deadmonton 2008
the murdered and the missing in the metro area
Edmonton's 2008 murder meter officially rests at 35 -- total metro area count rests at 42
Homicide 2008: Life And Death On Edmonton's Streets
2008 Edmonton case status: open: 21 charges laid: 11 not laid: 2 police involved: 1
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In 2005 Edmonton set its all-time one-year murder record with 39 deaths, more than one every 10 days.
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2008 - month by month
Includes deaths ruled non-criminal
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January 2008
Human Remains Found At LRT Site
January 4, 2008. Age and sex yet to be determined - remains deemed "historical" in nature. Near 43 Avenue and 111 Street » full details »
Suspicious Death
January 4, 2008. Man in his late 40s or early 50s. Near 66 Street and 88 Avenue » full details »
Sandra Nipshank
January 8, 2008. Age 44. Found frozen, death ruled non-criminal. Near 150 Avenue and 118 Street » full details »
Randy George Lintner
January 13, 2008. Age 46. Head trauma. 12711 97 Street » full details »
James Mills
January 19, 2008. Age 46. Cranial blunt force trauma from a beating sustained January 8. Near 103 Avenue and 103 Street » full details »
Maurice Powder
January 20, 2008. Age 43. Cause pending, found frozen near 113 A Street and 135 Avenue » full details »
Westleigh Michael LaFleur
January 22, 2008. Age 25. Gunshot. 11205 90 Street » full details »
January 2008 Crime Report
Miscellaneous items from the crime desk » full details »
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February 2008
Troy Ryan Poulin
February 2, 2008. Age 20. Stabbing. Found lying on road near 63 Avenue and 106 Street » full details »
Brianna Danielle Torvalson
February 21, 2008. 21. Cause withheld. Township Road 534, about a kilometre west of Range Road 220 (west of Elk Island National Park and about 20 kilometres northeast of Sherwood Park) » full details »
Beverly Parker
February 29, 2008. Age 49. Strangulation. 1828 Lakewood Road South » full details »
February 2008 Crime Report
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March 2008
Shernell Sharon Pierre
March 12, 2008. Age 26. Shot and left for dead in a burning car south of 87 Avenue on 170 Street » full details »
Updated March 2012
Baby Doe
March 19, 2008. Newborn. Cause withheld. 6912 130 Avenue » full details »
Updated August 2009
Daniel Raymond McKenzie
March 21, 2008. Age 23. Stabbing. Corner of 82 Street and 124 Avenue » full details »
Updated July 2008
Sean Allan Kier
March 29, 2008. Age 23. Stabbing. 11845 Wayne Gretzky Drive Southbound » full details »
March 2008 Crime Report
Miscellaneous items from the crime desk » full details »
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April 2008
Alan Craig Cumming
April 12, 2008. Age 38. Stabbing. 12130 82 Street » full details »
The Stony Plain Baby
April 16, 2008. Newborn found; cause of death not determined » full details »
Updated October 2008
Hans Alberts
April 16, 2008. Age 77. Stabbing. 15061 Stony Plain Road (Jasper Gates shopping plaza) » full details »
Cory Cockle
April 20, 2008. Age 25. Stabbing. Alley near 40th Avenue and 61st Street » full details »
Near-naked Woman Found Dead
April 23, 2008. Age 39. Non-criminal. Backyard near near 121st Avenue and 122nd Street » full details »
Alex Pinzauti
April 26, 2008. Age 19. Non-criminal. Near 111th Street and University Avenue » full details »
Alex Fred Semenovich
April 29, 2008. Age 77. Cause unknown. Found stuffed in an incinerator near Township Road 514 (Woodbend Road) and Range Road 265 – about 10 kilometres west of Edmonton city limits » full details »
April 2008 Crime Report
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May 2008
Ashley Quintin Charest
May 15, 2008. Age 28. Gunshot. Strip mall near 139th Avenue and 26th Street » full details »
The Lamont Double Murder
May 30, 2008. Thomas Joseph Shaughnessy, 46, and Thomas Robert Howells, 40. Reportedly shot, found near Lamont, 67 kilometres northeast of Edmonton
Updated October 2010
May 2008 Crime Report
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June 2008
The Strathcona Skeleton
Found June 5, 2008. Age 25 to 50, possibly of Asian or aboriginal descent. Cause of death unknown. Near Township Road 542 and Range Road 225. Later identified as Shannon Maureen Collins » full details »
Man Found Dead Near Downtown
June 12, 2008. Non-criminal. West of 124th Street on Jasper Avenue, immediately above Victoria Park » full details »
