Archive - 1985
WINNIPEG HOMICIDES
| # | DATE | VICTIM | SUSPECT/ACCUSED | METHOD | CHARGE/SENTENCE | LOCATION |
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1985.02.19 |
RITCHIE, Marie C. (65) |
Unidentified Male (22) |
Hit by Vehicle | Charges |
Portage Avenue, Winnipeg |
| 01 |
1985.03.07 |
GRETSINGER, Donald S. |
ALCORN, Gordon Ralph (32) |
Shooting | 1st Degree Murder Guilty-Life-Parole 25 |
Rosedale Avenue, Winnipeg |
| 02 |
1985.04.20 |
LETANDER, John George (?) | DUNSFORD, Harry S. (21) DUNSFORD, Christina |
Beating | Manslaughter Guilty - 4.5 years Christina - Dismissed |
Banks of Red River, Winnipeg |
| 03 |
1985.04.28 |
MCKENZIE, Leo George (25) |
SPENCER, Brian (28) |
Beating | 2nd Degree Murder Plead Guilty Manslaughter 5 years |
Langside Street, Winnipeg |
| 04 |
1985.05.29 |
MONDOR, Ralph Leo (64) |
SPENCE, Lawrence Byron (19) |
Stabbing | 2nd Degree Murder Plead Guilty Manslaughter 5 years |
Downtown Apartment, Winnipeg |
| * | 1985.06.16 | PERREAULT, Donald (25) | HJORLEIFSON, John Robert (25) (See 1987.09.07) |
Vehicle Death | Car Accident - Criminal Negligence Causing Death Also Manslaughter charge from 1987 6.5 years |
Worthington Avenue, Winnipeg |
| 05 |
1985.07.24 |
OLEKSUIK, John Raymond (52) | ROBINSON, Eric Joseph (30) |
Stabbing | 2nd Degree Murder Stayed |
Empress Hotel, Winnipeg |
| 06 |
1985.08.10 |
WEST, Bernard Keith (23) | VANDAL, Leo Travis (20) Male Youth 1 (17) Male Youth 2 |
Stabbing/Beating | 2nd Degree Murder Guilty-Life-Parole 12 |
Yale Hotel, Main Street, Winnipeg |
| 07 |
1985.08.10 |
LADOUCEUR, Raymond John (25) |
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Stabbing |
2nd Degree Murder OQUIALDA - Dropped |
Ellice Avenue and Carlton Street, Winnipeg |
| 08 | 1985.09.03 | HAYWOOD, George Edgar (83) | CHAULK, Robert Matthew (15) (Also 1999.01.02) MORRISSETTE, Darren Francis (18) |
Stabbing/Beating | 1st Degree Murder Guilty-Life-Parole 25 Appealed 1991 Trial - Not Guilty (Insanity) - 4months - Sane (Released) |
Thompson Drive, Winnipeg |
| 09 | 1985.09.07 |
GAGNON, David Steven (24) |
BARTON, Christie William (27) DEBRAGA, Abilio Edward (24) TURCOTTE, Mark Stevie (25) |
Beating | Manslaughter (Charges Dropped) DEBRAGA/TURCOTTE - Attempted Murder |
724 Wellington Avenue |
| 10 | 1985.09.14 |
ADRIAENSSENS, Ruby (3) |
JAMES, John T. Jr. (17) |
Sexual Assault/Beaten | 1st Degree Murder |
Garage on Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg |
| 11 |
1985.11.01 |
HAWRYSHKEWICH, Kenneth (44) |
TORNQUIST, Ruth Marguerite (39) BLOMBURG, June Arlene (44) |
Drugged | 2nd Degree Murder |
William Avenue, Winnipeg |
| 12 |
1985.11.09 |
TOWEGISHIG, William (29) |
SINOBERT, Charles Edward (26) |
Stabbing | 2nd Degree Murder Plead Guilty Manslaughter 2 years - Raised to 5 years |
Logan Avenue, Winnipeg |
| 13 |
1985.12.03 |
EASTER, Ernest (36) |
EASTER, Vincent (24) |
Stabbing | 2nd Degree Murder |
St. John's Avenue, Winnipeg |
| 14 |
1985.12.04 |
MOWAT, Mary Sheridan (26) |
THOMPSON, Kathleen Lynn (21) KIDD, Roberta Louise (28) |
Strangulation | 2nd Degree Murder x2 THOMPSON - Guilty Manslaughter - 3.5 years KIDD Plead Guilty 2nd Degree Life-Parole 10 |
Langside Street, Winnipeg |
| 15 |
1985.12.17 |
BAHRI, Raj Kumar (33) |
MAYTWAYASHING, Carl Raymond (16) |
Stabbing | 2nd Degree Murder Guilty-Life-Parole 10 |
Mac's Convenience Store, Tyndall Park, Winnipeg |
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1985.06 |
MCLEAN, James R. |
UNSOLVED |
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1985.07.31 |
THOMPSON, Leslie C. |
UNSOLVED |
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1985.10.26 |
BILINSKI, Marlene Rose (36) | UNSOLVED |
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1985.11.09 |
NICHOLAS, Gordon |
SINCLAIR, Leonard J. |
Incident count complete (Winnipeg - 16).
