Victoria Alty. Mississauga. Victoria died of massive internal injuries after she was kicked and punched. Her husband was charged with second-degree murder. (June 1995)

Carmine Jeannot, 43, and Josiane Jeannot, 12. Gatineau. Joseph Jeannot, described by neighbours as a soft-spoken gentleman, shot his wife and daughter to death in their beds before fatally shooting himself. (June 1995)

Kamlesh Sodhi, 39. Mother of two children. Brampton. Kamlesh was found thrown on the side of a rural road in Halton Hills, Ontario. Her husband was charged with first-degree murder. (July 1995)

Marcia Hylton, 38. Mother of five children. North York. Stabbed to death in front of her two youngest children. Her 5-year-old son was injured trying to protect her from the attack. Her ex-partner, father of one of the children, then jumped to his death off her balcony. (July 1995)

Alayne Bryk, 26, Hamilton. Shot to death by her estranged husband, who then shot himself. Family and friends said they thought the couple were Areconciling.@ (August 1995)

Donna Allison Currier-Burns, 32. Lansdowne. Mother of two children. Police found Donna inside her home and had not determined the exact cause of death. Donna=s common-law husband, Christopher Parmar was charged with second-degree murder. (September 1995)

Maryanne Matesic, 47, Hamilton. Maryanne had left her abusive husband, but had returned to the marital home, accompanied by her adult son, to collect her belongings. Her husband shot her to death. Her son grabbed the gun and shot his father. He was charged with second-degree murder. (October 1995)

Georgina Liu, 22, Markham. Georgina was stalked and then beaten to death and dumped in a marshy area off Highway 401. She was studying to become an early childhood educator. Roderick Ballentino Brown was charged with first-degree murder after attempting to shoot himself in front of police. (October 1995)

Janie Marie Maxwell, 33, mother of one. Mississauga. Janie was beaten and kicked to death in an attack that went on for 20 minutes after an argument about a phone call she received from another man. Paul Anthony Beard was convicted and sentenced to seven years in prison. During sentencing, Judge John D. Smith described Beard as a man not known to be Aa particularly violent man, but he has a problem with alcohol.@ (November 1995)

Vanessa Ritchie, 24, and her two children, Tod, 7 and Fatima, 16 months. Ottawa. Vanessa, Tod and Fatima were shot to death by her husband. He then killed himself. (December 1995)

Donna Barr, 43, mother of three. Perth. Donna and a male friend were shot to death by Donna=s ex-husband, Kenneth H. Barr, who killed himself after the murders. Donna had been assaulted and threatened numerous times by Barr, but he received only a suspended sentence and an order to turn in his 20 guns. Neighbours described Kenneth Barr as Aa very nice person and the best neighbour.@ (January 1996)

Paula Joy Hill, 31, mother of one. Brantford. Stabbed to death in a motel room where she had checked in with her son. Her husband, Paul Frederick Hill, is charged with first degree murder. (April 1996)

Stella McNicol, 40, Scarborough. Stella was found dead in her home by police. Her boyfriend, Thomas Daniel Brenna was charged with second degree murder. (July 1996)

Bibi Hajra Alli, 37, mother of two. Bibi died of head injuries from a blunt instrument. Divorce papers had been served on her husband just days before the murder. Bibi had been separated from her husband for about two months. Neighbours were shocked, saying: AThey were very nice--a calm family.@ Mohamed Rafeek Alli was charged. (July 1996)

Marsha Ottey, 19, and Tami Ottey, 16. Toronto. Marsha and Tami were stabbed and slashed to death in the basement of their home. Marsha had broken up with her boyfriend eight or nine months before the murders. Her ex-boyfriend was described by acquaintances as Aobsessive.@ After an extensive search, Rohan Alonzo Ranger, Marsha=s ex-boyfriend, and Adrian Mathias Kinkead, were found and charged with two counts of first degree murder. (August 1995)

Juliet Reynolds, 28, mother of two. Scarborough. Juliet was slashed and stabbed to death in front of her six-year-old daughter and baby son while waiting for an elevator in their apartment building. Adrian Daniel, her estranged husband, is charged with first-degree murder. (May 1996)

Maria Sanchez, 33, mother of three. North York. Maria was slashed and stabbed to death in her apartment by an assailant waiting there for her. Maria had told police she feared for her life two weeks before the murder. Her former boyfriend, Salvador Valera-Landrian, was out on bail on charges of assaulting her. He has been charged with first-degree murder. (February 1996)

Shelley Morgan, 35, mother of one. Aurora. Shelley was battered to death in her home. Stewart Radford, Shelley=s common-law husband, was charged with second-degree murder. (July 1996)

