus |
wanted: Kelan Philip Kavanaugh |
wanted: person of interest |
full details and more on the September 2008 Crime Report page.
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August 2008
24-year-old Mohamed Ali Ibrahim was shot dead and a 20-year-old woman was injured after bullets flew through the morning air outside the River Cree Resort and Casino on the Enoch reserve just west of Edmonton.
Stony Plain RCMP were called out to the popular entertainment facility at about 1:26 a.m. August 30th, 2008 after
reports came in of a major disturbance at the Touch Ultra Lounge, a nightclub inside the casino. While police were on their way came calls of shots fired » full details »
Police were called to a house regarding a disturbance on June 30th, 2006. Three officers entered the house and police say 26-year-old Darren James Cardinal shot at them. One officer returned fire, killing Cardinal.
On August 28th, 2008 the three officers involved were honoured "for heroic deeds that go beyond the call of duty" » full details »
Evan James Grykuliak was stabbed to death on November 19th, 2006 while celebrating his 17th birthday at a hall party. A 17-year-old young offender was charged with second-degree murder and a variety of other offences.
On August 26th, 2008 Youth Court Judge James Koshman ruled in favour of a media application and made known the name of the young offender convicted and sentenced as an adult for the second-degree murder of Evan Grykuliak » full details »
Sara Easton, 18, was shot to death October 22nd, 2005. William Edward Wharry Jr., then 21, was charged with second-degree murder and two weapons offences. He was convicted of manslaughter.
On June 29th, 2007 Justice Sheila Greckol sentenced Wharry to 14 years in prison. An appeal was submitted and on August 26th, 2008 Wharry was granted an earlier parole eligibility date » full details »
Strathcona County RCMP continue to investigate the discovery of human remains found in a farmer's field northeast of Sherwood Park and south of Fort Saskatchewan.
On August 25th, 2008 police received a call from a local resident who was out swathing when he come across what he believed were human bones on a property near Township Road 542 and Range Road 225.
On November 7th RCMP announced the remains found in Strathcona County were that of Alexander Xavier Smith, a missing 14-year-old Edmonton boy » full details »
Feisty 70-year-old fire-spotter Stephanie Stewart was last heard from on August 25th, 2006 at the Athabasca Lookout Tower where she worked as a seasonal employee. The tower is located 25 kilometres northwest of Hinton off of Highway 40.
On the second anniversary of her disappearance, RCMP alerted media to bring the case back into public focus. Initially a missing person case, investigators are now treating Stewart's disappearance as a homicide » full details »
You gotta wonder what some people are thinking ... threatening to ram a police car. The act brought swift reaction from the president of the Edmonton Police Association » full details »
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's eighteenth homicide of 2008 – the shooting death of 26-year-old Terence Dashielle Miller.
Calls came in at about 4:44 a.m. August 17th, 2008 after shots were fired in a parking lot behind the Canadian Native Friendship Centre at 112th Avenue and 101st Street. As police were interviewing witnesses came word that a man in his mid-20s was dropped off at a nearby hospital.
Autopsy results indicated 26-year-old Terence Dashielle Miller died of multiple gunshot wounds. Well known to police, Miller had been charged with second-degree murder in two separate cases and beat the charges both times » full details »
A momentary lapse of reason was likely behind a man's death at a west-end shooting range. On August 17th, 2008 police said a man crossed under a barrier and onto the "target side" of the Wild West Shooting Centre at West Edmonton Mall.
Witnesses reported hearing two shots, then saw a man fall to the ground. It wasn't immediately clear if the man died of self-inflicted gunshots or bullets fired from the gallery » full details »
They say you should always pay attention to your surroundings and to those around you. That lesson hit home for one Edmonton Police Service officer as he was mugged while making his way back to his car after a shift » full details »
A couple of gang-unit officers scoping out a west-end parking lot couldn't believe their eyes when a pot-filled baggie passed between two cars right under their noses » full details »
Leduc RCMP have completed their investigation into the suspicious death of a woman whose body was found along the Queen Elizabeth II Highway.
On August 13th, 2008 police received a 911 call that a body had been found in a water-filled culvert on the south side of Hwy 19. The matter was concluded when the medical examiner could find nothing suspicious that contributed to the woman's death. The unnamed 45-year-old woman had been reported missing from Hobbema three weeks earlier » full details »
On August 8th, 2008 a man waving a knife outside Abbottsfield Mall was shot by Edmonton police. Witnesses told media the man refused to drop the knife when ordered to do so by an officer. After a brief standoff, the officer shot the man twice.
The shooting of Percy Davis was the first investigation to be handled by Alberta's newly-formed Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT). With police unable to comment on the matter, Davis' family and witnesses raised questions about the shooting » full details »
In the wake of the fatal shooting of Andrew Livingstone O'Brien on August 5th, 2008, media attention focused on Edmonton's 107th Avenue's reputation of violence.
With real estate development in the city's urban core tearing down many downtown haunts, inner city residents have been forced into moving to surrounding areas. The Avenue of Nations area has long been a community that has welcomed newcomers ... but now the community is home for a different type of transient population, bringing with it the baggage of petty crime, drugs, prostitution, serious assaults and over a dozen murders during the past several years » full details »
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's seventeenth homicide of 2008 – the shooting death of 42-year-old Andrew Livingstone O'Brien, a convicted pimp.
Early August 5th, 2008 a man was found lying in a driveway at the Admiral House apartment block at 10741 108 Street, just north of the Avenue of Nations, suffering from what appeared to be at least one gunshot wound to the chest. He was rushed to the nearby Royal Alexandra Hospital and was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.
A witness described shots coming from the passenger of a white vehicle, possibly a Pontiac Sunfire, carrying two men that left the scene. Police figure that O'Brien's death was drug-related. No suspects have been identified » full details »
On July 27th, 2006 Kirk Steele was shot by police after he allegedly refused their demands to stop and drop a knife. Six shots were fired after police service dog Wizzard was stabbed. The dog's handler, Bruce Edwards, was cleared of wrongdoing and promoted to sergeant.
On August 4th, 2008 Steele filed a million-dollar statement of claim suggesting police crossed the line » full details »
Problems persist on the Avenue of Nations |
the Percy Davis police shooting |
body found in ditch near Leduc |
there's a reason why they call it dope |
CTV Edmonton reports neighbourhood 'too quiet' |
off-duty police officer mugged |
man dies at the Wild West |
man pretends to shoot at police |
another body found in Strathcona County |
full details and more on the August 2008 Crime Report page.
Wanted: James Michael Monias |
full details and more on the August 2008 Crime Report page.
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July 2008
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's sixteenth homicide of 2008 after a suspicious death was ruled a murder.
Homicide detectives were first called to a downtown apartment block at 10955 106 Street on July 30th, 2008 after a woman's body was found in a bedroom. A "delusional" man was taken into custody.
40-year-old Deang Huon was identified as the victim but her cause of death was not released. The woman's husband, 49-year-old Narin Sok, was charged with second-degree murder » full details »
Once upon a time, Mounties were often called on to catch a horse thief. On July 29th, 2008 Mounties were called in to catch a horse painting thief » full details »
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's fifteenth homicide of 2008 – the at-first suspicious death of a man who was dropped off early July 26th, 2008 at the Misericordia Hospital. The man later died and police were called in.
On July 28th police released autopsy results and announced that 33-year-old Christopher Byron Lord died from blood loss due to a gunshot wound. Lord was well-known to police, who said the shooting was gang and drug-related » full details »
On July 29th, 2008 Two Hills RCMP positively identified Silver Steven Bernard, a 34-year-old from Saddle Lake, Alberta as the not-too-bright guy who picked Premier Ed Stelmach's house to burgle five days earlier. He was soon arrested » full details »
On May 30th, 2008 Fort Saskatchewan RCMP received a call around 2:00 p.m. from a farmer who found human remains in a wooded area near the Skaro Shrine, along Township Road 192 near the intersection of Highways 45 and 831.
Police soon confirmed a homicide investigation was underway and that two bodies were involved.
On July 29th, 2008, after waiting for forensic reports, RCMP confirmed the identities of the two men as Thomas Joseph Shaughnessy, 46, and Thomas Robert Howells, 40 » full details »
Edmonton police were looking for 24-year-old Kim Kenny Ahnassay, wanted in connection with a July 17th, 2008 attack on a convenience store clerk. They found him when investigating a separate attack involving machetes » full details »
Leduc RCMP appealed to the public to help them identify a suspect wanted in connection with the sexual assault of an eleven year old girl in a public playground on July 22nd, 2008.
Incredibly, a witness recorded images of the man on her video camera. Those images led police to their man » full details »
Two teens learned that when you play with firearms – real or not – someone's going to get burned.
It turned out the gun they were openly displaying in a parking lot was a $25 replica easily bought at a local store ... and it was easy to see why police treated the matter with concern and with the tactical team in tow » full details »
A rash of stabbings kept police busy over three nights in mid-July ... but without co-operative victims investigators will have to be satisfied with filing cold case reports » full details »
Police have concluded their investigation of Edmonton's seventh homicide of 2008 with no charges being laid.
Daniel Raymond McKenzie suffered fatal stab wounds early on Good Friday at the corner of 82nd Street and 124th Avenue. By the next day police had located two persons of interest and had seized a Mazda automobile thought to be involved.
However, after a review of the case by the Crown's office, no charges will be laid » full details »
Police continue to investigate a shooting that left one man in critical condition in hospital.
Late July 18th, 2008 after a day of loud music and partying in the Maple Ridge Trailer Park, gunfire erupted when uninvited guests showed up looking for a particular individual. A fight broke out and shots were fired » full details »
A gang initiation ritual was thought to be behind a knife attack on a store clerk that only netted thieves a small amount of cash and a couple of packages of cigarettes.
Police were called to a pizza parlour near 175th Street and 82nd Avenue at about 2:40 a.m. July 17th, 2008 after the clerk walked in from his nearby store suffering from a stab wound to the abdomen » full details »
Leduc RCMP first received a 911 call on July 16th, 2008 reporting a "suspicious occurrence" which was later revealed to be about a single vehicle accident.
Officers went to an area along Glen Park Road between Range Roads 261 and 262, west of the Queen Elizabeth II Highway, near Leduc. They soon determined that a male found lying near the car was deceased.
RCMP soon confirmed the identity of the man as 30-year-old Kristopher Ryan Kratchmer from the Leduc/Beaumont area. Arrested and facing charges of first-degree murder in connection with Kratchmer's death were two teens from Leduc, a 19-year-old and a 16-year-old » full details »
Thomas George Svekla was convicted of second-degree murder and indecently interfering with human remains in connection with the death of Theresa Merrie Innes.
