OPP Sgt. Mike Dolderman’s trial for five counts of sexual assault and five counts of breach of trust was kicked down the road. Again. Dolerman’s trial was originally scheduled to begin on July 28, 2020, but court backlogs and COVID-19 restrictions pushed his trial to October 6th. At the October 6th hearing, Dolderman’s lawyer requested a 12-week adjournment to review … [Read more...]
Matthew Marty Powder: Firearms Prohibition Order Violator Killed by Police
On July 26, 2019, the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) issued a warning to the public that Matthew Marty Powder, a high-risk violent offender, was released from custody. On September 18, 2020, following a confrontation with police, Matthew Marty Powder was shot and killed by members of the Edmonton Police Service when he challenged them while holding a loaded firearm. Powder … [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...]
Marc Anthony Lerat: Another Firearm Prohibition Order System Failure
Marc Anthony Lerat is a violent, repeat offender with a lifetime firearms prohibition order against him. This prohibition did not stop Marc Lerat from illegally obtaining a .22 calibre rifle and ammunition for it, nor did it stop him from carrying the loaded rifle with him as he made his way around Regina. On September 7th or 8th (news reports are unclear) Regina Provincial … [Read more...]
Yarmouth Man Faces Criminal Charges for Attempting to Save Child
It's a classic case of doing the wrong thing for the right reasons. On September 19 at 10:40 a.m., Nova Scotia RCMP report, a 19-year-old Yarmouth man saw another man place a small female child into the trunk of his car and walk away. This young man was horrified, and rightfully so. Can you even imagine the level of depravity it takes to lock a small child in the trunk … [Read more...]
Adam Pichette: 5 Firearm Prohibition Orders Can’t Stop Him from Getting a Gun
Adam Pichette is the latest in a long line of exhibits proving Canada's Firearm Prohibition Order system is broken. To quote Paul Cherry of the Montreal Gazette, "The man arrested following the police shooting in the Old Port during the weekend does not appear to concern himself with firearm legislation. At the time of his arrest, he was subject to five different … [Read more...]
“We Hope They Die!”
Plumbing the Depths of Human Depravity At about 6:30pm on Saturday, September 12, 2020, in Compton, California, an as-yet unidentified person walked up to a police cruiser parked at the MLK Transit Center in Compton and opened fire. Two Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies sat inside the cruiser. Both graduated from the police academy just 14 months ago. “The … [Read more...]
Jeffrey Harris: Murder Conviction Overturned by BC Court of Appeals
On February 10, 2015, Jeffrey Harris was addicted to heroin, selling cocaine to support his 3-4 fixes-per-day habit, living in the village of Lillooet, British Columbia. Gary Mandseth was Jeffrey Harris’ drug dealer. Often when Harris showed up at Mandseth’s house to buy more cocaine, Harris testified, Mandseth would inject him with heroin. In a move that ultimately … [Read more...]
Firearm Prohibition Order Imposed After Nasty Breakup
On August 21, 2020, Newfoundland Provincial Court Judge Wayne Gorman issued a 4-year firearms prohibition order against a man identified only as Mr. AP (R. v A.P, 2020 58652) even though the Crown only sought a 2-year prohibition. “I have concluded that this is an appropriate case for the issuing of a section 111 Criminal Code prohibition. I have reached this conclusion … [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...]
Robert Gordon Heltman: Another FPO Reoffender Running Free
Robert Gordon Heltman is currently the subject of a nationwide manhunt after he breached the conditions of his latest statutory release, and for violating his lifetime Firearm Prohibition Order. On August 19, 2020, North Okanagan RCMP suspected Heltman was in Vernon, British Columbia, and evacuated nearby residents of a home on Brooks Lane. “Given the high-risk situation … [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...]
Violent N.B. Drug Dealer Nicholas Bain Finally Arrested
It took them three months, but New Brunswick RCMP finally got their man. On August 11, 2020, a search warrant was executed at a home on Main Street in Sackville as part of the investigation. Nicholas Bain was located and arrested without incident. Bain was finally arrested after evading the RCMP for 84 days. The arrest warrant for Nick Bain, a violent career criminal with … [Read more...]
SCAM ALERT: New Email Scam Targets Amazon Users
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, scammers around the world viewed it as an opportunity to fleece unsuspecting people. The latest email scam arrived in my inbox the other morning. I'm sharing it with you in case you haven't seen it yet, along with a couple easy ways to protect yourself from these opportunistic scum. The email arrived with an innocuous enough subject … [Read more...]
