deadmonton 2004 - lloyd douglas dickson
Lloyd Douglas Dickson, 30, was stabbed to death October 2nd, 2004.
Jeremy Scott Aucoin, 19, and Dorian Issac Taylor, 20, were charged with second-degree murder and possession of an offensive weapon.
It took twenty months to keep Dickson's case from going cold. On March 13th, 2006 police announced that charges were finally laid in connection with his death.
Lloyd Dickson was an oilfield worker who lived in a townhouse near 2116 Mill Woods Road. Neighbours described him as a "Good Samaritan" who often took in younger men as roommates and watched over them.
The complex where Dickson lived was known for loud parties, with beer bottles often smashed on the street, frequent fights, open drug smoking and urination from rooftops. Nearby residents called the townhouse tenants "The Fight Club gang."
It was very early on a Saturday morning when three men -- two 18-year-olds and a 19-year- old -- approached three women who were outside a townhouse unit smoking cigarettes. The two groups knew each other, but the women didn't welcome the men and asked them to leave.
Dickson's 22-year-old roommate overheard the shouting from next door and stepped in to help. He returned home with his head smashed by a beer bottle.
When Dickson saw his roommate's wound he left to confront the three men. The trio had already moved on to a party at another townhouse unit where about 10 people were drinking.
Emergency crews initially responded to an assault report just after 1 a.m. They expected only to find someone who had been hit in the head with a beer bottle. They also found Dickson unconscious with three stab wounds to his chest.
Dickson, in severe shock, was transported to University Hospital. He was pronounced dead on arrival.
Two 18-year-old men were also stabbed and a 37-year-old man was bruised, but their injuries were minor.
What exactly happened that morning may never be known.
One witness, who said she saw the glint of a knife while watching the fight, heard a girl yelling "You killed him."
22-year-old Gregory Debogorski, whose 19-year-old brother lived in the townhouse unit where Dickson was found stabbed, told media "This guy (being portrayed) as a good guy, protecting these young women, is completely false."
Debogorski agreed that when Dickson's roommate first confronted his younger brother and his two friends, ages 18 and 19, there was some pushing, shoving and bottle-smashing.
Debogorski claimed Dickson later showed up at his brother's door with a knife, backed by three or four other adult males, one of whom threw his brother's mountain bike through a window. A few other teenagers were also there, including the girlfriends of Debogorski's two younger brothers, but Debogorski stated there was no loud party.
Debogorski said Dickson kicked open a dead-bolted door so hard it came away from the frame and started stabbing everyone inside.
Deborgorski also said he doesn't know who stabbed Dickson, claiming neither of his two brothers was involved.
Police interviewed more than 30 witnesses. An autopsy confirmed Dickson died as a result of stab wounds to his chest. Police held back the exact number of stab wounds so witnesses wouldn't be influenced by media reports.
While Dickson may have shown up with other men, police are certain they never entered the townhouse with the victim.
"Dickson was the only one in the townhouse when the stabbing took place. Other people may have come with him, but they never made it inside," a police spokesman said.
Dickson was Edmonton's 21st homicide of 2004.
On March 13th, 2006 police charged Jeremy Scott Aucoin, 19, and Dorian Issac Taylor, 20, with second-degree murder and possession of an offensive weapon.