Homicides
in Winnipeg 2004
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Feb. 1 : Shawn
Stephan Moore, 22, was found shot dead
outside a North End crack house. Cheyenne
Gregory Nelson, 20, was charged with
first-degree murder. |
Feb. 14 : Veronica Lynn Cropp, 31,
was found dead in a West End townhouse,
the victim of an apparent strangulation.
Calvin Glenn Thordarson, 33, was charged
with second-degree murder.
Feb. 21 : James Ronald Hanson, 28,
died after a scuffle with three men in the
parking lot of The Beach nightclub on Pembina
Highway. Gregory James Everett, 23; Adam
David Bidzinski, 20; and Christopher Enrique
Gonzales, 19, were charged with manslaughter.
March 18 : Denis Vandal, 49, died
five days after he got into an altercation
at Silverado's Cabaret at Canad Inns Garden
City. During the altercation, his head struck
the barroom floor. Glenn Lizchynsky, 36,
was charged with manslaughter. Vandal was
the brother of former City Councillor &
2004 Mayoral candidate Dan Vandal.
March 24 : Stephanie Ann Buboire,
24, was killed at an apartment building
at 519 Burnell St. Dwayne Lorne Powell,
25, and a second man have been charged with
second-degree murder.
March 30 : Brent P. Jones, 37, was
stabbed to death in the garage of his home
at 1124 Valour Rd. Roque Conay Gonzales,
44, was charged with first-degree murder.
April 16 : Ernest Anderson, 58,
was found by firefighters in a main-floor
suite of a rooming house at 524 Boyd Ave.
Anderson had suffered injuries before the
fire. Resident Waylon Joseph Paul, 24, and
his half-brother, Kevin Clayton Campbell,
21, were charged with second-degree murder.
Police allege the fire was set to destroy
evidence.
May 1 : Shawn Murray Baptiste, 18,
of Gimli, was allegedly beaten to death
outside 502 Spence Ave. Sean Everette-Dorland,
18; Cory Everette,18; Johnathan Ballantyne,
24; Stacey Bear, 24; and a 17-year-old male
youth were charged with second-degree murder.
May 15 : Sophie Jaworksi, 83, died
of stab wounds while a patient at Seven
Oaks General Hospital. Her husband, Tony
Jaworski, was charged with second-degree
murder.
May 29 : A 16-month old girl, baby
Amelia, was allegedly beaten to death at
a condominium near Kenaston Boulevard. A
21-year-old man was charged with second-degree
murder, and the child's 15-year-old mother
was charged with criminal negligence causing
death.
June 10 : Margaret Besteck, 79,
was found dead in a closet in her side-by-side
house at 176 Lake Village Rd. in Fort Garry.
Cause of death was asphixyation. She had
also been spray painted. Besteck's 14-year-old
grandson was charged with first-degree murder.
June 11 : Douglas Fisher, 39, was
allegedly stabbed to death at 133 Disraeli
St. during a domestic incident. Bernice
Byrd, 52, was charged with second-degree
murder.
June 12 : Cynthia Lafleur, 25, was
killed by a shotgun blast at her home at
645 Redwood Ave. Jesse James Anderson, 20,
was arrested four days later and charged
with manslaughter.
June 27 : The body of Janko Milas
was found at his burned house at 340 Chalmers
Ave. An autopsy indicated the cause of death
was strangulation. Roberto Salvador Nieto,
27, was charged with second-degree murder.
July 12 : Garnet William Sinclair,
32, was charged with manslaughter following
the death of a four-year-old girl he had
been babysitting.
July 31 : Sterling Bair Moar, 19,
was shot dead at a house at 689 Beverley
St. Paul Grushniak, 35, was charged with
second degree murder.
Aug. 1 : David Keno, 19, was shot
dead at a residence at 639 Selkirk Ave.
A 15-year-old youth was charged with manslaughter.
Aug. 12 : Sandra Chabauty, 52, was
stabbed to death at a residence at 277 Margaret
Ave. Her ex-common-law husband, Eugene Joseph
Sigouin, 54, was charged with first-degree
murder.
Aug. 27 : Sirak Okbazion, 14, was
shot to death outside a drug house on Sherbrook
Street. Royce Darcy Berens, another man,
and two teens were charged with second-degree
murder.
Sept. 16 : Wilson Martinez, 20,
was shot dead in a playground at Heritage
School, at Heritage Boulevard and Carriage
Road. Clayton Thomas Korski, 22, was charged
with first-degree murder.
Sept. 20 : Brian Wellard, 67, was
found dead in his second-floor condo on
Edmonton Street. Police have said Wellard
died of blunt trauma and have asked for
witnesses to come forward with information
about his movements between Sept. 16 and
Sept. 20.
Sept. 22 : Brad Tait, 20, was stabbed
to death during an altercation at a suite
at Ash Haven Arms at 115 Clarke St. A 23-year-old
man allegedly involved in the altercation
was also injured. He has not been charged.
Oct. 9 : Trevor Sinclair, 25, was
killed by a single gunshot to the chest
on King Street near Dufferin Avenue. Norman
Lacasse, 26, was charged with second-degree
murder.
Oct. 10 : The body of Jeffrey Gibson,
37, was found in a shallow grave in Warren.
Police said they found blunt force trauma
to Gibson's head and chest and he had also
been suffocated. Nathan Marriott, 24, was
charged with second-degree murder.
Oct. 15 : Gordon Catcheway, 64,
was beaten and stabbed to death at his residence
at 949 Pritchard Ave. Police have described
Catcheway as a "bootlegger" and have appealed
for help to catch his killer or killers.
Oct. 21 : A man was shot dead outside
a house in the 1900 block of Alexander Avenue.
Police are still investigating and have
so far not released any details about the
killing, including the victim's name. No
arrests have been made.
Oct. 22 : Two men were shot at a
suspected crack house at 575 Flora Ave.
David Lagimodiere, 20, died at the scene
and Corey Todd remains in hospital. A car
was seen by witnesses speeding away. Police
are seeking suspects Jason Arthur Coutu,
20, and brother Keith Sean Coutu, 26.
Oct. 22 : Michael Helgason, a three-month-old
triplet, died of blunt force trauma. His
mother Michelle Camire, 23, was charged
with manslaughter.
Oct. 26 : A 23-year-old was stabbed
in the heart outside 410 Webb Place, an
apartment complex behind Portage Place,
and died at the scene. A 16-year-old youth
was charged with 2nd Degree Murder. Police
say the two people have had problems with
each other for some time before the stabbing.
Oct. 27 : Leslie Robert Tait, 46,
was stabbed by his brother Melvin Tait,
48, during an argument. Neighbours said
alcohol was involved.
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