Marilyn Woodland, 54, mother of one. Brampton. Marilyn was found stabbed and beaten to death in her home. Her husband, Keith Woodland, has been charged with murder. Family members described the couple as Avery close.@ (September 1996)

Fran Piccolo, 36, Jason Piccolo, 9, Alisha Piccolo, 7. Stoney Creek. Fran and her two children were stabbed to death in their home. Shane Allan Mulcahy, who had moved in with Fran and her children after she and her husband separated, has been charged with three counts of first degree murder. (September 1996)

Arlene May, 39, mother of five. Collingwood. Arlene was shot after three of her children escaped from their home where they and their mother were being held. Randy Iles, Arlene=s ex-boyfriend, who had been charged with assaulting Arlene more than once, but was out on bail under a restraining order, was charged with first-degree murder. Arlene=s murder will be the starting point of a Asuper inquest@ into domestic murders of women in Ontario. (March 1996)

Isabelle Holland, 50. Etobicoke. Isabelle was beaten to death after being stalked and assaulted one more than one occasion. Her ex-partner, separated from Isabelle for approximately two months, drove away in her car and was later found dead of apparent suicide. (March 1996)

Janice Lowery. Barrie. Janice was found strangled to death in a country field near her home. Her husband has been charged. (May 1996)

Carol Ann Leach. Kilworthy. Carol was found stabbed to death just hours after police attended a Adisturbance.@ A police chase resulted in charging of her husband several hours later. Her husband was out on bail following an assault on Carol Ann the week before her death. (March 1996)

Jan Marshall, 40. Alcona. Jan was found by police after a canoeing incident in which her husband told police their canoe capsized during a canoeing competition and only he was able to make it to shore. Winston Malcom has been charged with first-degree murder. (April 1996)

Stella Burdo, 40. Toronto. Stella was stabbed to death in her Ontario Housing townhouse while a friend watched helplessly. Her sister wanted everyone to know that Stella had been trying to get out of the townhouse she was living in. AI want it to be said that Ontario Housing is not that much of help when someone is in a crisis,@ she said, according to a Toronto Star article of June 29, 1996. (June 1996)

Carol Butler, 45. Croton. Carol was shot to death by her common-law husband, James Logan, with a gun returned to him by police after an earlier weapons charge against him, laid after a domestic call by police to their home, was withdrawn. Logan had also threatened to shoot Carol after a previous break-up. He committed suicide at the scene of the murder. Police described it as the Aperfect example of domestic violence@ but no one could explain why weapons charges had been dropped. (June 1996)

Gloria Jean Morden. Gore Bay. Gloria Jean was shot to death by her ex-partner, who also killed his adoptive parents at the same time. (August 1996)

Jasmine Vanscoy, 14. St. Catharines. Jamine was shot in her home with a gun stolen from a gun shop several years earlier. Jasmine had just had her picture taken in her new high school uniform. A 17-year-old youth has been charged with second-degree murder. (September 1996)

Patricia Abbott, 40, mother of one. Fergus. Patricia was shot several times in the head at her home. Her estranged husband, Gordon Ray Abbott, has been charged with first-degree murder. (October 1996)

Natalie Katherine Pawluch, 42 mother of one. Mississauga. Natalie was shot to death by her husband less than 24 hours after he was ordered to stay away from her. Henry Andrew Pawluch then shot himself (November 1996)

Danusia Nicolak, 68. North York. (November 1996)

Cheryl Hohner, 31 mother of one and pregnant with her second child. Cheryl was murder on Boxing Day, three weeks before she was to give birth. Her common-law partner, Alfred Scott, was charged with second-degree murder. (December 1996)

Margaret West, 66, mother of three. Pointe au Baril. Margaret was shot to death along with a male friend by her estranged husband, who then killed himself. (April 1997)

Stephanie Tanaskow, 36, mother of two children. Etobicoke. Slashed to death at her mother's apartment. She had been charged by police the night before when she went to the police station to ask that a charge be laid against her husband. Her partner, Alex Tanaskow was charged with first-degree murder. (April 1997)

Valentina Mechko, 57, mother of two children. Toronto. Stabbed to death on her way home from an English language class. She had a restraining order on her ex-husband, who was charged with first-degree murder. (April 1997)

Helen Kirec, 36, and her four children, Ludvik, 15, Christopher, 14, Suzy, 12 and Nancy, 11. Orangeville. Shot to death. The children were on an access visit with father after separation
and Helen had gone, to pick them up. Her, ex-partner, Ludvik Kirec, also set fire to the house and then shot himself (April 1997)

Nevenko (Nancy) Cindric, 44, and two of her children, Josip, 17, and Kristina, 12. Toronto. Janko Cindric killed himself after shooting them. (July 1997)

