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The message from the sister of murder victim Leeanne Lawson is simple: Turn yourself in. “I pray that the person who did this stands up and comes forward, doing the right thing not only by us, but by themselves as a human being,” Melissa Sauder told the Sun Monday. A single red rose was left […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/08/31/murdured-teen-laid-to-rest Valerie Leblanc loved wearing fedoras and many of the hundreds who attended her funeral in Hull Wednesday donned them in her honour. “She would just get up in the morning and put on a hat,” friend Julie Racicot, 21, said after the ceremony at St. Joseph Cathedral. Mentioning Leblanc’s trademark brought a […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/08/30/no-suspects-leading-up-to-leblanc-funeral Despite having no suspects, Gatineau’s police chief is confident his squad will find Valerie Leblanc’s killer. “There is a lot of work that has been done since day one,” chief Mario Harel said during a press conference at Gatineau city hall Tuesday. “We are investigating each lead.” Police set up a command […]
MoreCops are still looking for the person responsibe for the hit-and-run crash that killed 22-year-old Dan Miller. A woman described as a “person of interest” spoke to Ottawa Police Friday, but she later walked out of the Elgin St. station without being charged. Her name was not released and charges were “not immediately pending,” said […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2011/04/05/17882876.html Red rose petals littered the parking lot at Kelly Funeral Home in Orleans Tuesday morning after the memorial service for homicide victim Jessica Riopelle. Roughly 110 people packed the chapel — and dozens lined up out the door —to remember the 23-year-old who was killed March 26 at a south Ottawa motel. […]
MoreWhile most university students wrap up the semester, the daughter of murder victim Tinde “Tina” Nemet cares for her younger siblings. Leonora Nemet, 20, is taking a break from nursing school at Laurentian University to look after her younger siblings — Teodora, 18 and Thomas, 16 — in Ottawa following their mother’s horrific killing. “She […]
MoreThe family of murder victim Jessica Riopelle is grieving privately after the 23-year-old was killed in a motel room Saturday. “We’re just too overwhelmed right now. We have to go,” said mother Karen Riopelle and another woman who didn’t give her name before closing the door to a house in Orleans. Karen and Jessica were […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2010/12/30/16711086.html#/news/ottawa/2010/12/30/pf-16712846.html Family, friends, and strangers gathered at Saint Patrick’s Basilica Thursday to honour Alex Zolpis almost a week after his horrific death. Thursday afternoon’s mass led by Rev. Lawrence McCormick was packed with at least 500 people. Zolpis was cremated. His ashes, in a rectangular box, were on a small table beside a […]
MoreThe short life of Olisadike “Oli” Soludo Okoye was celebrated through art and song, as more than 400 people attended his funeral at St. Joseph Cathedral Wednesday morning. His mother Donna Joseph was escorted to the lectern, where, voice shaking, she praised her “bright son.” “In my heart, I believe you are seated beside grandpa,” […]
MoreThe family of a loving Kanata grandmother is seeking comfort through prayer after her tragic death Wednesday evening just minutes from their house in South March. “What can we say?” said a grief-stricken relative at the couple’s oldest son’s home Thursday. “It doesn’t make sense to say anything.” Imtiaz Chowdhry, 63, was killed instantly when […]
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