Archive - 1988
| # | DATE | VICTIM | SUSPECT/ACCUSED | METHOD | CHARGE/SENTENCE | LOCATION |
| 01 |
1988.01.01 |
JOHNSON, Elsie (83) |
SNOWBIRD, Alexander (25) KIRKNESS, Mark Walter (26) |
Beating | 1st Degree Murder SNOWBIRD - Guilty - Life - Parole 25 KIRKNESS - Acquitted. |
McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg |
| 02 |
1988.01.12 |
WOODHOUSE, David Clifford (34) |
KIRKNESS, Ernest John (26) JANDREW, Matthew William (31) HARTIE, Elizabeth Jean (31) |
Stabbing | 2nd Degree Murder Guilty Manslaughter 5 years HARTIE - Guilty Attempted Murder - 1 year |
Rooming House, Frances Street, Winnipeg |
| 03 |
1988.01.17 |
SINGH, Mohabir (37) |
MCDOUGALL, Edward Mark (26) MCDOUGALL, Wayne James (24) |
Stabbing | 2nd Degree Murder Plead Guilty - |
1440 Pritchard Avenue, Winnipeg |
| * |
1988.01.17 |
BOUVIER, Mark Anthony Joseph (22) |
GOGAL, Kenneth A. |
Accident? | Winnipeg |
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| 04 | 1988.02.13 |
BERTSCHINGER, Emil (53) |
LY, Phat (19); DUONG, Ky Trong (19) |
Stabbing | 1st Degree Murder |
Dunn-Rite Food Products, Hamelin Road, Winnipeg |
| 05 |
1988.02.14 |
VANDAL, Adelard Joseph (67) |
DENTON, John Gordon (25) |
Stabbing | 2nd Degree Murder Guilty Manslaughter Sentenced 8 years |
In front of the Northern Hotel, 825 Main Street Winnipeg |
| * |
1988.03.09 |
HARPER, John Joseph "J.J." (36) |
CROSS, Robert (33) (Winnipeg Police) |
Shooting | Inquest exonerated CROSS of wrong doing. |
Winnipeg |
| 06 |
1988.03.30 |
DAVIES, Katherine Gail (30) |
NAULT, Roger Joseph (Donat) (41) |
Shooting | 1st Degree Murder Guilty 2nd Degree - Life - Parole 20 1990 New Trial ends in Mistrail. 1991 Trial - Plead Guilty 2nd Degree - Life - Parole 15 |
Bertrand Street, Winnipeg |
| 07 |
1988.03.30 |
OLINECK, Randall Brent (28) |
NAULT, Roger Joseph (Donat) (41) |
Shooting | 1st Degree Murder Guilty 2nd Degree - Life - Parole 20 1990 New Trial ends in Mistrail. 1991 Trial - Plead Guilty 2nd Degree - Life - Parole 15 |
Bertrand Street, Winnipeg |
| 08 |
1988.06.25 |
NABESS, Mark Howard (29) |
BELDOCK, James Kenneth (36) |
Stabbing | Plead Guilty Manslaughter 2 years |
Winnipeg |
| 09 |
1988.08.09 |
DOROSCHUK, Steve S. (30) |
DAUDRICH, Jack Bruno (41) |
Shooting (Died 5wks later from infection) | No Charge. Self-Defence during a robbery. |
Guaranteed Auto Sales, 333 Archibald Street, Winnipeg |
| * |
1988.08.29 |
YOUNG, Donna (19) |
PEGADO, Antonio Pereiro |
Hit and Run | Dangerous Driving Causing Death 23 months |
Regent Avenue West, Winnipeg |
| 10 |
1988.08.30 |
MARQUARDSON, Stanley Anthony (77) |
SUZANSKI, Nicholas (66) |
Beating | 2nd Degree Murder Guilty Manslaughter |
Northern Hotel, Winnipeg |
| 11 |
1988.09.03 |
POMPANA, Denise Mae (31) |
POCIUK, Richard Stephen (26) |
Beating | 2nd Degree Murder Guilty Manslaughter 7 years |
Schultz Street, Winnipeg |
| * |
1988.09.23 |
CIAMPINI, Georgio J. |
Died while being arrested by Winnipeg Police. |
Drug induced cardiac arrest. | No Charges |
Ellice Avenue, Winnipeg |
| 12 | 1988.10.02 | SMITH, Clarence Gilbert (45) | BEARDY, Samuel George (30) SUMNER, Allan Albert (28) SUMNER, Lawrence Alfred (25) |
Beating | 2nd Degree Murder | William Avenue, Winnipeg |