On July 3rd, 2008, from his jail cell, Svekla launched an appeal » full details » (click on Latest Update)
Police continue to investigate what may end up becoming Edmonton's fifteen homicide of 2008.
At about 4:00 p.m. on June 29th, 2008 50-year-old Andrew Rademacher was discovered lying in a pool of blood near an abandoned home near 95th Street and 107th A Avenue. He was suffering from serious wounds and was taken to hospital. Rademacher remained in critical condition until the morning of July 4th when he succumbed to his injuries.
On July 1st, Rademacher's common-law wife Julie Starr was charged with aggravated assault in connection with the matter » full details »
Normally shootings these days take place at night, victims are found but their shooters can't be ... and nobody sees anything.
But on July 4th, 2008 in the Westwood neighbourhood and in broad daylight, it was almost the opposite: there were lots of witnesses, the shooters drove away ... and this time so did their targets » full details »
Queen Mary Park residents were startled to hear multiple shots ring out just before 10:00 p.m. on July 3rd, 2008 coming from a commercial area on 120th Street near 109th A Avenue.
Two men suffered gunshot wounds and were taken to the Royal Alexandra Hospital. While they were likely were grateful for medical treatment, the men didn't return the favour by answering police questions » full details »
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's fourteenth homicide of 2008, a double shooting that left one man dead and a second in hospital with serious gunshot wounds.
At about 10:00 p.m. July 2nd, 2008 three people arrived at the Northeast Community Health Centre. Scott Ladouceur was pronounced dead on arrival, the other was rushed to the Royal Alexandra Hospital with life-threatening wounds. The third person was questioned.
Investigators have no suspects and asked the public for assistance. The man in serious condition, Marlon George Williams, has an extensive criminal record » full details »
Back in April 2008, Edmonton police issued warrants for 4 individuals involved in an extortion case that saw three houses belonging to the same family burned to the ground. While three were arrested, Meer remains to be brought to ground » full details »
Police investigated the discovery of a body found behind a dumpster. The body was found at about 7:45 p.m. July 1st, 2008 near the Alberta Avenue community league hall. They later determined the matter was non-criminal in nature » full details »
Dumpster death |
two men shot |
drive-away shooting |
suspicious death: Andrew Rademacher |
a Mac's attack |
trailer park boys |
three nights of knives |
crime at the movies |
fake gun, real handcuffs |
full details and more on the July 2008 Crime Report page.
Assist to identify: gas station robbery suspect |
assist to identify: Mill Woods sexual assault suspect |
nabbed: Leduc sexual assault suspect |
nabbed: Kim Kenny Ahnassay |
nabbed: Silver Steven Bernard |
public alert: William Edward Stewart |
wanted: Yasudani Gordon Garanggai |
wanted: Brent Michael Crane |
wanted: Teddy Preston Francis |
wanted: Kaven Gather Harbison |
wanted: horse painting thief |
wanted: Jamie Lee Hiebert |
wanted: Rizwan Khan |
wanted: Kern Leroy Krueger |
wanted: Richard Raymond Levesque |
wanted: Adam Frederick Matychuk |
wanted: Shane Emil McDonald |
wanted: Richard Donald McKinney |
wanted: Christopher David Meer |
wanted: Ali Jimcale Mohammed |
wanted: pair missing from Stan Daniels Centre |
wanted: Dallas Lee Paquette |
wanted: David Zurowski |
full details and more on the July 2008 Crime Report page.
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June 2008
Edmonton police issued a warning to the public to be on the lookout for Allan Dale Plamondon, who they considered to be a high risk sexual offender. Two days later he turned himself in » full details »
The homicide investigation of 20-year-old Chantel Brittnay Robertson began as a missing person report. The police search ended on June 30th, 2008 when she was found buried in the back yard of a south central Edmonton home. A 24-year-old man was taken into custody and charged with first-degree murder » full details »
On June 27th, 2008 Justice Eric Macklin ruled that Jean Francois Sheehy was suffering from a severe mental illness when he stabbed 57-year-old Dwayne Roger Roy with a kitchen knife in the normally controlled environment of the Royal Alexandra Hospital's sixth floor psychiatric ward in July 2007 » full details »
Once they caught the man and figured out who he was, police learned that he had been released from the Drumheller Institute earlier that day where he had served time for armed robbery » full details »
Shortly after midnight June 26th, 2008 emergency services were called to the George Spady Centre after a man was stabbed in the throat » full details »
On November 3rd, 2007 Vegreville RCMP responded to a complaint of partial skeletal remains discovered in a wooded area approximately 25 kilometres west of Vegreville.
On June 24th, 2008 RCMP announced that the remains were that of Robin Douglas Goodwin, missing since September 2006 » full details »
RCMP in 100 Mile House, British Columbia have expanded their search for 37-year-old Dennis Cornish who may be in the province of Alberta » full details »
Edmonton police requested the public's assistance in locating 86-year-old Almerio Tomac, an Alberta Hospital patient. He was later found in Moose Jaw » full details »
On June 19th, 2008 Edmonton police announced that the disappearance of 29-year-old Jason Freedom Adam was being investigated by homicide detectives as foul play is now suspected.
Adam has been missing since October 21st, 2007. He was last seen outside the Shaw Conference Centre » full details »
It has been said that with the price of vehicles these days you almost need to rob a bank to afford one.
On June 17th, 2008 it was alleged that Marcel Perrot took that observation quite seriously – either that or he was too cheap to supply his own getaway car.
Within two days an arrest was made » full details »
Thomas George Svekla was charged with second-degree murder and indecently interfering with human remains in connection with the death of Theresa Merrie Innes and Rachel Liz Quinney.
On June 3rd, 2008 Justice Sterling Sanderman found Svekla guilty of Innes' death but not guilty of the death of Quinney.
On June 16th, 2008 victim impact statements were heard and Justice Sanderman handed Svekla his sentence » full details »
During the evening of June 15th, 2008 a woman in her early twenties collapsed on Corbett Fields, a recreation area near the University of Alberta bounded by 113th Street and University Avenue » full details »
Late Monday evening, June 16th RCMP announced that Roy Berg had been located – relatively safe and sound.
Berg was found by volunteer searchers in the Ministik Lake Bird Sanctuary approximately 5 kilometres from his daughter's residence shortly after 9:00 p.m.
Strathcona County RCMP had requested the public's assistance in locating 81-year-old Berg who suffers from Alzheimers.
Berg was last seen 9:00 p.m. on June 14th, 2008 walking near his daughter's residence southeast of Sherwood Park » full details »
Homicide detectives were called out to oversee the investigation of a dead body found at the top of the river valley just west of 124th Street on Jasper Avenue, immediately above Victoria Park.
Det. Bill Clark said the man had visible injuries and there was evidence of blood at the scene. The area was taped off affording forensic staff a chance to document the circumstances » full details »
Around 2:30 a.m. June 10th, 2008 police were called after man entered the rear of the All Happy Family Restaurant at 10011 106 Avenue suffering from apparent multiple gunshot wounds.
The male victim, in his late 20s, was transported to hospital where he was listed in critical condition. Police tentatively identified the man, something that should help detectives in determining a motive for the shooting » full details »
On June 5th, 2008 Strathcona County RCMP received a call from a homeowner whose dog uncovered a human skull in a yard in the Belvedere Heights subdivision near Range Road 231 and Township Road 514, south of Sherwood Park. A further search of the property led to an entire skeleton being found.
An autopsy was completed and RCMP said the remains were that of a female, approximately 25 to 50 years of age, and possibly of Asian or aboriginal descent.
Police declared the find a homicide and Project KARE was brought in to provide assistance » full details »
Thomas George Svekla was charged with second-degree murder and indecently interfering with human remains in connection with the death of Theresa Merrie Innes and Rachel Liz Quinney.
On February 19th, 2008 Svekla's trial started with more than 100 witnesses called to testify.
On June 3rd, 2008 Justice Sterling Sanderman rendered his verdicts » full details »
Chinatown shooting |
man found dead near downtown |
sudden death of young woman |
gas station robbery |
rumble behind JP High |
Inglewood stabbing |
carjackers strike out |
a beef and a pineapple |
stabbing outside detox centre |
ex-con celebrates freedom by running from police |
angry dispute makes man trigger-happy |
another Whyte Avenue stabbing |
no shirt and no pants catches police attention |
Smith & Wesson calling |
full details and more on the June 2008 Crime Report page.
Missing: Dennis Cornish |
found: Roy Berg |
found: Almerio Tomac |
nabbed: Michael Matthew Campbell |
nabbed: Marcel Perrot |
surrendered: Allan Dale Plamondon |
wanted: Ali Abdulhadi |
wanted: Troy Ronald Babiuk |
wanted: Kingsley Colin Cardinal |
wanted: Harold Fleury |
wanted: Chalayne Lynn Garnier |
wanted: John Edward Kahpeepatow |
wanted: Ricky Andrew Loyie |
wanted: Rudy Jay McCoy |
wanted: Daniel John Napesis |
wanted: Daniel Louis Thomas |
full details and more on the June 2008 Crime Report page.
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May 2008
On May 30th, 2008 Fort Saskatchewan RCMP received a call around 2:00 p.m. from a farmer who found human remains in a wooded area near the Skaro Shrine, along Township Road 192 near the intersection of Highways 45 and 831.
Thinking the smell might be coming from a dead animal, the farmer followed it into some bushes beside the field. Police soon confirmed a homicide investigation was underway and that two bodies were involved.
On June 10th the Edmonton Journal published the identities of the two men as Thomas Joseph Shaughnessy, 46, and Thomas Robert Howells, 40 » full details »
On May 23rd, 2008, after a month-long investigation, RCMP announced they had charged two 17-year-old females in connection with the body of a newborn found dead on an acreage northwest of Edmonton.
The discovery was made April 16th by a man walking his dog on a quad trail near Range Road 14, ten kilometres north of the Yellowhead Highway.
The baby, found wrapped in a pink towel, was male and close to full term. There were no obvious signs of trauma and a cause of death has not yet been disclosed » full details »
On April 30th, 2008 Stony Plain RCMP laid charges of first-degree murder, interfering with human remains and accessory after the fact in the wake of the discovery of a man's body inside an incinerator.
Those charged in the murder of 77-year-old Alex Fred Semenovich were the elderly man's wife, daughter and grandson. That three generations of a single family were charged in connection with a murder was unprecedented in Alberta history.
On May 22nd, 2008 the wife, daughter and grandson were granted bail » full details »
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's 12th homicide of 2008.
911 calls reporting shots fired started coming in at about 1:30 a.m. Thursday morning from the city's northeast.
Police arrived and found a 28-year-old man apparently dead from gunshot wounds in the parking lot of a strip mall near 139th Avenue and 26th Street.
