Archive - 1959
In 1959 there were five homicides, two murders and three resulting in manslaughter charges laid. The murder of Joseph Samphir has remained unsolved.
# |
DATE |
VICTIM |
ACCUSED | CHARGE/SENTENCE | LOCATION |
|
01
|
Murder | Cleared | |||
|
02
|
Manslaughter (St. Boniface) | Cleared - Male | |||
| 03 | 1959.06.02 | DOWN, John Bruce (25)* | HARPER, Sandy (64) HARPER, Katie (49) |
Charge 1st Degree - GUILTY Life-APPEAL Manslaughter-20YRS (Both) | |
|
04
|
Manslaughter (Winnipeg) | Cleared - Male | |||
|
05
|
1959.11.01 | KMET, William Basilius (73) | DESMEULES, Jean Louis (26) | Charge Manslaughter-ACQUITTED | |
| 06 | 1959.12.14 | SAMPHIR, Joseph | UNSOLVED | ||
| 1959.02.04 |
GENSOREK, May |
GENSOREK, Stanley |
Incident count complete.
* Arrest 18 years later. Not sure if stats of 5 are correct so added 6
Details needed