| * |
1988.10.03 |
MENABNEY, Anthony (28) |
LEGGE, Douglas Casey (25) |
Vehicle | Criminal Negligence Causing Death 3 years |
Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg |
| 13 |
1988.10.05 |
CHRUSCH, Diane (41) |
WHEELER, Glenroy Courtland (21) |
Stabbing | 2nd Degree Murder Plead Guilty-Life-Parole 10 |
Gagnon Street, Winnipeg |
| 14 | 1988.11.06 |
BESSETTE, Damien (7) |
Male Youth |
Jumped out of Vehicle being stolen and ran over. | 2nd Degree Murder Plead Guilty Manslaughter 3 years |
Winnipeg |
| 15 | 1988.12.17 |
JACK, Christine (33) |
JACK, Brian (41) |
Body never found. | 2nd Degree Murder 1990 - Guilty - Life 1992 - New trial - Not Guilty 1996 - New trial - Guilty Manslaughter - 4 years 1997 - Third appeal - Acquited |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| * |
1988.02.06 |
WOOD, Ronald Bruce |
BEAR, Vincent Clint |
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1988.02.19 |
Unidentified Female (22) |
UNSOLVED |
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1988.03.15 |
Unidentified Male |
UNSOLVED |
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1988.06.03 |
SCHWEDER, Frederick H. |
HILL, Elias |
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1988.06.18 |
DUCK, Danny |
UNSOLVED |
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1988.08.28 |
SINCLAIR, Carla Kim (18) |
Unidentified Female |
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1988.09.12 |
PARADIS, Joseph |
HERAN, Maheshinder R. |
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| * |
1988.10.09 |
NELSON, Madge Victoria (22) |
Unidentified Male |
Accident? | ||
| * |
1988.10.28 |
SHAPIRO, Esther | UNSOLVED |
Accident? |
Incident count complete (Winnipeg - 14).
Details needed.
MANITOBA (RCMP) HOMICIDES
# |
1DATE |
VICTIM |
ACCUSED | METHOD | CHARGE/SENTENCE | LOCATION |
| 01 |
1988.02.19 |
PICHE, Micholina (56) |
FUNK, Douglas Charles John Dean (36) | Stabbing | 1st Degree Murder Guilty Manslaughter 4 years |
Vita, Manitoba |
| 02 |
1988.03.27 |
SHORTING, Jacqueline (14) |
Male Youth (3) Male Youth (5) |
Shooting | Accidental No Charges |
Little Saskatchewan First Nation, Manitoba |
| 03 |
1988.05.14 |
HAYDEN, Leo Bernard (54) |
FRENCH, Benjamin Elmer (23) |
Stabbing | 1st Degree Murder |
Roseau River First Nation, Manitoba |
| 04 |
1988.05.14 |
AZURE, Anthony William (35) |
DUCHARME, John Anthony (19) |
Beating | 1st Degree Murder |
Gravel Pit, The Pas, Manitoba |
| 05 |
1988.06.11 |
MCNABB, Vernon Angus (20) |
UNSOLVED |
Hit and Run | The Pas, Manitoba |
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| 06 |
1988.06.13 |
RONDEAU, Glen (25) |
UNSOLVED |
Undisclosed | Hwy 1, 16km East of Falcon Lake, Manitoba |
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| 07 |
1988.06.18 |
CARIBOU, Michael Anthony (22) |
LINKLATER, Allen Isaac (23) |
Stabbing | 2nd Degree Murder | Lodge, 42km north of Lynn Lake, Manitoba |
| 08 |
1988.08.19 |
THOMAS, Anne Victoria (84) |
THOMAS, George Russell (84) |
Shooting | 1st Degree Murder Suspect died in hospital before trial. |
Killarney, Manitoba |
| 09 |
1988.10.02 |
WASICUNA, Wilma May (42) |
BLACKSMITH, Clarence I. (52) |
