This is part of my ongoing series on Canadian Mass Murders. On April 6, 1999, at approximately 2:30 p.m., Pierre Lebrun drove into the parking lot of OC Transpo’s St. Laurent Boulevard garage and parked near the supervisor’s office. He walked inside the building, a Remington Model 760 pump-action rifle in hand, and reportedly yelled, “It’s Judgement Day!” the … [Read more...]
Mark Chahal’s Revenge: Man Executes Estranged Wife and Her Entire Family
This is part of my ongoing series on Canadian Mass Murders. On April 6, 1996, Mark Chahal travelled from his home in Burnaby to Vernon, where he executed Rajwar Gakhal, his ex-wife, and eight of her family members, including Rajwar’s younger sister Balwinder Kaur Gakhal. Balwinder was to be married later that day. In less than five minutes, Chahal wiped o … [Read more...]
Robert Charron’s Murder-Suicide At Les Racines de vie Montessori Daycare
This is part of my ongoing series on Canadian Mass Murders. [ Technically, not a mass murder, but I'm including it in this series because the killer's attempt to kill his estranged wife failed and a firearm was used. ] On Friday, April 5, 2013, Robert Charron walked into the Les Racines de vie Montessori day care in Gatineau, Quebec, executed a 38-year-old man in … [Read more...]
Niagara Regional Police Constable Nathan Parker: Innocent Victim or One Bad Cop?
If Dana Audet is to be believed, her fiance, Niagara Regional Police Constable Nathan Parker, is not a bad man, He's simply misunderstood. "What I really want to emphasize is that if you or I did something wrong at our job, we'd get a letter to file or we'd be disciplined. When a police officer oversteps, it goes in the newspaper." Given Constable Nathan Parker's long and … [Read more...]
Yvon Mercier: From RCMP Depot Trainer to Double-Murderer
On February 3, 2020, Yvon Mercier, a 69-year-old retired RCMP Sergent Major, was arrested charged with two counts of second-degree murder and one count of arson. The double homicide and arson occurred the previous day at a home Mercier owned. He rented his basement suite to the victims, Pierre Dupuis and Celine Labelle. According to a CBC report, Mercier was taking the … [Read more...]