Investigators are working with a vague description of the shooter and possibly two getaway cars. At present the gang unit is not involved in what police believe to be a targeted shooting, part of a drug deal gone bad and and not a random act of violence.
It was family who first told media the identity of the city's twelfth murder victim of the year was Ashley Quintin Charest. Autopsy results confirmed that he died from gunshots wounds to the chest » full details »
"Our police officers are not punching bags ... and neither are any of our citizens who are being attacked out there."
Those were the words of Edmonton police chief Mike Boyd in the wake of two incidents that saw his officers openly attacked by swarms of assailants.
While Boyd's anger and indignation during a press conference was meant to send a signal to like-minded perpetrators and the populace at large, it also indicated the chief's fear that respect for law and order had all but evaporated in the provincial capital » full details »
Fort McMurray RCMP asked Edmontonians to be on the lookout for a woman missing for ten months.
Forty-year-old Shirley Waquan was last seen in Fort McMurray, Alberta on July 1st, 2007 and was reported missing four days later. Family advised the RCMP the woman was living on the streets and may now be in the Edmonton area » full details »
Boyd buzzing mad over officer swarming |
full details and more on the May 2008 Crime Report page.
Missing: Shirley Waquan |
full details and more on the May 2008 Crime Report page.
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April 2008
A man opening his front door to pick up the morning paper saw himself looking at next-day headlines when he found a dying man lying near the porch of his house near 111th Street and University Avenue at about 7:15 a.m. on April 26th, 2008.
"He was alive but he was passed out on the stairs," the resident said. "He had no shoes and he was wearing a black shirt and pants and no undershirt."
Police found a pair of shoes and evidence of a struggle seven blocks away. In the end the death of 19-year-old Alex Pinzauti was deemed non-criminal » full details »
A man who completed a 35-year sentence for hijacking an aircraft and attempted murder has been released into the community in Edmonton and police consider him to be a violent offender who continues to pose a risk of significant harm.
Larry Maxwell Stanford, 56, was convicted of hijacking Quebecair flight QB321 on December 14th, 1972. He was 21 years old at the time. Stanford was sentenced to 20 years in prison. While on parole he attacked his sister, hitting her multiple times in the head with a hammer and causing serious brain injury » full details »
Police investigated a suspicious death in a neighbourhood adjacent to the City Centre Airport.
Emergency services were called to a home in the Prince Charles community at about 5:15 p.m. on April 23rd, 2008 after a woman's partially-naked body was discovered lying face down in the snow of a backyard.
The woman was wearing only a pair of black underwear. The body was found by a man shovelling recently-fallen snow from a late-spring storm, the worst on record for the month of April » full details »
Police have asked for the public's assistance in locating a senior missing since late fall.
71-year-old Edward Gordon Durston was last seen on November 21st, 2007 by the trustee responsible for releasing money to him. The senior reportedly suffers from dementia and has a problem with alcohol » full details »
Authorities were called after a newborn baby was found dead in a south-side apartment. Police arrived at the 10th-floor unit of the Sir William Place complex, 8830 85 Street, at 9:24 a.m. on April 21st, 2008. Investigators initially treated the death as suspicious with homicide detectives assisting in the matter.
Police did not indicate why the death was considered suspicious. Paramedics who attended did not want to disturb the scene and instead called in police » full details »
Edmonton police are advising the public that 33-year-old Brent Edward MacDonald was released from the Bowden Institution and has chosen the city as his new place of residence. Police described MacDonald as an opportunistic sexual offender who poses a risk of significant harm to the community and specifically to females » full details »
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's 11th homicide of 2008.
At about 8:15 a.m. on April 20th, 2008 emergency services were called to a home in the Mill Woods subdivision. A woman had discovered a body lying face down on the deck of her home near 40th Avenue and 61st Street. The body was covered in snow and was not moving.
On April 21st police announced that Cory Cockle, 25, died of a stab wound. Police suspect the victim knew his killer and the assault may have been drug related. A "subject of interest" was identified and interviewed by investigators » full details »
Homicide detectives were first called to a suspicious death after a body was found inside a south-side duplex on September 12th, 2007. It was soon determined 45-year-old Judy Lynn Jones died of blunt force trauma.
Jeffrey Glenn Kellar, Jones' common-law husband, was taken in for questioning and later released. Seven months later, on April 18th, 2008, Kellar was charged with second-degree murder » full details »
Police have asked for the public's help in locating an Edmonton woman missing since March 21st, 2008.
Jeannie Gingras, 49, was last seen at the Edmonton People in Need Shelter at 9549 103 Avenue. Gingras was reported to suffer from a mental illness and could pose a threat to herself if she is without medication » full details »
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's tenth homicide of 2008 – the stabbing death of 77-year-old Hans Alberts.
Just before 4:00 p.m. on April 16th, 2008 Alberts and his wife were getting into their car in the parking lot of the Royal Fork Buffet in the Jasper Gates shopping centre. The couple had just finished celebrating their 29th wedding anniversary when a man approached.
A struggle took place and Alberts fell to the ground. Blood quickly pooled around him – the result of multiple stab wounds.
On April 18th police announced they had a "subject of interest" in custody. The next day the man was charged with second-degree murder. A week later the charge was upgraded to first-degree » full details »
RCMP are investigating the discovery of the body of a newborn baby found on an acreage northwest of Edmonton.
The Stony Plain detachment was notified at 6:57 a.m. on April 16th, 2008 by a man walking his dog on a quad trail near Range Road 14, ten kilometres north of the Yellowhead Highway.
The baby, found wrapped in a pink towel, was male and close to full term. There were no obvious signs of trauma and a cause of death has not yet been determined. At last word RCMP had interviewed a female person of interest » full details »
Police investigated the death of a woman whose body was discovered on the morning of April 12th, 2008 in the river valley. The body was found near the High Level Bridge below Saskatchewan Drive.
The woman was later identified as missing senior Wyona Hobart, last seen December 28th, 2007 » full details »
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's ninth homicide of 2008.
At about 3:28 a.m. on April 12th, 2008 a man suffering stab wounds called police from the hallway of his apartment building at 12130 82 Street. The man was rushed to hospital with serious injuries and died several hours later.
Media outlets were first to identify the victim as 38-year-old Alan Craig Cumming who had just come home after driving a bus for a late-night pub crawl. Friends and relatives believed Cumming was attacked for his tip money » full details »
On January 8th, 2007 police found the body of Debbie Elly-Smith in an apartment suite in the Stollery Place housing project at 10554 96 Street in Edmonton's inner city. It was reported she may have been dead for several days.
On April 10th, 2008 police announced that second-degree murder charges had been laid against two persons known to Elly-Smith » full details »
Nearly two years after 41-year-old Sangeeta Khanna mysteriously disappeared from a Mill Woods shopping centre police revealed they think she had been murdered and her body dumped along a rural highway that stretches from Edmonton to western Saskatchewan
» full details »
The Stony Plain baby |
police investigate sudden death of infant |
near-naked woman found dead |
suspicious death in Garneau |
full details and more on the April 2008 Crime Report page.
Wanted: Tola Obafemi Falana |
missing: Jeannie Gingras |
public alert: Brent Edward MacDonald |
missing: Edward Gordon Durston |
wanted: Gilbert John Jolicoeur |
public alert: Larry Maxwell Stanford |
full details and more on the April 2008 Crime Report page.
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March 2008
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's eighth homicide of 2008 – the stabbing death of 23-year-old Sean Kier.
At about 1:28 a.m. March 29th, 2008 police responded to a weapons complaint outside the Coliseum Inn at 11845 Wayne Gretzky Drive Southbound.
Emergency medical services were called after a 23-year-old man was discovered lying on the pavement suffering from stab wounds. He was taken to the Royal Alexandra Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival » full details »
On December 27th, 2007 24-year-old Lorilee Mae Francis was reported missing by her family.
Francis was last seen on October 20th, 2007 in Grande Prairie, Alberta. On March 14th, 2008 RCMP released details of her disappearance and confirmed that Project KARE, the task force looking into missing and murdered Edmonton-area sex trade workers, was notified » full details »
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's seventh homicide of 2008.
Daniel Raymond McKenzie suffered fatal stab wounds early on Good Friday at the corner of 82nd Street and 124th Avenue. Police and EMS were called to the intersection at 4:30 a.m. by residents of a home who saw McKenzie stumble through the street bleeding profusely. They also witnessed two men flee in a small dark car.
By afternoon the next day police had located two persons of interest and had seized a Mazda automobile » full details »
Homicide detectives and the medical examiner were called out to a home at 6912 130 Avenue on March 19th, 2008 after reports came in of a baby being found inside a bag.
The discovery was made by a man whose dog alerted him to something odd in a basement bedroom. A baby was found in a white, plastic grocery bag, wrapped in towels and stuffed under a bed.
Police later charged Naomi Russel-Simpson, 20, with charges of committing an indignity to a dead human body, neglecting to obtain assistance in childbirth and concealing the body of a child. Authorities said the baby was born alive » full details »
The Canadian Forces National Investigation Unit looked into the case of a man's death at the Edmonton Garrison on the same day another Edmonton soldier was buried.
The soldier's body was found in single living quarters at CFB Edmonton on March 15th, 2008 » full details »
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's sixth homicide of 2008.
At about 11:30 p.m. on March 12th, 2008 Edmonton Fire Rescue were dealing with a car fire when they discovered charred human remains lying slumped in the driver's seat. Police were then called to the site on 170th Street south of West Edmonton Mall and an investigation began into what authorities initially termed a suspicious death.
After an autopsy was completed March 14th police announced they were treating the death of 26-year-old Shernell Sharon Pierre as a homicide. Three days later police described a person of interest in the case and issued photographs of a white van thought to be involved.
On March 29th Shernell Pierre was laid to rest » full details »
Edmonton police have asked for the public’s help in locating an 84-year-old man who suffers from dementia » full details »
Kenneth Calhoun, 36, was shot to death in a Spruce Grove trailer on May 19th, 2006.
Richard James Ellis, 24, was charged with first-degree murder, armed robbery, possession of a prohibited firearm and arson.
A 17-year-old, who cannot be identified by provision of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, was charged with first-degree murder, armed robbery, possession of a prohibited firearm and arson, pointing a firearm and two counts of failing to comply with bail conditions.
On October 5th, 2007 Richard James Ellis was given an eight-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to the lesser charger of manslaughter.
On March 5th, 2008 the teen was found guilty of second-degree murder » full details »
Soldier found dead at CFB Edmonton |
full details and more on the March 2008 Crime Report page.
Missing: John Victor Cantwell |
missing: Lorilee Mae Francis |
full details and more on the March 2008 Crime Report page.