Danielle Duchesneau, 26, Kingston. Danielle was assaulted in an alley in downtown Kingston by her boyfriend. She was taken unconscious to apartment where a friend of her boyfriend lived and left to die. Her boyfriend was charged with manslaughter and received a 5-year prison sentence. With the support of Danielle's parents a fund was set up by Kingston Interval House in Danielle's memory to help victims of woman abuse. (July 1997)

Nabella Ullah, 28, and her son Ahsan, 3. Brampton. Found in freezer. Cause of death not reported. Zafar Ullah was charged with two counts of first-degree murder. (July 1997)

Thi Lam Pham, 28, mother of two children, 2 and 4. Toronto. She was stabbed to death. Duy Linh Vu was charged with first-degree murder. (July 1997)

Betty Jo Scott, 20. Port Colbourne. (August 1997)

Jutta Weber, 48. Kingston. Jutta was murdered by her boyfriend, then dismembered in a bathtub before being dumped in a swampy wooded area outside of Kingston. Jim Wall was convicted of first-degree murder. He had spent time in prison prior to murdering Jutta for manslaughter. (August 1997)

Myrna Lelina, 39, mother of three. North York. Stabbed to death at a friend's apartment. Her husband, Billy Lelina, was charged with second-degree murder. (September 1997)

Joyce Middleton, Fergus. Strangled to death by her ex-boyfriend. (September 1997)

Karrie Dulmage, 33. Oshawa. (September 1997)

Karen Parsons, 3 1, mother of two children. Oshawa. Karen was stabbed repeatedly at her
apartment, where a man was later arrested and taken to hospital with minor wounds. Robert Jesus was charged with second-degree murder. (October 1997)

Fenny Campbell, 44, Sarnia. Fenny died of multiple injuries suffered when the Campbell vehicle struck the rear of a parked transport. An autopsy revealed she died of blunt trauma injuries. Her husband was charged with first-degree murder in October 1998. (January 1998)

Mary Lou Hyjeck, 37, Windsor. Mary Lou died of asphyxiation. Her husband, Paul Hyjeck, was charged with second-degree murder. (January 1998)

Brenda Swartz, 50, mother of one child. Woodstock. Brenda died of multiple stab wounds. Her estranged husband, Kenneth, was charged with first-degree murder. (February 1998)

Jessica Romano, 45, Toronto, mother of one teenaged son. Jessica's bloodstained body was found in her car. Her boyfriend jumped to his death from the Bloor Viaduct in Toronto hours after her body was found. (February 1998)

Yathra Jayaweera, 44. Mississauga. Yathra's body was found in her apartment. A warrant was issued for a 46-year-old man. Police did not release a cause of death. (March 1998)

Maria Klymchuk, 36, mother of two pre-school children. Caledon. Maria's body was found inside of her garage. Her husband has been charged with first-degree murder. (April 1998)

Joan St. Jean, 53. Kanata. Joan, who was a woman with a disability, was smothered to death by her boyfriend in her home. Her boyfriend killed himself. (April 1999)

Aimee Cunningham, 33, Scarborough. Aimee died Eom slashes to her neck in her home. Her husband, Paul Cunningham, jumped to his death from the Bloor Viaduct in Toronto. Ten years before, Paul Cunningham's brother had killed his wife and daughter and later committed suicide by drowning himself in Lake Ontario. (April 1998)

Donna Bartman, 39, Owen Sound, mother of three. Donna was shot twice in the chest. The next day, the body of her estranged husband was found in the bush behind their home. A neighbour commented: "It's not something you expect to find around here." (May 1998)

Jasvir Plaha, 30, Mississauga, mother of two pre-school children. Jasvir was found in her apartment dead of chest trauma. Her husband, Baljinder Plaha, was charged with second-degree murder. Neighbours were shocked, saying: "They seemed like such nice people. They always waved hello when they walked outside." (June 1998)

Sabrina Devittoris, 26, Woodbridge. Sabrina died of multiple stab wounds in an Oshawa motel. Her ex-boyfriend, Angelo Consiglio, was charged with first-degree murder after a three- hour stand-off with police. (June 1998)

Leslie Williams, 32, Niagara Falls. Leslie was found in her home dead of head injuries. Her husband's body was later pulled out of the Niagara River where he had jumped from the Horseshoe Falls. (July 1998)

Beverly Gillett, Scarborough. Beverly died from stab wounds to the neck. Her husband has been charged with second-degree murder. A neighbour rescued their 2‑year‑old granddaughter and carried her out of the house to safety. (July 1998)

Linda Vickery, 38, Toronto. Linda died of multiple stab wounds. Her body was found in the kitchen of her apartment. Police issued a warrant for her boyfriend. (August 1998)

