Archive - 1983
WINNIPEG HOMICIDES
| # | DATE | VICTIM | SUSPECT/ACCUSED | METHOD | CHARGE/SENTENCE | LOCATION |
| * | 1983.04.30 |
GRETTUM, Barry (18) | HATCHER, Det. Sgt. Michael (Winnipeg Police) | Shooting |
No Charge Line of Duty Shooting |
Safeway Store, 1787 Logan Avenue |
| 01 | 1983.05.15 | POLANSKI, Elizabeth (26) | ROBINSON, Gareth Wayne (Also 1986.06.18) |
Stabbing |
2nd Degree Murder Plead Guilty Manslaughter Life - Parole 7 |
Aparment, Niakwa Road, Winnipeg |
| 02 |
1983.05.27 |
CHARTRAND, Norman (51) |
LAQUETTE, Joseph Richard (24) |
Stabbing |
2nd Degree Murder Dismissed - No Witness cooperation |
Charles Walk, Winnipeg |
| 03 | 1983.06.18 | SANDERSON, Jeffrey Lawrence (27) | MACNABB, Norman Edward (35) | Shooting |
2nd Degree Murder |
Apartment, Dufferin Avenue, Winnipeg |
| 04 | 1983.06.30 | SCARRETTE, William James (38) | UNSOLVED DEMAS, Archibald (40) CARVER, Dennis Blaine (23) |
Beating |
DEMAS: 2nd Degree Murder - Dropped CARVER: Confessed but then Acquited. DEMAS: Recharged but released after Prelim. |
11 Knappen Street, Winnipeg |
| 05 | 1983.07.09 | OHIJENKO, Tatiana (68) | HENDRY, Lauren Joseph (18) CZUBA, Edward James (27) |
Beating Strangulation |
2nd Degree Murder x2 |
454 Mountain Avenue, Winnipeg |
| 06 | 1983.07.17 | MASIK, Anne (63) |
DESJARLAIS, Nicholas Jerry (24) | Beating Stabbing |
2nd Degree Murder Guilty-Life-Parole 10 Appeal Denied |
37 Flora Avenue, Winnipeg |
| 07 |
1983.07.23 |
MCGARRITY, James Bernard (50) |
GREGORY, Rene Joseph YELLOWQUILL, Betty Ann (37) |
Stabbing |
GREGORY: Plead Guilty Manslaughter - 8 years 2nd Degree Murder Guilty Manslaughter 3 years |
Stradbrook Avenue, Winnipeg |
| 08 |
1983.07.29 |
ACOBY, Dennis Louis |
LACQUETTE, Louis S. (Father of Joseph 1983.05.27) |
Shooting |
2nd Degree Murder Plead Guilty Manslaughter 5 years |
Andrew Street, Winnipeg |
| 09 |
1983.08.11 |
DURUPT, Darlene (29) |
CLIFFORD, Thomas (42) |
Shooting/Suicide | Suspect Suicided. |
1 Marigold Bay, Winnipeg |
| 10 | 1983.08.15 | BANKS, Marie Edith (18) | UNSOLVED - Strongly suspect deceased WHITFORD, Murray Cameron (See 1984.05.04) | Strangulation |
Body found in field south of Taylor Ave at Harrow |
Taylor Ave field Winnipeg, MB |
| * |
1983.09.17 |
SHAYDAK, Robert (19) |
Male (31) |
Hit and Run Car Accident |
Charge Criminal Negligence Causing Injury |
Anderson Avenue and Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| * |
1983.10.01 |
COX, Edwin George Kenneth (43) |
Winnipeg Police |
Shooting |
Robbery related charges were recently stayed. Approached police with a gun. | St. Matthews Avenue and Garfield Street, Winnipeg |
| * |
1983.10.08 |
BLUECOAT, Bradley (8) |
UNSOLVED |
Hit and Run Car Accident |
Burrows Avenue, Winnipeg | |
| 11 | 1983.10.20 | WARENKO, Lucille Sherbet (64) | CARRIERE, Grant Robert (27) | Sexual Assault Stabbing |
1st Degree Murder Guilty-Life-Parole 25 |
Duplex, Austin Street North, Winnipeg |
12 |
1983.10.28 | GREAVES, Margaret Penny (29) | UNSOLVED | Beating Strangulation |
212-21 Clayton Drive, Winnipeg |
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| 13 | 1983.11.09 | RACZENKO (RADCHENKA), Nicholas (58) | UNSOLVED |
57 Lily Street, Winnipeg |
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| 16 |
1983.11.29 |
GUIBOCHE, Dennis (22) |
SINCLAIR, Gerald Warren (21) |
Stabbing |
2nd Degree Murder Guilty Manslaughter 10 Years |
Powers Street, Winnipeg |
| * |
1983.12.03 |
ROY, Joseph A. (64) |
UNSOLVED |
Hit and Run |
Logan Avenue near McKelvey Street, Winnipeg |
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| 18 | 1983.12.17 | MYRE, Roger "Cat" J. H. (32) | KULBA, Darwin John (26) FAREL, Edith Pauline (28) |
Shooting |
2nd Degree Murder Increased to 1st Degree Murder Guilty 2nd Degree Life - Parole 10 Increased Parole 15 FAREL: Accessory after the fact. |
Inside Bar, Westminster Hotel, Winnipeg |
| * |
1983.05.07 |
CASTEL, Linda |
SYLVESTER, Thomas D. |
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| * |
1983.07.05 |
Unidentified Female |
Unidentified Female |
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| * |
1983.07.19 |
WASICUNA, Kenneth Victor (54) |
LONECHILD, Melford PASHE, Orville BELL, Margaret |
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| * |
1983.07.20 |
TROUT, Philip M. |
TROUT, Douglas |
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| * |
1983.11.16 |
LYONS, Kerry |
UNSOLVED |
Incident count complete (Winnipeg - 18).