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February 2008
A 49-year-old woman was found lying face down in the snow in front of her condominium at 1828 Lakewood Road South at about 12:13 a.m. February 29th, 2008. For the next 24 hours police weren't sure if they were dealing with a suspicious death or Edmonton's latest murder.
After receiving treatment by paramedics at the scene, the woman was rushed to the Grey Nuns hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival. Crime scene tape was put up, taken down and later put up again.
Investigators continued to class the woman's death as suspicious until later on March 1st when they confirmed the case of Beverly Parker as a homicide, citing strangulation as the cause of her death.
Police later charged Parker's son and his girlfriend with first-degree murder » full details »
Project KARE is now assisting in the investigation of the murder of a woman found on a remote acreage west of Elk Island National Park and about 20 kilometres northeast of Sherwood Park.
21-year-old Brianna Danielle Torvalson's body was found at about 11:00 a.m. February 21st, 2008 by a resident out for a walk. The person saw it lying in the snow by a long driveway that runs through a heavily wooded area near Township Road 534, about a kilometre west of Range Road 220.
Police later identified the victim as a sex trade worker who had not registered a DNA sample or personal information with Project KARE » full details »
Two women, missing from northeastern British Columbia since February 2005, are the latest additions to the list of missing persons falling under the Project KARE mandate.
On February 17th, 2008 – the third anniversary of the women's disappearance – RCMP announced that Rene Lynn Gunning of Fort St. John and Krystle Ann Julia Knott of Dawson Creek were last seen at West Edmonton Mall » full details »
For fans of ex-CHED radio reporter Byron Christopher's unique take on courthouse developments, it's been a long time since his hard-boiled style has been heard. Some of those memories can be brought back to life through a collection of clips rescued from the station's logger tapes – just head to the bottom of the who is that man? page.
On February 12th, 2008 a website was launched that allows public access to missing persons files that date back to the 1970s.
The Alberta RCMP, Edmonton Police Service, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and a number of provincial urban police agencies have partnered in assembling a public database of missing persons and unidentified human remains » full details »
16-year-old Joshua Hunt was stabbed to death at a house party in Mill Woods on October 14th, 2006. Police charged a 17-year-old with one count of second degree murder and two counts of assault with a weapon. A judge released the young offender into the care of his grandfather, a retired Edmonton police officer, under strict bail conditions.
On January 27th, 2007 a private investigater hired by Gary Hunt videotaped the accused and his 67-year-old grandfather allegedly breaching conditions of the release. On February 22nd a judge clarified the bail conditions. On May 7th, 2007 Hunt's investigator captured a second instance of the teen and his grandfather breaching bail conditions. On December 25th, 2007 the teen was observed taunting family members outside the Hunt residence
On February 7th, 2008 the Crown prosecutor's office dropped breach of bail charges » full details »
On February 1st, 2008 officers were called to the corner of 28th Avenue and Hewes Way when a report of a body in a field came in. Investigators treated the woman's death as non-criminal based on autopsy results. However, police hit a brick wall when it came to putting a name to her as she was not carrying any identification.
On February 7th police announced the woman had been identified » full details »
Police investigated the suspicious death of a woman found at about 3:20 a.m. on February 4th, 2008 in a home near 108th Street and 40th Avenue. Circumstances surrounding the discovery were not first released but it was later reported the woman was found by her husband.
Homicide detectives assisted in the investigation as the death was sudden and without explanation. Police initially labelled the matter as "suspicious" but later classed the death as non-criminal » full details »
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's fourth homicide of 2008 – that of 20-year-old Troy Ryan Poulin.
Poulin was found lying in the middle of 63rd Avenue near 106th Street just before 7:00 a.m. February 2nd, 2008. Homicide Det. Robert Mills told media investigators believed the crime was gang related and police were also investigating possible drug ties.
On February 6th police released pictures of two clues » full details »
At a time when most Edmontonians were dealing with one of the coldest winters in a decade, Edmonton police were dealing with one of the most violent spells in recent memory.
January 2008 found authorities investigating numerous drive-by shootings and incidents of gang-related violence – while at the same time facing a wall of silence from possible witnesses and the public at large.
The matter came to a head when the Metro Edmonton Gang Unit called a press conference to calm citizen fears – and express the frustration of police efforts to quell a growing wave of gang-related violence » full details »
Alberta policing services launch missing persons website |
police probe suspicious death |
police deal with mystery woman |
guns and gangs grip mid-winter Edmonton |
full details and more on the February 2008 Crime Report page.
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January 2008
Edmonton police asked for the public's help in locating a 37-year-old who suffers from mental illness.
Cory David Bannerman was last seen November 26th, 2007 at his home near 17th Avenue and 53rd Street. While Bannerman has a history of disappearing, he usually returns within a few weeks. But given the length of time Bannerman has been without medication, the Missing Persons Unit decided to make public their appeal » full details »
His was Edmonton's third murder of 2007. And despite a year that saw charges laid in only 12 of the city's 33 homicides, the unsolved case of Stephane Landry stood out.
On the first anniversary of the New Brunswick man's death, the Edmonton Journal and Det. Dennis Storey retraced the steps of an investigation into a case that was about to go cold » full details »
Homicide detectives and the gang unit were busy working what might have become Edmonton's fourth homicide of the year – the third in less than a week – while media identified the victim as a participant in a previous unsolved murder.
At about 6:00 p.m. on January 24th, 2008 emergency services were called to a home at 13564 158 Avenue after an injured man called 911 saying he had been shot answering a knock at his front door.
Media later identified the man as Omar Househ – one of two people charged in connection with the 2007 murder of Ola Moses in the Urban Stylez hip-hop clothing store. At last word, Househ remains in critical condition » full details »
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's third homicide of 2008 – that of 25-year-old Westleigh Michael LaFleur.
LaFleur was gunned down January 22nd, 2008 in what neighbours called a crack shack at 11205 90 Street just north of Commonwealth Stadium.
Police said LaFleur was an innocent victim in a targeted home invasion and the hunt is on for 3 or 4 masked suspects » full details »
A man beaten January 8th, 2008 near the Greyhound bus depot downtown dies eleven days later in hospital.
James Mills, 46, of Quebec succumbed to injuries sustained in the attack becoming Edmonton's second homicide victim of the year.
On January 21st police announced that through tips received from the public and a suspect has been identified » full details »
On January 20th, 2008 police were called to the Rosslyn area in north Edmonton after the discovery of a frozen body was reported to 911. Police indicated that 43-year-old Maurice Powder was homeless and his death didn't appear to be suspicious in nature. Ironically, Powder's brother David also died on the streets.
That a homeless person died so far from the downtown core became the focus of media and those working with the city's transient population. 44 persons without permanent residence died on city streets in 2007, a number that was expected to continue to rise » full details »
On April 23rd, 2005 22-year-old Cole Lupaschuk was found buckled into the seat of his blue Honda Accord and bleeding to death from 15 stab wounds.
After a week-long province-wide manhunt, Kayla Ellen Brown, 22, and Daniel Silva, 21, were charged with second-degree murder. Brown was also charged with being an accessory after the fact to murder.
On January 18th, 2008 the pair received their sentence » full details »
On January 26th, 2007 Emergency Medical Services were called to a west end home after a call came in reporting a small child was suffering respiratory distress. A three-year-old boy showed obvious signs of severe head trauma and was rushed to the Stollery Children's Hospital.
Police took a 32-year-old woman into custody at the scene, charging her with counts of aggravated assault, duty of persons to provide necessaries [failure to provide the necessities of life] and child abandonment.
The boy was taken off life-support and he succumbed to his injuries. Police charged the woman taken into custody with second-degree murder and assault causing bodily harm.
On January 17th, 2008 a preliminary hearing concluded and a judge ordered the woman to stand trial » full details »
At about 11:30 p.m. on January 16th, 2008 a man living in a townhouse in the 300-block of Abbotsfield Road heard a knock on his door. Within minutes he also heard the blast of a shotgun.
Police said the man was lucky – the shotgun pellets did a lot of damage – but the victim didn't take the opportunity of his second chance at life by telling investigators what happened » full details »
Police responded January 16th, 2008 to reports of a shot fired at a popular downtown restaurant.
At about 1:00 a.m. fifteen people in two groups were involved in a disturbance inside Joey Tomato's at 11228 Jasper Avenue. The restaurant's manager and an off-duty cook decided to step in and a hand gun went off striking one man in the leg » full details »
Police were called to an apartment building near 118th Avenue and 105th Street around 1:22 p.m. on January 15th, 2008. Inside a vacant suite they found what they thought was a woman sleeping on the floor.
"On further investigation they discovered she was dead," a police spokeswoman said » full details »
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's first homicide of 2008 – that of a man severely injured while trying to break up a fight in the parking lot of The Canadian Brewhouse at 12711 97 Street shortly after midnight January 13th, 2008.
An autopsy showed that Randy George Lintner, 46, died of head trauma, the direct result of a punch to the head » full details »
The body of 44-year-old Sandra Nipshank was found January 8th, 2008 lightly-clothed and frozen on a townhouse walkway near 150th Avenue and 118th Street.
While the medical examiner's office ruled her death as non-criminal, Nipshank's family has questions about what led to the woman's death » full details »
In the week before Christmas 2007 RCMP detachments south of Edmonton found themselves dealing with a trio of hypothermia victims within a three-day span: Lorne Allan McKenzie, Shane Michael Applegarth and Matthew Goodrunning.
While Applegarth and Goodrunning were deemed to have died through mis-adventure, suspicion hung over McKenzie's death.
On January 4th, 2008 as part of an appeal to the public for information, Breton RCMP released a photograph of McKenzie along with additional details of events prior to his death » full details »
Construction on the southern leg of Edmonton's Light Rail Transit system came to a halt on January 4th, 2008 when human remains were discovered by workers installing a sewer line.
Excavation was taking place near 43rd Avenue and 111th Street when parts of a decayed wooden box were unearthed about five feet below the surface. Inside the box were human bones » full details »
Police investigated a suspicious death in southeast Edmonton on January 4th, 2008.
Officers responding to a call reporting a sudden death found the body of a man under suspicious circumstances. Homicide detectives were then called out to investigate » full details »
The shooting of Omar Househ |
Maurice Powder |
man answers door but not police questions |
bullet served up at Joey Tomato's |
vacant suite holds unpleasant surprise |
Sandra Nipshank |
beaten man in critical condition |
human remains found at LRT site |
suspicious death |
full details and more on the January 2008 Crime Report page.
Missing: Cory David Bannerman |
wanted: Matthew Doonanco |
wanted: Bernard Paul Hoffman |
wanted: James Aaron Peckham |
full details and more on the January 2008 Crime Report page.