Details needed.
MANITOBA (RCMP) HOMICIDES
| # | DATE | VICTIM | SUSPECT/ACCUSED | METHOD | CHARGE/SENTENCE | LOCATION |
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1985.05.04 |
MORIN, Charles Edouard "Adolf" (43) |
UNSOLVED |
Suspicious Circumstances | Vacant Cabin, Cranberry Portage, Manitoba |
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| 01 |
1985.05.16 |
MCLEAN, Helen Anderson Lone (66) |
HOPKINS, Larry Gordon (39) (Also charged with Kenora homicide of Jeanette Ambrozy) |
Stabbing | 2nd Degree Murder Guilty-Life-Parole 12 |
Motel, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba |
| 02 |
1985.05.19 |
DOYLE, Wayne Paul (18) |
SAWATSKY, Gary Edward (23) |
Stabbing | 2nd Degree Murder Guilty-Life-Parole 10 |
Lac du Bonnett, Manitoba |
| 03 |
1985.06.01 |
DUNSFORD, Dennis (19) |
BUSHIE, Stoney Stanley (18) | Stabbing | 2nd Degree Murder | Little Grand Rapids First Nation, Manitoba |
* |
1985.07.13 |
GUIMOND, Boniface Arthur (30) |
UNSOLVED |
Hit by Vehicle | Fort Alexander First Nation, Manitoba |
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| 04 |
1985.10.27 |
RICHARD, June Tannis (4 months) |
NANACOWOP, Kimberly ( RICHARD, Edmund Alfred (24) RICHARD, Molly Ann (21) |
Child Abuse | Manslaughter Edmund - Plead Guilty 2 years Molly - Dropped |
Gypsumville, Manitoba |
| 05 |
1985.11.13 |
KALANZA, Mike (80) |
UNSOLVED - Body found in the Spearhill Quarry in 1997 by science students from Ashern Central School. Ruled a homicide. |
Ashern, Manitoba | ||
| 06 |
1985.12.24 |
STARR, Charles (26) |
VIVIE, Edward Michael (27) |
Shooting | 1st Degree Murder Plead Guilty 2nd Degree Life-Parole 12 |
Brandon Inn, |
| 07 |
1985.12.30 |
POWZUN, Mary (67) |
POWZUN, Brian Allan (31) |
Beating | 1st Degree Murder Not Guilty - Insanity |
Gimli, Manitoba |
UNSOLVED OR UNEXPLAINED DEATHS
| # | DATE | VICTIM | CIRCUMSTANCES | LOCATION |
| 01 | 1985.01.14 | BERENS, Lori Lee (20) | MISSING - Lori Lee Berens was last seen on the night of January 14, 1985 in Winnipeg. The 20-year-old has not made contact with her family since then and no one knows where she is. https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/lori-lee-berens |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 02 | 1985.05.04 |
MORIN, Charles Edouard "Adolf" (43) |
UNSOLVED - Body found in vacant cabin in Cranberry Portage |
Cranberry Portage, Manitoba |
| 03 | 1985.07 |
TAYLOR, James Sam (75) |
DISAPPEARANCE/SOLVED - Son reported missing 1985.07. In 1990.04.18 son went missing. Son resurfaced in 1996. Body found in 1996 near Teulon, Mb. TAYLOR, Kenneth (62) - Charged with Indignity to a Human Body on 1996.08.13. | Body found near Teulon, Manitoba |
| 04 | 1985.11.13 |
KALANZA, Mike (80) |
DISAPPEARANCE - Last seen November 10 wearing a brown suit. Body found in the Spearhill Quarry in 1997 by science students from Ashern Central School. Ruled a homicide. | Ashern, Manitoba |
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1985.12.05 |
LAVERY, Bill (71) |
UNDETERMINED - Possible Overdose/Suicide. Suspect MCNABB, Penelope (38) died by overdose. No ruling on homicide by police. Friend of McNabb said in an interview that McNabb called her daughter saying she had given Lavery a fatal overdose. Medical Examiner said inquest would have likely ruled undetermined. |
Maryland Street, Winnipeg |
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