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View All NewsAlberta Brings Murder Case Against Roy Sobotiak to an End After 36 Years
Almost 36 years after his arrest and 2 months after his release on bail, the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service has stayed the second degree murder charge against Roy Sobotiak. Arrested…
ROBERT SANDERSON’S CONVICTIONS FOR FIRST DEGREE MURDER QUASHED 29 YEARS AFTER THREE HOMICIDES THAT OCCURRED IN 1996
ROBERT SANDERSON’S CONVICTIONS FOR FIRST DEGREE MURDER QUASHED 29 YEARS AFTER THREE HOMICIDES THAT OCCURRED IN 1996 Robert Sanderson’s convictions for three counts of First-Degree Murder were quashed by the…
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