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2007
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With Edmonton's 2007 homicide case clearance rate hovering at just 38% (charges laid in only 12 murders, leaving 20 cases open), the question why in most of the year's murders must still wait for the answer only arrests and trials can provide. The Last Link looks back at a year on the streets » full details »
"When we know that they were present and they don't tell us information we get very frustrated. All that's required for evil to flourish is for one person to do nothing – for good people to do nothing.
"If you are not putting yourself into what we would call a high-risk lifestyle then your chances of being involved in a level of violence such as this is very minimal."
Those were the words of Staff Sgt. Lorne Pubantz, head of Edmonton's homicide unit, describing the common themes of 2007's murders » full details »
December 2007
Officers were called to the Frat Niteclub and Grill, 10220 103 Street, at about 3:00 a.m. December 29th, 2007 after reports of gunfire came in.
Police found a 27-year-old man who had been shot four times – including once in the hip and once in the groin – in what they believe was a targeted attack. He was taken to the Royal Alexandra Hospital in serious but stable condition » full details »
Police alerted the public that on December 28th, 2007 a senior with a history of depression was last seen at a doctor's appointment and was considered missing.
72-year-old Wyona Hobart was last seen at the University of Alberta Hospital » full details »
16-year-old Joshua Hunt was stabbed to death at a house party in Mill Woods on October 14th, 2006. Police charged a 17-year-old with one count of second-degree murder and two counts of assault with a weapon.
On November 16th, 2006 a judge released the 17-year-old young offender into the care of his grandfather, a retired Edmonton police officer, under strict bail conditions.
On January 27th, 2007 a private investigater hired by Gary Hunt videotaped the accused and his 67-year-old grandfather allegedly breaching conditions of the release. On February 22nd a judge clarified the bail conditions. On May 7th, 2007 Hunt's investigator captured a second instance of the teen and his grandfather breaching bail conditions.
On December 25th, 2007 the teen was observed taunting family members outside the Hunt residence » full details »
On December 22nd, 2007 Edmonton police alerted the public of a violent offender just released from prison. Christal Lena Deines, 26, also known as Crystal, recently completed a six-year-sentence for manslaughter at the Edmonton Institution for Women » full details »
In the week before Christmas 2007 RCMP detachments south of Edmonton found themselves dealing with a trio of hypothermia victims within a three-day span. Lorne Allan McKenzie, Shane Michael Applegarth and Matthew Goodrunning were discovered frozen or near death » full details »
In a story first published by the Edmonton Sun, Nawar Jawad was named as the prime suspect in the murder of Ola Tinineh Moses.
Jawad's body was found beaten, stripped naked and burned December 2nd, 2007. Moses suffered "execution-style" multiple gunshot wounds in a downtown hip-hop clothing store May 6th » full details »
It started out as words yelled between cars, then it became road rage and a deliberate hit and run that turned fatal. It ended up becoming Edmonton's 18th murder of 2006.
A 15-year-old dial-a-doper in a loaned Cadillac got into a shouting match with David Dotto and his friends. The youth ran Dotto over and Dotto clung to life for six days in hospital before succumbing to his injuries.
On June 5th, 2007 the youth pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. On December 14th he received the maximum sentence allowed under provision of the Youth Criminal Justice Act » full details »
On April 23rd, 2005 22-year-old Cole Lupaschuk was found buckled into the seat of his blue Honda Accord and bleeding to death from 15 stab wounds.
After a week-long province-wide manhunt, Kayla Ellen Brown, 22, and Daniel Silva, 21, were charged with second-degree murder. Brown was also charged with being an accessory after the fact to murder.
On December 13th the jury in the murder trial began their deliberations. They returned a verdict within hours » full details »
The Spruce Grove/Stony Plain RCMP Detachment appealed to the public for information relating to a bank robbery that occurred December 10th, 2007 at a CIBC outlet in Spruce Grove.
At 2:47 p.m. a lone male entered the bank wearing a white hoodie, with a sequined design on the front left chest and mud splattered on the back, and robbed a teller of cash at gunpoint » full details »
Police have made two arrests in connection with Edmonton's 33rd homicide case of the year, a stabbing December 9th, 2007 inside the Garden Bakery and Restaurant at 10019 106 Avenue.
32-year-old Wing Fung died after a 2:45 a.m. altercation in the popular downton Chinatown eatery. Police seemed relieved to say Fung's death was not gang or drug related » full details »
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's 32nd homicide of 2007.
27-year-old Erin Anne Tilley was a passenger in a car travelling along 95th Avenue when it stopped at the 156th Street intersection early in the morning December 7th, 2007.
Gunshots erupted from a car to the right of them and Tilley was fatally wounded.
Tilley's driver took her to the Royal Alexandra Hospital where Tilley died. The second woman wasn't injured and she also wasn't co-operating with police » full details »
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's 31st homicide of 2007, that of 24-year-old Nawar Jawad who died of blunt force cranial trauma. His body, found December 2nd, 2007 had been stripped naked, set on fire and left in a ditch on the city's northeastern outskirts.
In statements to media, police did not confirm or rule out gang or drug involvement.
It took four days for Jawad's body to thaw, delaying autopsy results. Police now seek anyone who saw the man immediately prior to his death » full details »
On December 1st, 2007 police responded to a call of shots fired in the Beatty Lofts at 10265 107 Street where they found the door of a suite had been blown in by shots from a high-power rifle. Inside they found the body of 35-year-old Wesal Arabi – dead from multiple gunshot wounds.
Within the day police arrested two young offenders and charged them with first-degree murder in what authorities called a drug-related slaying » full details »
Shooting outside karaoke bar |
frozen finds |
full details and more on the December 2007 Crime Report page.
Missing: Wyona Hobart |
wanted: Calvin Stanley Ballantyne |
wanted: Verne Bruce Johnson |
wanted: Tristin Handley Kaiser |
wanted: Kelly Wayne Lemke aka Kelly Wayne Nattress |
wanted: Michael Lorne Lenheiser |
public alert: Christal Lena Deines |
wanted: Jaideep Singh Gill |
Mounties hunt hooded hood |
full details and more on the December 2007 Crime Report page.
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November 2007
Brandon Joseph Klein, 20, was beaten to death February 19th, 2005. Shane Thomas Anderson, 22, was convicted of manslaughter and received a sentence of 45 months, less 19 months credit for time served in pre-trial custody.
On October 26th, 2007, after completing two-thirds of his 26-month sentence, Shane Anderson was released to a halfway house to serve the remainder of his term. A month later he fled the facility » full details »
Martin William Kent, 27, was beaten and run over by a car on May 8th, 2007. He died May 22nd as a result of injuries sustained in the incident.
On November 29th, 2007 Edmonton police announced they were now investigating Kent's death as a homicide, the 29th of the year » full details »
Police were called in to investigate the discovery of a body found just north of the downtown area.
The body had been found face down by a woman driving to work at about 7:30 a.m. November 28th, 2007. After checking for a pulse, the woman called police » full details »
Likening the assessment to a viral outbreak, the Edmonton Sun and a leading expert examined Alberta's murder rates as the end of 2007 approached.
"Organised crime is attracted to this economy like bees to honey," said criminologist Bill Pitt. "This is the calm before the storm" » full details »
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's 28th homicide of 2007.
At about 5:15 a.m. November 17th, 2007 paramedics received a report of an injured man lying near 96th Street and 102A Avenue. A passing motorist noticed the man and police were called in because the victim's injuries were consistent with that of a beating.
The man remained in hospital in a coma with serious head injuries until November 21st when life support systems were withdrawn. He died the next morning.
Police identified the man as 65-year-old William James Kapach, a mentally disabled person » full details »
Fire crews were called to the south end of the Greyhound Bus station building at 103rd Street and 102A Avenue at about 5:30 a.m. November 22nd, 2007 to attend to garbage bin engulfed in flames.
Once personnel attacked the blaze they discovered the body of a dead person inside the container and called police » full details »
On January 26th, 2007 Emergency Medical Services were called to a west end home after a call came in reporting a small child was suffering respiratory distress. A three-year-old boy showed obvious signs of severe head trauma and was rushed to the Stollery Children's Hospital.
Police took a 32-year-old woman into custody at the scene, charging her with counts of aggravated assault, duty of persons to provide necessaries [failure to provide the necessities of life] and child abandonment.
The boy was taken off life-support and he succumbed to his injuries. Police charged the woman taken into custody with second-degree murder and assault causing bodily harm.
On November 19th, 2007 a preliminary hearing began for the 32-year-old woman » full details »
On September 26th, 2006 police received a 911 call from Noel Lavery. He told them his wife Sherry was dead.
After a brief investigation, Noel Lavery was taken into custody. By noon the next day, he was charged with first-degree murder. An autopsy conducted on Sherry Lavery revealed that cause of death was “consistent with death by smothering.”
On November 14th, 2007 Noel Lavery appeared in court for what was scheduled to be a preliminary hearing. However, Lavery's defence lawyer waived the hearing and asked the Crown if the case could proceed directly to trial on a reduced charge of second-degree murder » full details »
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's 27th homicide of 2007.
At about 3:45 a.m. November 11th, 2007 officers were called to the Twilight After Hours Club at 10018 105 Street to respond to reports of a disturbance. Moments later news of a dead man being dropped at a hospital emergency entrance came in.
"There were pools of blood, some blood evidence, on the street and on the sidewalk, and a few minutes later we got a call from the University hospital that someone had dropped off a male who was deceased," said Insp. Terry Rocchio.
The victim was identified as 19-year-old Thanh Van Phan. The man was stabbed to death on a crowded sidewalk ... and witnesses weren't co-operating » full details »
News of high school-aged dial-a-dopers, human trafficking and a looming gang turf war highlighted a presentation made to media by the head of the Edmonton Police Service's Co-ordinated Crime Unit.
About 30 news personnel were given an inside look at police efforts to combat organised crime in the capital region during a sometimes graphic image-filled presentation made by EPS Staff Sgt. Kevin Galvin, a 21-year veteran of the force.
Galvin stated the province was the home of two dozen organised crime groups who have found enough room in an illicit economy to co-exist and co-operate peacefully » full details »
On November 3rd, 2007 Vegreville RCMP responded to a complaint of partial skeletal remains discovered in a wooded area approximately 25 kilometers west of Vegreville. Investigators are revealing little about the manner and cause of death of the person.
On November 14th RCMP released several photographs of articles of clothing found near the body which may or may not be directly related to the discovery » full details »
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's 26th homicide of 2007.
Family looking in on a man led to homicide detectives being called out to check on a suspicious death in a home at 14408 65 Street.
