Leask, SK – July 27, 1935 Cecille Fouquette was in a bit of a jam. She was stranded at the YWCA in Saskatoon, unable to pay her bill, with her boyfriend held by police on several charges of theft. Unsure of what else to do, she called her dad and he agreed to help her.Continue reading “The Murder of Ernest Fouquette”
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The Petlock Murders
Content Warning: the following story includes the murder of children. If reading this will distress you or put your mental health at risk, please don’t continue. Fenwood, Saskatchewan On the morning of Tuesday, August 30, 1955, Nellie Petlock was worried. Her husband, John Petlock, was missing. He’d gone to his quarter section of land onContinue reading “The Petlock Murders”
The Beating of Andrew Kosowan
For the bulk of their marriage, Andrew and Mary Kosowan had got on well together. By 1934, the Ukrainian couple had lived in the Strong Pine district of Saskatchewan, about 35 miles northeast of Prince Albert, for eight years, but had been in Canada for much longer, over 30 years. They had ten children, sixContinue reading “The Beating of Andrew Kosowan”
The Unbalanced John Ritchie
On the morning of August 11, 1938, the family of John Ritchie was up early. Mary Ritchie, John’s wife, had already made breakfast when one her sons, Norman, and her nephew, Gordon Fisher, came into the kitchen at 6:30 a.m. The two young men ate and left to work in the fields, leaving Mary, JohnContinue reading “The Unbalanced John Ritchie”
Murder in Spiritwood: The Mysterious Death of Ovilla Laventure
Early in the morning on October 30, 1934, 14-year-old Jean Cardinal went into the barn of Joe Turgeon and made a gruesome discovery. The nude, badly beaten body of a man was found, dripping with blood, in a crouching position in the manger. His head was touching the bottom and his pants and underwear wereContinue reading “Murder in Spiritwood: The Mysterious Death of Ovilla Laventure”
The Shooting of Jessie Ireland
On the morning of May 24, 1914, things were tense in the Ireland household. The couple was not a happy one. John was quick-tempered and violent, with his wife, Jessie, often on the receiving end of his rages. He’d lost his left arm some time back and Jessie had taken a teaching job at aContinue reading “The Shooting of Jessie Ireland”
The Murder of Anna Goff
*Content Warning: This case is about the murder of a young girl. If this subject will be upsetting to you, please protect your mental health and skip this post. *** Let’s begin. On the afternoon of June 28, 1928, 10-year-old Anna Goff was on her way home from the Uxbridge School in the Eastwood district,Continue reading “The Murder of Anna Goff”
The Murder of Fred Barnsley
It was well into the night on November 28, 1922 that Fred Barnsley’s body was found on the south side of a coulee on his farm, seven miles southwest of Hodgeville, Saskatchewan. The story, as it was told to the police, went like this. On the evening of November 28th, Henry Stahmann had arrived atContinue reading “The Murder of Fred Barnsley”
The Knifing of William James Brown
In the very early morning of December 29, 1916, Sergeant Mackey of Saskatoon was called to the John East foundry on the city’s west side, at the behest of the night watchman there. When he arrived, he found two women, “scantily dressed”, one of them barefoot. They told him they’d been attacked by their housemate,Continue reading “The Knifing of William James Brown”
A Wedding and A Murder: The Killing of Jacob Schabaga
On the evening of November 21, 1916, Alex Krilozoski was hosting a wedding celebration at his home, 16 miles north of Vonda, Saskatchewan. Plenty of people were in attendance and alcohol was flowing freely. Perhaps too freely, because the more it was consumed, the more evident the signs of trouble. According to the newspapers, twoContinue reading “A Wedding and A Murder: The Killing of Jacob Schabaga”
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