Shooting/Suicide | Suspect Suicided. | Sioux Valley First Nation, Manitoba |
| 10 |
1988.10 |
SINCLAIR, Lesley (3 months) |
BRUCE, Merle Diane (23) SINCLAIR, John |
Asphyxiation | BRUCE - Manslaughter Plead Guilty Suspended Sentence |
Gypsumville, Manitoba |
| 11 |
1988.11.11 |
OSBORNE, Ruba (34) |
MERCREDI, Rita Marie (38) |
Beating (Died 3mo later) | Manslaughter |
Thompson, Manitoba |
| 12 |
1988.12.18 |
MOORE, Daniel Rupert (38) |
ROSS, Alvin (50) |
Shooting | 2nd Degree Murder | Dauphin River First Nation, Manitoba |
UNSOLVED OR UNEXPLAINED DEATHS
# |
DATE |
VICTIM |
CIRCUMSTANCES | LOCATION |
| 01 | 1988.02.14 | FEMALE (22) | UNSOLVED - Fell from the 22nd floor of Hargrave apartment block. Suspicious but may be accidental. | Hargrave Place, Winnipeg |
| 02 | 1988.04.20 |
STUBBS, Elizabeth (24) |
Common law husband, BONE, Lloyd Ralph (39), assaulted day before. Found dead after overdose of barbituates. No murder charge. Charge Aggravated Assault. |
Apartment, Pembina Highway, Winnipeg |
| 03 | 1988.08.22 |
WILLIAMS, Cathy Lynn (22) |
MISSING - Cathy Lynn Williams, 21, was last seen leaving her home in St. Andrews, Man., on Aug. 22, 1988. She was on her way to Winnipeg to fill out a job application. While in Winnipeg, she visited with some friends. She was last seen at the residence of a male acquaintance. She told him she forgot her purse in a friend's car and left. She said she would be back in a half hour. That was the last time Williams was seen. Project Devote, a joint task force between the Winnipeg Police Service and the RCMP, have taken over her case. https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/cathy-williams |
Winnipeg |
| 04 |
1988.10.23 |
OWENS, Betsy Rosa (15) |
MISSING - Betsy Owens, 15, was a sister to three girls when she vanished from Manitoba's Pauingassi First Nation on Oct. 23, 1988. The lead investigator for the missing persons, foul play suspected case works for the Winnipeg RCMP detachment 170 miles from the First Nation. He last visited the community during summer 2014, and family members do not know if there are leads in the case. https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/betsy-rosa-owens |
Pauingassi First Nation, Manitoba |
| 05 | 1988 | BOTTLE, Bernice (36) | UNSOLVED - Bernice Bottle, 36, moved from Lac Seul First Nation, an Ojibway community in northwestern Ontario, to Winnipeg, Manitoba. According to family, she was found dead in an apartment in the city in 1988. Little is known about Bernice's life in Winnipeg, but her family wants answers — and for police to investigate her death. https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/bernice-evelyn-bottle |
Apartment, Winnipeg |
OTHER RELATED TO WINNIPEG OR MANITOBA
# |
DATE |
VICTIM |
ACCUSED | METHOD | CHARGE/SENTENCE | LOCATION |
| 01 | 1988.11.13 |
SQUIRES, Evan (70) |
ALMAGUER, Arturo (21) Arrested at age 44 |
Shooting | Capital Murder |
Magic Valley Trailer Park in Weslaco, Texas |
| 02 | 1988.11.13 |
SQUIRES, Wilda (65) |
ALMAGUER, Arturo (21) Arrested at age 44 |
Shooting | Capital Murder |
Magic Valley Trailer Park in Weslaco, Texas |
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