This is part of my ongoing series on Canadian Mass Murders. On February 3, 1992, 28-year-old Patrick Dombroskie grabbed his hunting rifle, drove to the Ontario Glove Factory where he'd been suspended from work the previous week, and murdered three people. Then he drove directly to the nearest police station in Cambridge and turned himself in. It would have … [Read more...]
Jealous Rage Leads to Claresholm, AB, Highway Massacre
This is part of my ongoing series on Canadian Mass Murders. Jealousy is one of humanity’s ugliest emotions. It renders its owner incapable of responding rationally to any situation involving the object of their jealousy. When a rational person sees their former romantic partner enjoying themselves in the company of another, they may feel anything from … [Read more...]
Menhaz Zaman: Markham Mass Murderer Sentenced to Life in prison
On July 27, 2019, Menhaz Zaman brutally slaughtered his sister, mother, father and grandmother by bashing their heads in with a crowbar before slashing their throats with a knife. The horrific reality is it was easier for Menhaz Zaman to murder his entire family than tell them the truth: he dropped out of York University because of poor grades. Zaman lied to his family … [Read more...]
Dustin Joseph Paul, Cocaine and the 2004 Penticton Indian Reserve Shooting
This is part of my ongoing series on Canadian Mass Murders. On October 30, 2004, self-confessed drug dealer Dustin Joseph Paul snorted four scoops of cocaine through a Slurpee straw to try sober up at a drug-fuelled bush party on the Penticton Indian Reserve. After snorting the cocaine, Dustin Paul began thinking about his life. “I was just thinking about how my life … [Read more...]
Robert Poulin: 1975 St. Pius X High School Shooting
This is part of my ongoing series on Canadian Mass Murders. This particular entry is quite lengthy and is broken into the following sections: My Preamble Case Overview The Victims Good Parents and Family Life The Coroner's Inquest Coroner Uses Inquest as Platform to Promote Gun Control Coroner Deeply Critical of Parents A Page from the … [Read more...]
Mass Murderer John Brittain Sentenced to Life in Prison with no chance of parole for 25 years
NOTE: The primary article containing the most complete overview of the John Brittain case can be found here. On Wednesday, October 14, 2020, mass murderer John Brittain pleaded guilty to the execution-style murders of Rudi Winter, Darlene Knippelberg, Susan and Barry Wonch. Brittain's rationale for the murders? He wanted them to stop bullying his ex-wife, Katherine … [Read more...]
John Brittain: Killer of Four to Plead Guilty
On April 15, 2019, John Brittain, a retired City of Penticton civil engineer, allegedly murdered Rudi Winter outside his Penticton home, then drove to the homes of Darlene Knippelberg and Susan and Barry Wonch and killed them too. John Brittain faces three counts of first-degree murder and one count of second-degree murder. To this point, neither the alleged murderer nor … [Read more...]
Dale Merle Nelson’s 1970 Murder Spree in Creston, British Columbia
This is part of my ongoing series on Canadian Mass Murders. It's broken down into the following major sections: Overview The Two-Day Manhunt The First Horrific Murder Scene The Second Horrific Murder Scene Two Families Laid to Rest The Trial and the Jury's Verdict The Sentence Mass Murderer Dies Alone in Prison Hospital All the information for … [Read more...]
Escaped Mental Patient William Bernard Lepine and the 1972 Kettle Valley Murders
This is part of my ongoing series on Canadian Mass Murders. On July 6, 1972, William Bernard Lepine aka William McConnell, an escapee from the Riverview Provincial Mental Hospital in Coquitlam, was recaptured after a high-speed car chase down British Columbia’s Highway 3. It was his third escape from the facility since he was first committed earlier that … [Read more...]
Scarborough Crossbow Killer Brett Ryan
This is part of my ongoing series on Canadian Mass Murders. The screaming of the victims went on for about five minutes, said Jerome Cruz, a neighbour of the Scarborough home where two men and a woman were found dead. “After that, all quiet.” On August 25, 2016, 35-year-old Brett Ryan did the unthinkable. He murdered his mother so she couldn’t tell his … [Read more...]
Matthew Vincent Raymond and the 2018 Fredericton Shooting That Left Four Dead
This is part of my ongoing series on Canadian Mass Murders. On August 10, 2018, ten children lost a parent when one colossally stupid 48-year-old man chose to take out his rage against the world on four innocent people. Murdered that terrible day were: Fredericton Police Force Constable Sara Mae Helen Burns, mother of three Fredericton Police Force … [Read more...]
David William Shearing: Slaughtered Family of Six in Wells Gray Provincial Park
This is part of my ongoing series on Canadian Mass Murders. This is a lengthy expose of one of Canada’s most heinous sexual deviants and mass murderers which is broken down into the following sections: Overview Missing Person Report Filed Police Try Everything to Generate Leads Police Finally Catch a Break Murder Arrested A Mother's … [Read more...]
Raymond Russell Rafuse Murdered Four at a 1988 Calgary Party
This is part of my ongoing series on Canadian Mass Murders. Everyone was having a good time at a Calgary basement suite party on July 29, 1988, until Raymond Russell Rafuse got into an argument with Donald Clarke. The cause? Rafuse made a pass at Betty Jean Schoenhalz, Clarke’s girlfriend, and he didn’t take kindly to it. Within minutes Clarke was dead, … [Read more...]
Menhaz Zaman and the 2019 Markham Massacre
This is part of my ongoing series on Canadian Mass Murders. Update: September 24, 2020, Menhaz Zaman pleaded guilty to: second-degree murder - for murdering his mother, Momotaz Begum first-degree murder - for the murder of his grandmother, first-degree murder - for the murder of his sister, Malesa Zaman first-degree murder - for the murder of his … [Read more...]