Details needed.
MANITOBA (RCMP) HOMICIDES
| # | DATE | VICTIM | SUSPECT/ACCUSED | METHOD | CHARGE/SENTENCE | LOCATION |
| 01 |
1983.01.04 |
COOKE, Ivan |
JANDREW, Delores Martha (17) |
Stabbing |
Plead Guilty Manslaughter 3 years |
Lizard Point (Waywayseecappo) First Nation , Manitoba |
| 02 |
1983.01.29 |
FLANNERY, Herbert George (74) |
FLANNERY, Keith Herbert (35) | Arson |
1st Degree Murder Not Guilty - Insanity 1985: Escaped from BMHC and drowned. |
Farm House 6km East of Pipestone, Manitoba |
| 03 |
1983.01.29 |
LOWDEN, Graham Herbert (13) |
FLANNERY, Keith Herbert (35) |
Arson |
1st Degree Murder Not Guilty - Insanity 1985: Escaped from BMHC and drowned. |
Farm House 6km East of Pipestone, Manitoba |
| * |
1983.04.01 |
HASTINGS, Carrie Hill (43) |
HASTINGS, Conrad |
Foul Play |
God's Lake Narrows, Manitoba |
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| 04 |
1983.05.03 |
ALBERT, Jacqueline (38) |
ALBERT, Joseph (48) |
Shooting/Suicide |
Suspect suicided. | Dauphin, Manitoba |
| 05 |
1983.06.13 |
Female Infant Newborn |
LAVALEE, Michelle Angela (21) |
Strangulation |
1st Degree Murder Plead Guilty Manslaughter 9 months |
Spruce Woods, Manitoba |
| 06 |
1983.06.16 |
NAPOAKESIK, Walter George |
HILL, Eli Horace (20) |
Shooting | Plead Guilty Manslaughter 3 years Increased to 10 yrs |
Shamattawa First Nation, Manitoba |
| 07 |
1983.07.09 |
BIGHETTY, George Joseph (78) |
UNSOLVED |
Beating |
Found in park. Lynn Lake, Manitoba |
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| 08 |
1983.07.29 |
NEFF, Magdaleine Elizabeth (10 months) |
NEFF, Leonard Paul (32) |
Undisclosed |
Abduction 1st Degree Murder Reduced to 2nd Degree Guilty Manslaughter 6 years |
Goodlands, Manitoba |
| 09 |
1983.10.28 |
KEMATCH, Gilbert James (30) |
KEMATCH, Wilmer Steven (25) KEMATCH, Martin Ephrem (xx) |
Stabbing |
2nd Degree Murder Attempted Murder x2 |
Shoal River First Nation, Manitoba |
| 10 |
1983.11.03 |
WASS, Elizabeth (47) |
PAKOO, Howard William Joseph (49) | Beating |
Guilty Manslaughter 2 years |
Powerview, Manitoba |
| 11 |
1983.11.27 |
KITHITHEE, Ronald (25) |
JAWBONE, James David (25) |
Undisclosed |
2nd Degree Murder |
Apartment, Thompson, Manitoba |
| 12 |
1983.12.18 |
EDWARDS, Frank (57) (Father) |
EDWARDS, Peter (29) (Son) |
Undisclosed |
2nd Degree Murder | Roseau River First Nation, Manitoba |
| 13 |
1983.12.24 |
MEDICINE, Dale Leroy (23) |
PAPEQUASH, Lyman Charles (20) |
Stabbing | 2nd Degree Murder Hung jury-New Trial Plead Guilty Manslaughter 18 months |
412-15th Street, Brandon, Manitoba |
UNSOLVED OR UNEXPLAINED DEATHS
| # | DATE | VICTIM | CIRCUMSTANCES | LOCATION |
| 01 | 1983.02.27 |
WASYLYK, Chris (17) |
Reported missing. Found in the Red River. No evidence of foul play. |
Red River near Selkirk |
| 02 |
1983.07.05 |
SCHULTZ, Randon Duane (27) |
Reported missing. Found in the Whitemouth River. No evidence of foul play. | Whitemouth River near Seven Sisters Falls |
| 03 |
1983.07.21 |
ANDERSON, Kristen |
UNSOLVED (Needs research) |
(Winnipeg Sun July 24, 1983 p4) |
| 1983.08.15 | BANKS, Marie Edith (18) | UNSOLVED - Marie Edith Banks, 18, was last seen alive on July 26, 1983, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She was reported missing a week later, on Aug. 1. Her body was found two weeks later on the Fort Garry field off Parker Avenue, in Winnipeg. Her case is under investigation by Project Devote, a task force dedicated to missing and murdered persons cases in Manitoba. Strongly suspect deceased WHITFORD, Murray Cameron (See 1984.05.04) https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/marie-edith-banks |
Taylor Ave field Winnipeg, MB |
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