Occasionally, people who should know better do really stupid things. Those stupid things can leave a person dead, as they did in the early morning hours of January 24, 2019. St. Louis Police Department officers Nathaniel Hendren and Katlyn Alix played a game of Russian Roulette at Hendren’s home. Katlyn Alix lost. On February 28, 2020, Nathaniel Hendren pleaded guilty … [Read more...]
Officer Down: Truro Police Service Constable Catherine Campbell
This is part of my ongoing series Officer Down - in honour of police officers slain in the line of duty. When Catherine Campbell didn't show up for work on September 14th,2015, she was presumed missing by her employer, the Truro Police Service. They notified Halifax Regional Police and, together, launched an intense missing person search to locate her. Police … [Read more...]
Mount Rainier National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson gunned down
So much for “Happy New Year”… an Iraq war veteran goes nuts, shoots up Seattle before murdering Mount Rainier National Park Ranger and mother of two, Margaret Anderson. The facts are somewhat sketchy, but what is known is this: A park service employee tried pulling over the alleged shooter for a routine traffic stop. That person refused to stop. Margaret Anderson … [Read more...]