Robert Michael Brodyk, 56, was found dead from blunt force trauma, lying in a pool of blood inside his front door, at about 6:30 p.m. November 1st, 2007.
Homicide detectives located a truck missing from Brodyk's residence and released details of a baseball bat that may have been used in the assult » full details »
Man dies in alley |
charred body found in dumpster |
human remains found near Vegreville |
full details and more on the November 2007 Crime Report page.
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October 2007
At about 11:30 a.m. on October 30th, 2007 police were called out to a scrap yard near 17th Street south of 153rd Avenue NE where they found the body of a dead male.
A second male was found at the scene suffering non-life threatening injuries and was taken to hospital.
On October 31st, 2007 police charged Daniel Glenn King, 44, with second-degree murder and possession of an offensive weapon. King had originally told witnesses a friend of his was beaten up by a third man.
The victim was identified as 16-year-old Kwandell Allan Ferguson. His cause of death was blunt cranial trauma and police believe he had been in the scrap yard for up to three days before being found » full details »
Edmonton police have asked for the public's assistance in locating a 29-year-old man missing since October 21st, 2007. The man lived in Lac La Biche but was visiting Edmonton at the time of his disappearance.
Jason Freedom Adam's disappearance was considered to be unusual, and his family and police were concerned for his well being. He was last seen outside the Shaw Conference Centre downtown » full details »
Missing: Jason Freedom Adam |
full details and more on the October 2007 Crime Report page.
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September 2007
Police were summoned to investigate the unusual case of a man's burning body found near the riverbank south of the downtown Oliver neighbourhood on September 26th, 2007.
"It's odd because people don't usually start on fire so we're looking into what it is. We've got the fire investigators, we've got arson coming – that's all we've got at this time," reported Insp. Teri Uhryn as she briefed media at the scene » full details »
Just after 10:00 p.m. on September 21st, 2007 a 911 call reporting a man spotted bleeding brought police to Mill Woods Park northwest of 66th Street and 23rd Avenue.
Emergency service personnel tended to a 17-year-old man severely bleeding from the chest. The youth was taken to the nearby Grey Nuns Hospital » full details »
At about 2:30 a.m. on September 16th, 2007 police were called out to the Element Lounge at 108076 106 Avenue after reports came in of shots fired from a drive-by shooting.
A male youth and an adult male were hit by shotgun fire with one of them being hit in the hand. They were reported as having serious but non-life threatening injuries.
The Edmonton Sun reported police were investigating whether the shooting was linked to the deaths of Farhan Hassan and Kasim Mohamed following a party at the Fulton Place community hall on September 2nd, 2007 » full details »
Police are investigating Edmonton's 24th homicide of 2007.
Paramedics got a call about a woman who had suffered cardiac arrest in a duplex at 1927 104 Street late Wednesday afternoon, September 12th. When ambulance staff arrived they became suspicious of circumstances surrounding the death and called police.
A man from the home was taken into custody for questioning and later released.
On September 17th, 2007 police announced that 45-year-old Judy Lynn Jones was the victim of homicide » full details »
It was about 3:00 a.m. on September 8th, 2007 when three young males sought to satisfy their hunger pangs at a fast food restaurant on 81st Street and Argyll Road.
Trouble was – while they brought their appetite – they didn't bring any dough » full details »
Police are continuing to investigate Edmonton's 23rd homicide of 2007 – the third murder in three days.
Just after noon on September 4th, 2007 a paramedic was in his Paramedic Response Unit in a parking lot across Stadium Road from Clarke Park waiting between calls when he heard loud noises.
As the paramedic drove up to an older Plymouth Horizon in the Clarke Park parking lot he found a man sitting behind the wheel bleeding to death.
On September 6th police released details of an autopsy that revealed that 42-year-old James Douglas Foley, a British Columbia resident, died as a result of blood loss due to multiple stab wounds » full details »
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's 21st and 22nd homicides of 2007.
At about 5:15 a.m. September 2nd, 2007 police and emergency medical services were called to a report of shots fired at the Fulton Place Community League Hall, 6115 Fulton Road.
Two men were found suffering gunshot wounds. One was pronounced dead at the scene while the other died on the way to the University of Alberta Hospital.
On September 5th, 2007 police released details of an autopsy report: 28-year-old Kasim Mohamed of Edmonton and 27-year-old Farhan Hassan of Calgary both died of gunshot wounds. The next day both men were buried » full details »
Burning man found |
teen stabbed in Mill Woods Park |
downtown shooting possible payback? |
hamburger thieves run into hot dog |
full details and more on the September 2007 Crime Report page.
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August 2007
Readers of the Edmonton Sun's August 31st, 2007 online edition were startled when a story appeared that seemed to indicate a man had died a second time at the same house.
The Sun did not re-print the story online on September 1st, nor did it appear in their home delivery edition of the same day. The story was also not reported by other media outlets.
The Last Link is still awaiting email response from the Sun to clarify the story that eerily echoed another suspicious death in the same house six months before » full details »
A 9 metre fall off a community league building sent a seven-year-old boy to hospital. But what seemed to make the news was a dramatic high-speed police ambulance escort.
Global Edmonton repeatedly aired footage of a not uncommon but rarely caught on camera sight: six police cars and a patrol officer clearing the way for the ambulance en route to hospital.
Global made the most of their video, even later interviewing an Edmonton police spokesman to justify additional airings of the footage » full details »
Liana White was four-months pregnant and the mother of a three-year-old daughter when on July 12th, 2005 she seemed to disappear into thin air. Liana's husband, Michael White, was later convicted of second-degree murder and offering an indignity to a dead body and He was sentenced to life in prison without chance of parole for 17 years.
On July 12th, 2007 the Public Trustee of Alberta filed a lawsuit against Michael White seeking $727,000 on behalf of his wife's estate, his daughter Ashley and his mother-in-law Maureen Kelly.
On August 12th Michael White revealed his reaction to the lawsuit to 630 CHED's Byron Christopher » full details »
Police continue to investigate what might have become Edmonton's 21st homicide of 2007.
A 44-year-old man ended up in critical but stable condition at the University of Alberta Hospital after being beaten while coming to the aid of a friend in a fight.
The friend was knocked to the ground with a punch, and when the man came in to break up the fight he was attacked and beaten unconscious. The 44-year-old man suffered severe head trauma after he was kicked in the head » full details »
Police have closed their investigation of Edmonton's 20th homicide of 2007.
A late-night wrestling match between four homeless brothers resulted in a man being found dead the next morning of a broken neck.
Although classed as a homicide, police decided not to lay charges in the death of 29-year-old Robin Timothy Gillman » full details »
The Edmonton Police Service issued a public appeal for help to locate a 29-year-old man who is well known in sports circles.
Jessy Alain Lessard went missing June 13th, 2007 from the area of 137th Avenue and 127th Street. Since that time Lessard has not contacted friends or relatives who said it was very unusual for him to be gone for this length of time without anyone knowing.
While at first police did not consider Lessard's disappearance to be suspicious, all that changed on August 25th, 2007 when the Edmonton Sun reported the martial arts athlete had been placed on a Project KARE bulletin » full details »
Booklover found dead again? |
dramatic fall spawns dramatic escort |
man nearly beaten to death |
full details and more on the August 2007 Crime Report page.
Wanted: Willie Gilbert Badger |
missing: Jessy Alain Lessard |
full details and more on the August 2007 Be On The Lookout For Report page.
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July 2007
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's 19th homicide of 2007.
Emergency services arrived in front of the Coast Edmonton Plaza Hotel on 105th Street north of Jasper Avenue on the morning of July 31st and found a man unconscious on the sidewalk. He was rushed to the Royal Alexandra Hospital but medical efforts were not enough to save his life and he died taking the identity of his assailant with him.
Results of an autopsy determined that Edward Bone, 20, died of a stab wound to the chest.
Police later released an image of an individual they termed "a person of interest" » full details »
Emergency operators working the 911 dispatch centre got an unusual call just before 4:00 a.m. on July 30th, 2007 reporting that a man was found near death in a hospital and it wasn't because he had a terminal medical condition.
Homicide detectives secured the normally controlled environment of the Royal Alexandra Hospital's sixth floor psychiatric ward after an altercation took place between two persons sharing a room. The dispute resulted in the death of 57-year-old Dwayne Roger Roy and early reports suggested he may have been stabbed.
A 34-year-old man was taken into custody and later charged with second-degree murder » full details »
The life, times and 1984 first-degree murder trial of Colin Thatcher became the subject of a TV-movie and three bestselling books. Now Thatcher is adding another chapter to his story – by asking Regina City Police and the Saskatchewan Minister of Justice for evidence he feels was withheld from his lawyer and the courts.
In his first post-prison interview, conducted with 630 CHED's Byron Christopher, Thatcher detailed his battle over documents and information he feels would have led to his acquittal.
The Last Link on the Left has copies of the letters Thatcher wrote and the responses he got » full details »
A report of shots ringing out in the Mill Creek Ravine area on July 24th, 2007 brought police to a grisly scene: the body of Brandon Dierich slumped over in the driver's seat of his still-running black Chrysler 300.
Witnesses reported that it was a gas price-conscious cyclist who pulled the trigger before fleeing into the nearby ravine, part of Edmonton's extensive Capital City Recreation Park river trail system.
Less than 48 hours after the murder, police arrested and charged a seventeen-year-old male with first-degree murder » full details »
One man ended up in critical condition after being stabbed in front of a popular southside nightclub.
Police were called to The Ranch at 6107 104 Street at about 2:40 a.m. July 22nd, 2008 when reports of a serious parking lot scuffle came in that involved an estimated 40 people.
A 24-year-old man was slashed across the stomach after a fight broke out in front of the bar. Witnesses told police a suspect fled the scene, driving away in a Toyota bearing British Columbia license plates » full details »
A woman was taken to hospital after being shot by a police officer in the Inglewood neighbourhood northwest of downtown.
When police arrived to investigate a landlord-tenant dispute at about 7:30 p.m. on July 6th, 2007 a woman came out of a top-floor suite and approached a female officer in a "threatening manner" with a knife.
A male constable then fired a single shot at the woman. Witnesses said the bullet struck her in the chest » full details »
On January 21st, 2007 the body of Stephane Landry was found in an alley near Whyte Avenue just west of the Bonnie Doon Shopping Centre. He had been stabbed to death and his murder remains unsolved.
On July 4th police released security camera photos of a man they said could provide them with information about Landry's homicide » full details »
At approximately 4:35 p.m. on July 1st, 2007 a group of boaters discovered the body floating in the North Saskatchewan River just north of Township Road 560, approximately 15 kilometres downstream from Fort Saskatchewan.
