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Congratulations!! Edmonton "Murder capital of Canada"
On Apr 9, 7:24 am, ErnstZundholz
wrote: And this story does not even include the 107 sex trade workers murdered by some serial killer, believed to be a cop,lawyer or judge!! Hey Grosvenor!! Maybe the reason the story doesn't include 107 sex trade workers is because there weren't 107 sex trade workers. The CBC story, reprinted below, makes reference to 20 sex trade workers slain in the Edmonton area since 1983. Guess you gotta take some remedial reading classes. Edmonton murders Edmonton's murdered women Last Updated January 4, 2007 CBC News On May 8, 2006, RCMP in Alberta arrested Thomas Svekla and charged him with murder in the death of Theresa Innes, 36. Police accused Svekla of killing the sex trade worker and transporting her remains in a hockey bag. Early in 2007, Svekla was charged in the death of a second prostitute, 19-year-old Rachel Quinney. Police allege it was Svekla who reported the discovery of Quinney's body in a wooded area northeast of Sherwood Park, an Edmonton suburb, on June 11, 2004. Svekla is now charged with two counts each of second-degree murder and offering an indignity to a human body in the two deaths. Since 1983, the bodies of more than 20 Edmonton women have been found. All have been described by police as either prostitutes or women with high-risk lifestyles. Police won't say if Svekla is being investigated in connection with any the other deaths. "We have maintained right from the beginning that we have reason to believe that more than one person is responsible for more than one death," RCMP Cpl. Wayne Oakes told a news conference in January 2007. The situation has stoked the growing fear in the city's estimated yearly population of 400 sex-trade workers. The RCMP and other law enforcement agencies around Edmonton joined to form Project Kare in October 2003 to investigate the murders of what police call "high-risk missing persons." The RCMP's Behavioural Science Branch released a criminal profile of the killer of one or more of the women. The profile suggests he: Drives a reliable, high-mileage truck, van or sport utility vehicle, and is comfortable driving in rural areas. Likes to hunt, fish, camp or participate in other outdoor activities. Has a past or present connection to the area south of Edmonton, including Leduc, Camrose and New Sarepta. May clean his vehicle at odd times of the day. Here is a list of women who have been found under similar circumstances since 1983: May 19, 2006 RCMP in Alberta identify the body of Bonnie Lynn Jack, also known as Bonnie Lynn Loyie. She was found in a rural area east of Edmonton near Sherwood Park. Police said she lived a "high-risk lifestyle, including activities in the sex trade." May 7, 2006 RCMP in Fort Saskatchewan responded to a call claimed a body had been discovered in a home there. The body was identified after an autopsy as Theresa Innes. Thomas Svekla was charged with second-degree murder in her death. Police have accused Svekla of transporting Innes's remains in a hockey bag. Oct. 20, 2005 Edmonton police announce they suspect Delores Brower, who had been reported missing five months earlier, may have been a victim of foul play. May 6, 2005 The body of sex-trade worker Ellie May Meyer, 33, is found near Sherwood Park. April 18, 2005 RCMP in Alberta identify the body of Charlene Gauld, 20, who burned remains were found near Camrose. Jan. 25, 2005 The body of 19-year-old Samantha Tayleen Berg is discovered under snow in a parking lot on Edmonton's North Side. The teenager worked in the sex trade. June 11, 2004 The body of 19-year-old Rachel Quinney is found in a wooded area near Sherwood Park, an Edmonton suburb. Thomas Svekla was later charged with second-degree murder in her death. Police allege it was Svekla who reported the discovery of Quinney's body. July 7, 2003 The body of 40-year-old Katie Sylvia Ballentyne, who worked in the sex trade, is found in Leduc County, about 20 km south of Edmonton. She is the fourth female found outside Edmonton in 2003, the fifth in 10 months. Her body was located in a field near Range Road 235, just north of Township Road 500. April 12, 2003 The skull and remains of 29-year-old Debbie Lake, a former prostitute, are found near Highway 623 near Miquelon Lake Provincial Park, approximately 70 km southeast of Edmonton. Jan. 12, 2003 20-year-old Melissa Munch is found dead in a stand of trees on a farmer's field west of Range Road 220 and south of Highway 16 in Strathcona County. The discovery is made four days after the body of Monique Pitre was found less than 10 kilometres away. Jan. 8, 2003 The frozen body of Monique Pitre, 30, is found in a field south of Fort Saskatchewan (Range Road 222 and Township Rd). There is trauma to her entire body. Sept. 23, 2002 The burned body of 28-year-old Edna Bernard is found in a field east of Leduc, near Range Road 245, north of Highway 623. April 26, 2001 Ginger Lee Bellerose is found in the courtyard area of Edmonton's International Hotel (since razed). The 26-year-old mother had been beaten to death. On March 14, 2003, Richard David Douglas, 52, of Medicine Hat, was charged with second-degree murder. Edmonton police do not suspect this murder was connected with the others. Jan. 27, 2001 24-year-old Kelly Dawn Reilly is found dead behind a gravel operation in the area of Range Road 264 and secondary highway 633, near Villeneuve. Sept. 1, 1997 22-year-old Cara King is found in a canola field in Sherwood Park (Highway 214 and Hwy. 16), east of Edmonton. June 14, 1997 The body of 24-year-old Jessica Cardinal is found in an alley behind a commercial building at 9325-111th Avenue. Her body is discovered behind a discarded shelving unit. Edmonton police have no suspect in her death. Oct. 19, 1997 The body of Joyce Hewitt is found in Sherwood Park, near 17th Street and 89th Avenue. RCMP spokesperson Roxanne Beaubien says Hewitt had a "high-risk lifestyle." The circumstances of her death were not available. Dec. 25, 1996 24-year-old Joanne Ghostkeeper is found strangled in her Edmonton apartment at 11925-34th Street East. Police have no suspect in her death. Feb. 11, 1993 The partially decomposed body of 25-year-old Elaine Ross is found stuffed under a bed in a motel room on 183rd Street near Stony Plain Road, Edmonton. Autopsy results were inconclusive and a cause of death is unknown, but police are treating it as a homicide. Dec. 21, 1990 Lorraine Wray, a 46-year-old masseuse and mother of one, is found strangled in the bathroom of her Edmonton business, West End Studio, at 15526 Stony Plain Road. According to Edmonton police spokesperson Dean Parthenis, several autopsies were performed, leading investigators to determine "manual strangulation" as the cause of death. Oct. 25, 1990 29-year-old Mavis Mason is found stabbed to death on a rural road west of Edmonton. Oct. 25, 1989 Bernadette Ahenakew, a 22-year-old mother of three, is found dead in a ditch alongside a rural road near Sherwood Park. Sept. 13, 1988 The body of 20-year-old Georgette Flint is found in Elk Island National Park. An exact cause of death is not determined. Sept. 21, 1986 The body of 21-year-old Melodie Joy Riegel is found on a hotel-room bed. She was last seen entering the hotel with a client. 1983 The skeletal remains of 21-year-old Gail Cardinal are found 10 kilometres south of Fort Saskatchewan. RCMP spokesperson Roxanne Beaubien says Cardinal had a "high-risk lifestyle." No cause was determined in her death. Sources: Edmonton Police Service; RCMP; Prostitution Awareness and Action Foundation of Edmonton; Canadian Press http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/edmonton_murders/ |
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