You never need a gun until you desperately need a gun. That’s the reality Casey Johns, an eight-month pregnant mother of two, faced on the evening of October 30, 2019, in Lithia, Florida. Were it not for her quick thinking and her husband’s gun, the entire family may be dead. That night, two armed men in masks broke into the home of Casey Johns and Jeremy King, … [Read more...]
John Brittain: Man Kills Four in Penticton Then Turns Himself In to RCMP
This is part of my ongoing series on Canadian Mass Murders. UPDATE: 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. At 10:30am on April 15, 2019, the day after Gordon Parmenter was murdered at the Salmon Arm Church of Christ, 68-year-old John Brittain … [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...]
Staff Sgt. Will Hinterberger Breaches Bail Conditions on Sexual Assault Charges
On September 13, 2019, Ottawa Police Staff Sgt. Will Hinterberger was suspended as part of an investigation into missing police files. The Ottawa Citizen reported on Hinterberger’s past duties, as well as his romantic relationship with the mother of suspected ISIL sympathizer Tevis Gonyou-McLean, who was arrested by the RCMP last August. Hinterberger was a patrol supervisor … [Read more...]
UK Police Pro-Actively Search Registered Sex Offenders to Ensure Compliance
Common sense dictates our scarce police resources should be devoted to those individuals who pose the greatest risk to public safety, yet these are the people Canada’s police and legislators totally ignore. If Britain’s police can pro-actively check on and search registered sex offenders, why can’t Canada’s police pro-actively check on and search the most dangerous people in … [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...]
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...]