Police identified the victim as 44-year-old Norma Jane McNeil. When found, the woman was only wearing a t-shirt and underwear » full details »
Stabbing at the Ranch |
man stabbed in Inglewood |
woman shot by police in Inglewood neighbourhood |
woman's body found floating in river |
full details and more on the July 2007 Crime Report page.
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June 2007
Police have released few details about the cause of death of a 39-year-old man who died while in their custody.
The incident began when officers responded to a report of a fight between a man and a woman. When police arrived, the man involved in the altercation was found naked on his neighbour's roof. He then tried to jump from one house to another ... but missed and fell about 20 feet to the ground » full details »
The manslaughter sentencing hearing for William Edward Wharry Jr. opened with an Agreed Statement of Facts being entered into the record.
Wharry was convicted of shooting Sara Easton in the face in October 2005.
The statement spoke as much to Wharry's past as it did to a previously unknown practice of the Edmonton Police Service: trading guns for freedom » full details »
At about 3:00 a.m. on June 24th, 2007 police were called to the Alberta Avenue Community League Hall at 9210 118 Avenue after reports came in that a man had been shot.
Police reported a 25-year-old Toronto man was shot twice at a gathering of the Sudanese community. The man was taken to the Royal Alexandra Hospital by a friend. At last word he remained there in stable condition with non life threatening injuries » full details »
A man initially charged with aggravated assault in connection with the April 6th beating of a cab driver later faced second-degree murder charges relating to the death of his sister-in-law Stephanie Rae Butler.
On June 22nd Kenneth Butler appeared in court. After hearing conflicting reports on the man's mental fitness, a judge sent Butler back for more assessment at Alberta Hospital » full details »
The cab driver, 61-year-old Pavan Chohan, continues to undergo intensive rehabilition at the Glenrose Hospital.
Edmonton police have requested the public's assistance in locating 26-year-old Lese Mollel, last seen June 22nd, 2007 at the Hys Centre (111th Ave and 101st
Street) » full details »
At about 2:00 p.m. June 21st, 2007 the driver of a quad all-terrain vehicle was travelling down a cut line beside a row of power transmission poles in central Alberta. He was in the area fixing a fence. His eyes soon fixed on a set of human remains.
On July 11th RCMP identified the body as 27-year-old missing Edmonton-area sex-trade worker Leanne Lori Benwell, a victim of homicide.
On July 19th RCMP added a tiny piece to the puzzle of where Leanne Benwell spent her last days » full details »
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's sixteenth homicide of 2007.
Officers were called out to a church parking lot at 144th Avenue and 94th Street to check on a suspicious vehicle on June 12th, 2007.
There they found a 2007 silver Hyundai Elantra with external signs of foul play, specifically blood stains on the rear bumper. The trunk was opened and the body of a young white male was found inside. Homicide detectives were then called in to take over the case.
Police identified the victim as 22-year-old Richard Alexander Harris » full details »
Just before 5:30 p.m. on June 5th, 2007 police received several calls reporting gunfire ... and two cars smashing into each other.
The automotive roller derby seemed to have begun after an argument near the intersection of 105th Street and 119th Avenue in the Westwood neighbourhood » full details »
Naked man dies in police custody |
violence mars Sudanese cultural gathering |
wild time in Westwood |
full details and more on the June 2007 Crime Report page.
Missing: Lese Mollel |
full details and more on the June 2007 Be On The Lookout For Report page.
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May 2007
Early May 27th, 2007 RCMP were called out to a weekend-long house party northwest of Stony Plain. When officers arrived they found an unconscious male at the scene suffering massive head injuries. Four days later the man's family made the decision to withdraw life support.
20-year-old Eric Olsen died of his injuries. Six men were charged with second-degree murder in connection with Olsen's death. Two others were charged with assault » full details »
Police continue to investigate what may ultimately become Edmonton's sixteenth homicide of 2007.
North Division officers responded to a strip mall parking lot on 144th Avenue and 76th Street at 5:40 a.m. on May 8th, 2007. Reports had come in that several males were involved in an assault. A Honda CRX had run over an injured male who was lying on the ground.
The injured male was taken to hospital where he remained with serious and life threatening injuries. On May 22nd, 2007 the man died. The medical examiner determined that 27-year-old Martin William Kent succumbed to injuries sustained in the incident.
Police are looking for several suspects in relation to this case and images collected from surveillance footage were released » full details »
At about 10:00 p.m. on May 24th, 2007 a passerby found a 21-year-old man lying beside a car on a surface parking lot at 96th Street and 102nd Avenue. The man was suffering multiple stab wounds and was quickly transported by paramedics. He died shortly afterwards on an operating table undergoing emergency surgery at the Royal Alexandra Hospital.
An autopsy confirmed that 21-year-old Leonard Fred Halkett of Saskatchewan died from multiple stab wounds. He was Edmonton's fifteenth homicide of 2007.
Homicide detectives later reported they were looking for five persons of interest » full details »
Standing 6-feet 7-inches and sporting wild wavy hair, Mahamud Yassin Yusuf would have been hard to miss. The former Ottawa resident had recently moved to Edmonton where he was known on the street by various names.
The next thing anyone knew of the man was that he was found lying dead off an access road in a rural subdivision near Stony Plain west of Edmonton on May 20th, 2007.
The cause of Yusuf's death was not released and police still weren't sure how long he may have been lying in the ditch » full details »
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's thirteenth and fourteenth homicides of the year.
On May 15th, 2007 Deng Atem Bulgak, 22, and Juk (Jock) Deng Ring, 24, were shot to death behind a home in the Delwood neighbourhood.
Police later indicated the double murder may have been gang-related » full details »
A couple of drinking buddies left a house party near 94th Street and 179th Avenue shortly after midnight on May 12th, 2007 to go look for a friend who had gone in-line skating.
One man got behind the wheel of a Ford Ranger pickup truck while the other probably thought he could better search from the vantage point afforded by sitting on the truck's box cover. The man was launched from the back of the truck after it negotiated a slight bend in the road » full details »
An incident earlier in the evening likely led to shots being fired at a bouncer at closing time outside the Fever nightclub at West Edmonton Mall.
At about 3:30 a.m. on May 12th, 2007 several club employees were leaving and walking to their cars when a man in a dark SUV pulled up, got out and confronted them in the parking lot. Words were exchanged and a semi-automatic handgun was produced by someone in the SUV.
Up to seven shots were fired, with two of them striking a 27-year-old doorman – one in the left hip and one in the right elbow. The gunman then got back into the SUV and fled » full details »
RCMP have asked for the public's help in locating a man missing from Spruce Grove. 44-year-old Gordon John Barker was last seen by his family on May 8th, 2007.
Police believe Barker may be driving a red 4-door 2004 Pontiac Grand Am with the Alberta license plate number EHB 696.
Barker was described as 6-feet 1-inches, 200 lbs with sandy brown hair, blue eyes, and a moustache. He also has a Tasmanian devil tattoo on his upper right arm » full details »
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's twelfth homicide of 2007.
Just before 4:00 p.m. on May 6th, 2007 a report of shots fired brought officers to the Urban Stylez clothing store at the corner of 107th Avenue and 110th Street.
Once police entered the store they found a man face down on the floor. He had been shot numerous times and was pronounced dead. Officers also found three men who had been duct-taped and tied up.
The victim was identified as 38-year-old Ola Tinineh Moses. Autopsy results indicated he died of multiple gunshot wounds. The Edmonton Journal described the killing as "execution-style" » full details »
Suspicious death in west end | gunplay at Fever nightclub | Michael Dar | man throws wife onto highway | body found in basement | house fire claims two | full details and more on the May 2007 Crime Report page.
Missing: Gordon John Barker | missing: Robert (Bobby) Samuel Neale | public alert: Rupert Ward | full details and more on the May 2007 Crime Report page.
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April 2007
Homicide detectives were called out after a man's body was found inside a residence at 7508 Delwood Road just before 9:00 a.m. April 27th, 2007.
A police spokesman couldn't confirm the age of the individual, but the Edmonton Sun spoke to neighbours who said police told them the man was 39 years old.
Those neighbours also told the Sun the house was a home for recovering alcoholics and drug addicts.
On April 28th homicide detectives determined the man's death was "non-criminal" and his fatal injuries were self-inflicted » full details »
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's eleventh homicide of 2007.
At about 3:30 p.m. on April 24th, 2007 a man's body was discovered in a sixth-floor suite of the downtown Capital Tower highrise at 10028 106 Avenue.
At the request of an acquaintance who hadn't heard from the man recently, the apartment's manager entered the suite and discovered the body of 63-year-old William George Ruptash. An autopsy revealed the cause of death was blood loss from a stab wound to the neck » full details »
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's tenth homicide of 2007.
Officers and emergency medical personnel were called to a house at 11321 91 Street at about 3:00 p.m. April 19th, 2007.
Arriving on scene they found a man bleeding from his stomach. The man, thought to be in his late 30s to early 40s, was rushed to hospital. He died just before 10:00 p.m. later in the day. Homicide detectives, initially called in to assist, then took over the investigation.
Police later identified the victim as 53-year-old Joseph Parisien. Autopsy results revealed the cause of his death was a gunshot wound to the abdomen » full details »
Just before noon on April 7th, 2007 emergency medical personnel were called to the Newton Place apartment block at 5608 118 Avenue.
There they picked up a 19-year-old woman and transported her to the Royal Alexandra Hospital. She died shortly after arriving at the facility and police were called.
Police remained at the apartment unit throughout the day and several persons were taken in for questioning. "It just didn't look quite right, so they gave us a call," said homicide Det. Brian Robertson.
Robertson did not specify what didn't look right other than to say it always raises suspicions when a young person dies suddenly » full details »
A man initially charged with aggravated assault in connection with the April 6th, 2007 beating of a cab driver later faced second-degree murder charges relating to the death of his sister-in-law Stephanie Rae Butler.
The man turned himself over to police while they were on the scene checking on the cab driver. Meanwhile, officers were unaware the man's sister-in-law, 25-year-old Stephanie Rae Butler, had just been murdered in her own home just metres away.
Stephanie's body was discovered the next day by her father after being asked to check on her welfare » full details »
On the evening of April 6th, 2007 a man and some of his friends were walking near 42nd Avenue and 38th Street at about 10:00 p.m. when they came across an injured man lying on the sidewalk. Nearby, an empty Co-op cab was running.
Police and emergency medical personnel arrived and quickly determined the 61-year-old man was the cab's driver and he had been beaten by his fare. Within 35 minutes a man approached one of the police cars and got into the back seat.
Unknown to police at the time, the body of Stephanie Rae Butler lay dead inside her house. She was discovered by her father the next day when Stephanie's husband Michael asked the man to check on her welfare.