PolySeSouvient’s Unassailable Logic on Handgun Bans
On August 8, 2020, PolySeSouvient, one of Canada’s gun ban advocacy groups, put out this tweet: The implication is the handgun owner is responsible for the theft of his or her handguns, not the criminals. There is no fault, no blame assigned to the thieves who broke into the house, then into the gun safe to steal these handguns, despite a minimum of three Criminal … [Read more...]
At What Point Do We Deny Bail to Repeat Offenders?
NOTE: See my previous commentaries on Darian Henderson-Bellman's tragic death here and here. On Tuesday, July 28, 2020, Darian Henderson-Bellman was murdered, shot dead in the ultimate act of domestic violence. Her alleged murderer, Darnell Reid, was out on bail despite violating a restraining order barring him from contacting Ms. Henderson-Bellman. He … [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...]
Darian Henderson-Bellman: A Cautionary Tale of Domestic Abuse and Murder
Yesterday's commentary overflowed with my anger at our current Liberal government for their failure to fix Canada's Firearm Prohibition Order system. That failure, or more accurately this government's flat-out refusal to fix this broken system cost Darian Hailey Henderson-Bellman her life. In today's commentary I dig deeper into the story of her senseless murder. I do so … [Read more...]
Darian Henderson-Bellman: Murdered Because of Another Firearm Prohibition Order Failure
On Tuesday, July 28, 2020, Darian Henderson-Bellman was murdered, shot dead in the ultimate act of domestic violence. Instead of enjoying this August long weekend with family and friends, Darian Hailey Henderson-Bellman, the beautiful 25-year-old shown here, is dead because our government refuses to take seriously the threat of violent repeat offenders already prohibited … [Read more...]
Mike Dolderman: Trial for Cop Charged With Sexual Assault Pushed to October
The trial of Ontario Provincial Police Sergeant Mike Dolderman, accused of five counts of sexual assault and five counts of breach of trust, won’t take place until October 6th, at the earliest. It’s possible Dolderman's trial will be delayed even further. Administrators for the Guelph Ontario Court of Justice announced all trials slated for July 28th are now delayed until … [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...]
Teen Murders Teen in Saskatoon Days After Community Leaders Sign Deal for Youth Programs
On July 11, 2020, the body of 19-year-old Hailey Belanger-Weeseekase was found in a vehicle parked in an alley behind a Saskatoon apartment complex. The following day Saskatoon Police Service issued the following news release: On July 11, 2020 at 3:34 p.m., the Saskatoon Police Service attended to an apartment complex in the 3700 block of Diefenbaker Drive for the report of … [Read more...]
The Price of Parole Board Failure? Marylène Lévesque’s Life
The murder of Marylène Lévesque is the direct consequence of changes our Liberal government made to the Parole Board of Canada's nomination process in 2017, says two former board members. Those changes meant most of the existing parole board was replaced with people with no experience at all. Convicted murderer Eustachio Gallese benefitted from that lack of experience and … [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...]
Repeat Offender: Cameron Robert Vail is Reason #262 to Reform Canada’s Firearm Prohibition Order System
Canada's Firearm Prohibition Order system is broken. The latest evidence to make my case? Repeat offender Cameron Robert Vail. In February 2018, Cameron Robert Vail was convicted of assault and sentenced to probation. One of his sentencing conditions was a 5-year Firearm Prohibition Order. On January 25, 2020, Cameron Robert Vail was arrested and charged with assault … [Read more...]
Why do Criminals Go Free When Police Screw Up?
In response to my Friday column Cops Screw Up: Drug Dealer Jermaine Barrows-Taylor Escapes Illegal Handgun Conviction, one reader shared his frustration with this case specifically, as well as these types of cases in general. I do not understand why police screwups result in criminals going free. If police illegally search a vehicle and find a body, does the driver get a … [Read more...]
Violent Repeat Offender Thomas Kruger-Allen Pleads Guilty to Assault
On April 29th I asked the question "Will the coronavirus pandemic alter the Supreme Court’s interpretation of its landmark 'justice delayed is justice denied' ruling in R. v. Jordan?" I then said a series of upcoming assault and murder trials placed in limbo by COVID-19 meant we would likely find out, since the core of the Jordan decision is our Charter section 11(b) right to … [Read more...]