Chantel Brittnay Robertson
June 28, 2008. Age 20. Cause not yet determined. 9853 80 Avenue » full details »
June 2008 Crime Report
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July 2008
Scott Ladouceur
July 2, 2008. Age 24. Gunshot. Near 167th Avenue and 18th Street » full details »
Andrew Rademacher
Found injured June 29, died July 4, 2008. Age 50. Cause withheld. Near 95 Street and 107A Avenue » full details »
Updated February 2009
Kristopher Ryan Kratchmer
July 16, 2008. Age 30. Stabbing. Near Leduc, along Glen Park Road between Range Roads 261 and 262 » full details »
Christopher Byron Lord
July 26, 2008. Age 33. Gunshot. Near 176 Street and 95 Avenue » full details »
Deang Huon
July 30, 2008. Age 30. Strangulation. 10955 106 Street » full details »
July 2008 Crime Report
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August 2008
Andrew Livingstone O'Brien
August 5, 2008. Age 42. Gunshot. 10741 108 Street » full details »
Terence Dashielle Miller
August 17, 2008. Age 26. Gunshot. 11205 101 Street » full details »
Another Body Found In Strathcona County
August 25, 2008. Age, gender and cause of death unknown. Near Township Road 542 and Range Road 225. Later identified as Alexander Xavier Smith » full details »
Annette Margaret Holywhiteman
Last seen alive August 25th, 2008. Age 40. Cause unknown. Remains found near Westlock, November 2010. Positively identified in March 2012 » full details »
Updated April 2012
Mohamed Ali Ibrahim
August 30, 2008. Age 24. Gunshot. River Cree Resort and Casino » full details »
Updated January 2011
August 2008 Crime Report
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September 2008
Sharmarke Mohamed Warsame
September 1, 2008. Age 39. Blunt force trauma. Near Brooks, Alberta » full details »
Fabian Nick DeLorme
Beaten September 5, 2008, dies two days later. Age 44. Cause unknown. 10528 98 Street » full details »
Updated March 2009
Abdullah Ali Hussein
September 7, 2008. Age 21. Gunshot. Calgary » full details »
Nasir Mohamad Said
September 16, 2008. Age 22. Gunshot. Behind Balwin school, 132 Avenue west of 70 Street » full details »
Sean Stuart Auger (Keseypopamotoa)
September 21, 2008. Age 24. Stabbing. Near 81 Avenue and Gateway Boulevard » full details »
Updated December 2009
Arfan Ul Haq
September 21, 2008. Age 30. Gunshot. 170 Street and Whitemud Drive » full details »
Updated December 2008
David Owen O'Donnell
September 25, 2008. Age 57. Stabbing. 4608 118 Avenue » full details »
Emily Joy Stauffer
September 27, 2008. Age 14. Cause not yet released. Edson, Alberta » full details »
September 2008 Crime Report
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October 2008
Albert (Paschal) Lafontaine
October 24, 2008. Age 60. Head injuries. 97 Street near 105 Avenue » full details »
Ross Dwayne Firby
October 25, 2008. Age 46. Stabbing. 1178 Hooke Road » full details »
Updated October 2009
Lawrence Nicholas Bosiak
October 26, 2008. Age 77. Gunshot. 3757 139 Avenue » full details »
Trevor Grimolfson
October 29, 2008. Age 38. Excited delirium due to the consequences of multiple drug toxicity. 15347 Stony Plain Road » full details »
Abas Mohamed Abukar
October 31, 2008. Age 21. Gunshot. Near 140 Avenue and 92 Street » full details »
Updated March 2010
Johnny Brian Altinger
October 31. Age 38. Cause unknown. Reported missing October 10th » full details »
Updated September 2009
October 2008 Crime Report
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November 2008
Alexander Xavier Smith
Remains found August 25, 2008; identified November 7. Age 14. Cause unknown. Near Township Road 542 and Range Road 225 » full details »
Quentin Edward L'Hirondelle
November 8, 2008. Age 22. Stabbing. 10617 107 Street » full details »
Andrew Stephen Frang
November 9, 2008. Age 25. Stabbing. 118 Avenue near 124 Street » full details »
Updated November 2009
Daniel Asarfo-Adjei
November 9, 2008. Age 21. Gunshot. Fort McMurray » full details »
Maia Soukonnik
November 13, 2008. Age 60. Stabbing. 9023 184 Street » full details »
Updated August 2009
Raimon Emillo Jing
November 25, 2008. Age 24. Cause withheld. Near Brooks, Alberta » full details »
Richard Joseph Whitford
November 30, 2008. Age 39. Stabbing. 11505 107 Avenue » full details »
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December 2008
Abdul Kadir Mohamoud
December 2, 2008. Age 23. Gunshot. Grand Trunk Park, near 109 Street and 130 Avenue » full details »
Updated March 2010
Ahmed Mohammed Abdirahman