The cab driver was taken to University of Alberta Hospital with severe life-threatening head injuries. He remains there in a medically-induced coma » full details »
81-year-old Kenneth Thomas Myatt left his southside condo near 78th Avenue and 108th Street at about 6:30 a.m. on April 1st, 2007 and hasn't been seen since.
It was his usual habit to take walks at that time of day but when he hadn't checked back with his family by 8:10 a.m., they contacted police.
A police spokesperson said the man was in good physical health but suffers from Alzheimer's. They said they were concerned for his safety due to the return of cooler temperatures some 15 degree Celsius below normal » full details »
Man found dead in recovery home | suspicious death of 19-year-old | cab driver beaten | full details and more on the April 2007 Crime Report page.
Wanted: Brian Donald Reid | wanted: Gary Lee Wescott | missing: Kenneth Thomas Myatt | wanted: Harley Whitestone | Edmonton's most wanted | full details and more on the April 2007 Crime Report page.
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March 2007
Edmonton police closed off a section of Manning Drive northbound after responding to a call that a man's body had been found just north of 167th Avenue. The discovery was made just before 2:00 p.m. on March 25th, 2007 by a group of people who noticed the body lying several metres west of the roadway.
Homicide detectives were called in but it was soon determined the man's death was non-criminal in nature » full details »
The last weekend of March 2007 had some Albertans seeing red as Angels appeared in the province's two largest cities.
As the American-based Guardian Angels graduated their first training class in Calgary and held an organisational meeting in Edmonton, two police chiefs and one mayor were less than welcoming the news of their arrival.
The citizen volunteer street patrol group had been eyeing chapters in both cities for some time. Now that they're up and running, many residents were asking what the Guardian Angels are all about and what their impact on local crime might be » full details »
A man returning to his home at 11202 95 A Street at about 6:30 a.m. on March 20th, 2007 found his roommate tied up and dead. A 911 call from inside the home brought Emergency Medical Services.
Paramedics attending the scene thought the circumstances were suspicious and they called police. First officers on the scene then called homicide detectives and the house was turned over to a forsensics team.
A source told the Edmonton Sun that investigators were looking into the possibility that the man may have died accidentally on his own. Police did not give any details about the state of the body and also did not comment on early media reports the man was found "tied up."
An autopsy held March 21st, 2007 on the 56-year-old man, who died in his bedroom, was inconclusive » full details »
Receding snow in an Edmonton nature area revealed the body of a dead man on March 18th, 2007.
Several people walking their dogs at about 2:45 p.m. along Whitemud Creek, about a kilometre south of the Snow Valley ski facility, came across a body partially buried in the snow.
Police were called to the scene and Acting Sgt. Curtis Rind said the man appeared to be a transient in his fifties.
Seven weeks after the man was found, authorities still didn't know who he was and appealed to the public for help » full details »
On March 16th, 2007 neighbours found a man pinned under his maroon, full-sized GMC van in the alley behind his house near 92B Avenue and 69th Street. A witness told the Edmonton Sun he rushed to the van when a friend noticed someone pinned beneath it. He found the driver's side door open and the man, chest down, trapped under the vehicle.
Staff Sgt. Brad Manz said no one witnessed the accident. "Early indications would lead us to believe that perhaps he was run over by his own vehicle" » full details »
Body found on Manning Drive | a gathering of Angels | body found near creek | man crushed under own van | man shot outside troubled bar | a thousand rounds | full details and more on the March 2007 Crime Report page.
Wanted: Tri Van Tran | wanted: Tommie-Rae Paul Marsh | wanted: Garrret Liam Wilde | wanted: Arthur Brown | wanted: transit station muggers | full details and more on the March 2007 Crime Report page.
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February 2007
Officers arrived at the Laurier Manor four-storey walkup at 12015 103 Avenue at about 6:00 p.m. on February 26th, 2007 after reports of a gunshot blast and a man found bleeding in a stairwell came in.
A 44-year-old man was removed from the building by police tactical team members. He was taken in serious condition with a gunshot wound to the Royal Alexandra Hospital where he died a short time later.
A 48-year-old man held police at bay while holed up in a fourth floor suite and armed with a shotgun. Police requested a media blackout on the shot man's condition as they negotiated with the shooter by telephone overnight.
By 7:35 a.m. the next morning Michael John Cairney gave up his weapon and surrendered to police who then charged him with second-degree murder. The victim was identified as 44-year-old Stephen Ferguson » full details »
23-year-old David Wong was identified as Edmonton's sixth homicide victim of 2007.
His dismembered body was discovered after police investigated the second of two noise complaints – three hours apart – shortly after midnight on February 21st, 2007.
Police were first called to the Boardwalk Centre apartment building at 8820 Jasper Avenue at about 9:15 p.m. the night before. A 15th-floor tenant had called authorities to report she heard a man who sounded like he was in agony.
Police headed up to the floor below, knocked on the door of suite 1406 – and then decided to force their way in. In the unit's bathroom, they found a man's dead body – partially dismembered. Four males were also found in the suite and were later each charged with one count of accessory to murder and one count of offering an indignity to a body » full details »
On February 16th, 2007 police were called to a house at 12107 127 Street. Two men had been found unconscious in the basement, the victims of an apparent attack.
A 31-year-old man was rushed to the Royal Alexandra Hospital Trauma Centre. 31-year-old Chancely Devlin Simpson died several hours later after being taken off life support.
Three weeks later police announced they had issued a warrant for 25-year-old Clinton Wabasca – charged with second-degree murder in connection with Simpson's death.
Police caught up with Wabasca on April 3rd when sharp-eyed patrol officers spotted a man riding a bike at 3:00 a.m. on an unseasonably cold day. In Wabasca's possession were three knives, one of which was hidden in his boot.
In court it was revealed Simpson had died from a single stab wound to the head » full details »
On February 11th, 2007 the Edmonton Sun reported that a group of Calgarians planned to appear at the murder trial of Michael Briscoe and Joseph Laboucan as part of their effort to lobby the federal government to reinstate the death penalty. Briscoe and Laboucan were charged with first-degree murder in the death of Nina Courtepatte.
The occasion marked the first instance in recent time that the issue of capital punishment was raised in connection with Edmonton's murder problem. Interviewed by the Sun, Merle Terlesky said he represented a citizen group who felt that anyone capable of such a "horrendous" crime as Nina's murder should be punished accordingly.
For more about Terlesky's effort and the issue of the death penalty, visit the Why Edmonton? Capital Punishment page.
Three Edmonton men wanted for Lloydminster shooting | disconnecting the cable guy | wanted: Clayton Victor Kahpeepatow | nine stabbed in separate incidents over Family Day weekend | public alert: Richard Craig Vanderwerff | wanted: Michelle Danielle Belcourt | wanted: Amine Mounzer Haymour | wanted: Theodore/Grant Ferguson | full details and more on the February 2007 Crime Report page.
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January 2007
On January 26th, 2007 Emergency Medical Services were called to a west end home after a call came in reporting a small child was suffering respiratory distress. A three-year-old boy showed obvious signs of severe head trauma and was rushed to the Stollery Children's Hospital.
Police took a 32-year-old woman into custody at the scene, charging her with counts of aggravated assault, duty of persons to provide necessaries [failure to provide the necessities of life] and child abandonment.
The boy was taken off life-support and he succumbed to his injuries. Police charged the woman taken into custody with second-degree murder and assault causing bodily harm » full details »
On January 21st, 2007 the body of Stephane Landry was found in an alley near Whyte Avenue just west of the Bonnie Doon Shopping Centre. He had been stabbed to death and his murder remains unsolved.
On July 4th police released security camera photos of a man they said could provide them with information about Landry's homicide » full details »
On January 19th, 2007 Strathcona County RCMP responded to a 911 call of a body lying on the side of the road near the intersection of Lake Vista Drive and Lake Vista Crescent in the Lakeland Village Trailer Park. The body was taken to the Medical Examiner's Office where an autopsy indicated the "clear cause of death” was the result of homicide.
RCMP later identified the man as being 21-year-old David Kelm, the stepson of an Edmonton city police officer.
Strathcona RCMP announced they had charged a 28-year-old Edmonton man with first-degree murder in connection with Kelm's death. An Alberta-wide warrant was issued for James Harold Stewart.
Stewart, who went by the street name "Fucker," was arrested three weeks later in British Columbia. It was reported that Kelm, recently released from jail, was killed over a drug debt » full details »
Police and ambulance services were called to a home on the Enoch Cree Nation reserve, just west of Edmonton, on January 13th, 2007. Paramedics found a woman with a single gunshot wound to the upper body. She was transported to Edmonton's Misericordia Hospital where she later died of her injuries.
RCMP announced they were seeking two suspects in connection with the shooting death of 38-year-old Barbara Ann Matthews.
Avory Leonard Stamp, a 20-year-old aboriginal male from the Enoch reserve, turned himself in to Edmonton police. Two days later Clinton Allen Thomas, aka "Birdie," a 22-year-old aboriginal male, turned himself at the Stony Plain RCMP office.
Itt was reported Barbara Ann Matthews might have taken a bullet intended for one of her four teen sons » full details »
On January 9th, 2007 police were called in connection with a possible stabbing in a home located at 12035 64 Street. Upon arrival, officers found a man dead in the residence. Sources said he was stabbed in the back.
Two days later police identified the victim as 48-year-old Robert Wayne Joy. Police also announced that second-degree murder and possession of a weapon charges were laid against 41-year-old Wesley David Lorne Cairn-Duff in connection with Joy's death, Edmonton's second homicide of 2007 » full details »
On January 8th, 2007 police found the body of Debbie Smith in an apartment suite in the Stollery Place housing project at 10554 96 Street in Edmonton's inner city.
Responding officers soon determined that they were dealing with more than a suspicious death and homicide detectives were called in.
An autopsy indicated Smith had been stabbed but police said no further details were to be released citing the ongoing nature of the investigation into Edmonton's first homicide of 2007 » full details »
Police investigated a body found in a downtown apartment that may have been lying there for nearly a month.
On January 2nd, 2007 tenants called the landlord of an apartment building at 10727 110 Street complaining of a bad smell in a second floor hallway. The landlord cleaned the hallway but two days later she got another call – this time the smell was worse and it seemed to be coming from a specific apartment.
When she opened the suite she knew it was the smell of death » full details »
At Mac's, a knife | suspicious death in Queen Mary Park | high noon in Clareview | missing: Robin Douglas Goodwin | death at the Grand | van gets hammered | two men stabbed | tower jumper lands in hot water on a cold and clear night | wild wild west end shootings | police chase stolen ambulance | full details and more on the January 2007 Crime Report page.
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