2012 Danzig Street Gang Shooting
This is part of my ongoing series on Canadian Mass Murders. On July 16, 2012, not a single thug was killed when two rival street gangs opened fire on each other at a Danzig Street bloc party. Instead, four members of these violent street gangs shot and killed 14-year-old Shyanne Charles, 23-year-old Joshua Yasay and injured 22 others during their grudge-fueled … [Read more...]
Shannon Cruse: Murdered by an Abusive Ex-Boyfriend with a Smuggled Handgun
This is part of my ongoing series on Canadian Mass Murders. There is no such thing as a “simple” mass murder case. Every one of the events chronicled in my series on Canadian Mass Murders tells a completely different story, even if the underlying cause – the utter depravity of man – is the same. Some mass murders take on lives of their own, driven by political … [Read more...]
Justin Bourque’s 2014 Cop-Killing Rampage in Moncton, New Brunswick
This is part of my ongoing series on Canadian Mass Murders. On June 4th, 2014, shortly after 7 p.m., Justin Bourque left his trailer dressed in camouflage, a bandana on his head, and two firearms strapped to his back. He walked toward an upscale subdivision a few blocks away. Bourque ignored the civilians he encountered. "Don't worry, I'm not out to kill civilians. … [Read more...]
Christopher Husbands: 2012 Toronto Eaton’s Centre Shooting
This is part of my ongoing series on Canadian Mass Murders. On June 2, 2012, with a grudge in his heart and a gun in his hand, Christopher Husbands walked into the Toronto Eaton Centre’s North Food Court and opened fire on Nixon Nirmalendran and Ahmed Hassan. Christopher Husbands didn’t care who else he hurt, so long as his intended victims were among the … [Read more...]
Derek Anthony Wood and the Sydney River McDonald’s Murders
This is part of my ongoing series on Canadian Mass Murders. Human depravity and greed are a dangerous combination. When combined with drug abuse, a knife and a .22 calibre pistol they are lethal, as this case proves. On May 7, 1992, three young men robbed a Sydney River, Nova Scotia, McDonald's restaurant in the belief they would make off with $80,000. Instead they … [Read more...]
Judge: Nothing in Nanaimo killer’s past could predict these murders
This is part of my ongoing series on Canadian Mass Murders. "By all accounts, Kevin Douglas Addison was a diligent and competent worker. He did not abuse alcohol or drugs. There was nothing in his personal antecedents that could possibly be seen as a precursor to the murderous violence he unleashed on April 30th, 2014." -- Justice Robin A. Baird R. v. … [Read more...]
1999 High School Shooting in Taber, Alberta
This is part of my ongoing series on Canadian Mass Murders. On April 28, 1999, just eight days after the Littleton, Colorado, school massacre that horrified the world, a 14-year-old high school dropout saw the Columbine killers as some deranged idols to emulate. He took his father’s .22 calibre rifle, sawed off the barrel, grabbed hundreds of rounds of ammunition and … [Read more...]
Richardson Family Murders: How a 300-year-old werewolf helped a 12-year-old girl become Canada’s youngest multiple murderer
This is part of my ongoing series on Canadian Mass Murders. The Richardson Family Murders is the bizarre story of a 23-year-old high school dropout who claimed to be a 300-year-old blood-drinking werewolf, the 12-year-old girl who manipulated him to do her bidding, and parents desperate to regain control of their deeply troubled daughter. When her parents … [Read more...]
John Brittain: Murders Four in Penticton Then Turns Himself In to RCMP
This is part of my ongoing series on Canadian Mass Murders. Update #1: A judge approved John Brittain's motion to move his trial to Kelowna on May 14, 2020. On May 22nd he will be back in court to schedule a date for that trial. Update #2: BC Prosecution Service spokesman Dan McLaughlin announced Brittain's trial will begin October 5, 2020 in Kelowna. A pre-trial … [Read more...]
Matrix Savage Gathergood and the Salmon Arm Church of Christ Shooting
This is part of my ongoing series on Canadian Mass Murders. While this is technically not a mass shooting, I'm including it in this collection because it took place in a church and the death toll could easily have been far higher. At approximately 10:30 am on April 14, 2019, Matrix Savage Gathergood entered the Salmon Arm Church of Christ armed with a rifle. He shot … [Read more...]
Matthew de Grood: 2014 Calgary Stabbing Victims Were Illuminati, Vampires and Werewolves
This is part of my ongoing series on Canadian Mass Murders. This lengthy report is broken down into the following sections: 2-Minute Overview Killer Granted Unsupervised Community Outings Son of God? The Illuminati? Vampires and Werewolves? Joint Statement of Families as Trial Gets Underway Not Criminally Responsible, Justice Eric Macklin Rules … [Read more...]
Pierre Lebrun and the 1999 OC Transpo Murders
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!” … [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 … [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...]
Dillon Ricky Whitehawk: Firearm Prohibition Order Didn’t Prevent Three Murders
Dillon Ricky Whitehawk, a violent young man already subject to a Firearm Prohibition Order, is charged with first degree murder in the killings of Jordan Denton in November 2019, Keenan Toto in December 2019 and Keesha Cree Alexandra Bitternose in January 2020. He enlisted the aid of fellow gang members Kurtis Clayton and Kelly Renee Stonechild to murder Bitternose. They … [Read more...]
John LaFleche Bludgeons Wife and Two Young Children to Death With a Baseball Bat
This is part of my ongoing series on Canadian Mass Murders. On Sunday, March 5, 2006, John LaFleche got really, really drunk, fought with his estranged wife Wendy, then grabbed an aluminum baseball bat and bludgeoned her to death. Then, fearing his children would grow up in abusive foster care like he did, LaFleche beat 7-year-old Victoria and 3-year-old Jesse to death … [Read more...]