December 2, 2008. Age 21. Gunshot. Near 89 Street and 149 Avenue » full details »
Updated March 2010
Mitchell Chambers
December 7, 2008. Age 23. Gunshot. Near Lessard Road and 188th Street » full details »
Shannon Maureen Collins
Last seen December 2007. Remains found on June 5, 2008 identified on December 12, 2008. Age 29. Cause withheld. Near Township Road 542 and Range Road 225, south of Sherwood Park » full details »
Seven-year-old Boy
December 21, 2008. Age 7. Stabbing. 14224 25 Street » full details »
Steven Lee Mills
December 31, 2008. Age 18. Stabbing. 51 Avenue, between 106 and 107 Street » full details »
December 2008 Crime Report
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Victim Name, Age
Hans Alberts, 77 Cory Cockle, 25 Arfan Ul Haq, 30 Deang Huon, 40 Sean Allan Kier, 23 Scott Ladouceur, 24 Quentin Edward L'Hirondelle, 22 James Mills, 46 Steven Lee Mills, 18 Andrew Livingstone O'Brien, 42 Beverly Parker, 49 Troy Ryan Poulin, 20 Chantel Brittnay Robertson, 20 Maia Soukonnik, 60 Case Status Open and active Charges laid Charges not laid Police involved Persons Charged Matthew Todd Barrett - Robertson case. Keshroy Hillary Bristol - Parker case. Deanna Choponis - Firby case. Norma Elaine Janvier - O'Donnell case. Haldane Alexander Jensen-Huot - Alberts case. Ralph Eugene Pike - Auger case. Jimmy Billy Crow Shoe - L'Hirondelle case. Narin Sok - Huon case. Devon Hugh Saunders - Pierre case Rostislav Soukonnik - Soukonnik case Justin Malcolm Sutherland - L'Hirondelle case. Mark Andrew Twitchell - Altinger case. Delmy Concepcion Vega-Medrano - Parker case. |
Date of Occurence
#1 - January 13 - Randy George Lintner #2 - January 19 - James Mills #3 - January 22 - Westleigh Michael LaFleur #4 - February 2 - Troy Ryan Poulin #5 - February 29 - Beverly Parker #6 - March 12 - Shernell Sharon Pierre #7 - March 21 - Daniel Raymond McKenzie #8 - March 29 - Sean Allan Kier #9 - April 12 - Alan Craig Cumming #10 - April 16 - Hans Alberts #11 - April 20 - Cory Cockle #12 - May 15 - Ashley Quintin Charest #13 - June 28 - Chantel Brittnay Robertson #14 - July 2 - Scott Ladouceur #15 - July 26 - Christopher Byron Lord #16 - July 30 - Deang Huon #17 - August 5 - Andrew Livingstone O'Brien #18 - August 17 - Terence Dashielle Miller #19 - September 16 - Nasir Mohamad Said #20 - September 21 - Arfan Ul Haq #21 - September 21 - Sean Stuart Auger #22 - September 25 - David Owen O'Donnell #23 - October 25 - Ross Dwayne Firby #24 - October 26 - Lawrence Nicholas Bosiak #25 - October 31 - Abas Mohamed Abukar #26 - October 31 - Johnny Brian Altinger #27 - November 8 - Quentin L'Hirondelle #28 - November 9 - Andrew Stephen Frang #29 - November 13 - Maia Soukonnik #30 - November 30 - Richard Joseph Whitford #31 - December 2 - Abdul Kadir Mohamoud #32 - December 2 - Ahmed Abdirahman #33 - December 7 - Mitchell Chambers #34 - December 21 - 7-year-old Boy #35 - December 31 - Steven Lee Mills Cause of Death Blunt force trauma Gunshot Stabbing Strangulation Cause withheld/pending/unknown Drug and/or gang related Ashley Quintin Charest - unconfirmed Cory Cockle - unconfirmed Sean Allan Kier - unconfirmed Scott Ladouceur - unconfirmed Quentin Edward L'Hirondelle - unconfirmed Andrew Livingstone O'Brien - suspected Troy Ryan Poulin - unconfirmed Richard Joseph Whitford - unconfirmed |
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Brianna Danielle Torvalson - body found February 21, 2008 - east of Sherwood Park Alex Fred Semenovich - found stuffed in an incinerator April 29, 2008 - 10 kilometres southwest of Edmonton The Lamont Double Murder - Thomas Joseph Shaughnessy, 46, and Thomas Robert Howells, 40, found May 30, 2008 near Lamont, 67 kilometres northeast of Edmonton Shannon Maureen Collins - found June 5, 2008 - south of Sherwood Park Kristopher Ryan Kratchmer - stabbed July 16, 2008 - near Leduc Alexander Xavier Smith - remains first found August 25, 2008, near Township Road 542 and Range Road 225, identified as Smith November 7. Mohamed Ali Ibrahim - shot August 30, 2008 - River Cree Resort and Casino, west of Edmonton Sharmarke Mohamed Warsame - September 1, 2008. Age 39. Blunt force trauma. Near Brooks, Alberta Emily Joy Stauffer - found dying September 27, 2008 along walking trail in Edson, Alberta Abdullah Ali Hussein - September 7, 2008. Age 21. Gunshot. Calgary Daniel Asarfo-Adjei - November 9, 2008. Age 21. Gunshot. Fort McMurray Raimon Emillo Jing - November 25, 2008. Age 24. Cause withheld. Near Brooks, Alberta |
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