Archive - 2009
Homicide #2009-10
Date - 2009-05-24
Victim - Genereaux, Robert James (53)
Accused - Muckle, Edward John (30)
Charge - Manslaughter
Sometime in the early morning of May 24, 2009, 53-year-old Robert Genereaux was socializing in his suite of the Winnipeg Hotel. He was with a younger couple, a 30-year-old by the name of Edward John Muckle and his 24-year-old girlfriend.
Police say an argument broke out over Genereaux’s relationship with the girl. The two men began to fight, and Genereaux suffered a fractured skull and broken jaw.
At 7:15am, when police were called to the Main street hotel, they found the lifeless body of Genereaux, lying in his bed, clad in a t-shirt and underwear and covered in blood.
Friends say Genereaux was a polite, friendly fellow, and a regular at Siloam Mission. He had been living at the Winnipeg Hotel for the past four years.
A week after the incident police arrested Edward Muckle and charged him with Manslaughter. Muckle was known to police, recently posting bail for a domestic assault that was to be tried in August.
REFERENCES
Wiebe, Lindsay. (May 28, 2009). Family believes man slain in hotel. Winnipeg Free Press. http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/family-believes-man-slain-in-hotel-46354427.html
Giroday, Gabrielle; Wiebe, Lindsay. (May 28, 2009). Police confirm hotel death investigation. Winnipeg Free Press. http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/Police-confirm-hotel-death-investigation--46385002.html
(May 30, 2009). Media Release. Winnipeg Police Service. http://winnipeg.ca/police/press/2009/05may/2009_05_30.stm
(May 30, 2009) Charges laid in Genereaux slaying. Winnipeg Free Press. http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/Charges-laid-in-Genereaux-slaying-46547807.html
Welch, Mary Agnes. (May 31, 2009). Charge laid in death at hotel. Winnipeg Free Press. http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/charge-laid-in-death-at-hotel-46566987.html
(June 3, 2009). Slaying suspect on bail at time of killing. Winnipeg Free Press. http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/slaying-suspect-on-bail-at-time-of-killing-46803027.html
Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers at 786-8477.