Elizabeth Bodnar, 61, Mississauga. Elizabeth was found dead in her townhouse. She died of massive head injuries. Her 75‑year‑old male companion, Stephan Orban, was charged with second-degree murder. (August 1998)

Jennifer Copithorn, 24, Bowmanville. Jennifer was ambushed and stabbed to death in front of her co‑workers on her way to work. Her former boyfriend, Robert Appleton, was charged with first-degree murder. (August 1998)

Anna Pietras, 38, mother of one, Etobicoke. Anna disappeared after leaving for work. Her body has not been found. Her estranged husband was later found dead of a self‑inflicted gunshot wound. (September 1998)

Barbara Teske, 38, mother of two, Hawkesbury. The remains of Barbara's body were found in a ditch on a rural road not far from her home. Her husband, Peter Teske, was charged with second-degree murder. (September 1998)

Mitzi MacDougall, 27, Red Lake. Mitzi was drowned in the bathtub of her home. Her husband, Kenneth J. MacDougall, was charged with first-degree murder. (September 1998)

Micheline Cuerrier, 25, Wakefield. Micheline was slashed to death as she was on her way to work. Her ex‑boyfriend is charged with first-degree murder. (October 1998)

Kathleen Hart, 35, mother of one, Toronto. Kathleen was beaten to death in an alley in the financial district of Toronto. Her companion, Martin Blackwind, was charged with second-degree murder. The couple was homeless. (November 1998)

Mandana Rastan, 43, mother of two, Richmond Hill. Mandana was strangled in her home, where police also found her husband with a self‑inflicted stab wound to the chest. Medhi Merkhandan was charged with first-degree murder. (December, 1998)

Janet Anita Reynolds, 31, Scarborough. Janet was found shot to death in her apartment. Her boyfriend, Steven Morrison, was charged with second-degree murder. (January 1999)

Brenda Chillingworth, 38, mother of two, Lucan. Brenda was found shot to death outside a home north of London. A man found dead nearby was not identified. Police believed the deaths were a murder‑suicide. (January 1999)

Betty Higgins, 69, Niagara Falls. Betty was severely beaten and died later in hospital. Her partner, Govril Durciul, was charged with second-degree murder. (January 1999)

Elena Nusca, 50, Hamilton. Elena was stabbed to death in her home. Her husband, Mario Nusca, was charged with second-degree murder. (February 1999)

Shirley Taylor, 36, Sudbury. Shirley died from loss of blood as a result of a cut artery in her neck. Her common‑law partner, David John Saunders, was charged with second-degree murder. (February 1999)

Renate Marie Steinhoefer, 66, Manitoulin Island. Renate was shot to death. Her husband, Mathias Steinhoefer, was charged with first-degree murder. (February 1999)

Maria Wong, 44, Markham. Maria was found stabbed to death in the garage of her home. Her husband, Shu Kwan Wong was charged with the crime in August, 1999. Police allege he hired several people to carry out the murder. (February 1999)

Heather Burton, 43, Bond Head. Heather was shot to death. Her husband, Bill Burton, then killed himself. (March 1999)

Sandra Quigley, 32, Scarborough. Sandra was found dead of asphyxia in her apartment. Anton Franz Lorenz was recently convicted of second-degree murder. (March 1999)

Melissa Pajkowski, 21, Thornhill. Melissa's body was found in a van after a traffic accident. She had been shot to death. Her ex‑boyfriend, Peter Morrisey, was found in the van with self‑inflicted wounds. (April 1999)

Sabrina and Nassima Benkartoussa, 34 and 37, Toronto. Sabrina and her sister were slashed to death in their high‑rise apartment. Sabrina's estranged husband then jumped to his death. Sabrina was the mother of a seven‑month‑old baby. Her husband had recently been arrested for assault against Sabrina and was under a court order not to contact her. (April 1999)

Halina Deborah Abraham, 30, mother of one, Scarborough. Halina was found dead in a parking lot in a van with her ex‑partner, Anthony Alfred Williams, who had committed suicide. Williams was on parole at the time. (April 1999)

Katherine Wellwood, 54, Cookstown. Katherine died of a gunshot wound. Her husband of 31 years, Geoffrey Allan Wellwood, was charged. (April 1999)

Abigail Manu Acheampong, 31, Mississauga. Abigail was found dead in an apartment, but police would not identify the cause of death. Her husband, Charles "Stanley" Gray, was charged with second-degree murder. (May 1999)

Donna Theresa Young, 32, Hamilton. Donna was strangled to death in the dining room of her home. Husband, Rodney James Young, was charged with first-degree murder. (June 1999)

Cindy Stevens, 35, mother of two, Niagara Falls. Cindy was found dead in her apartment by her teenaged son. Her common‑law partner, James Anthony Hannah, was charged with first-degree murder. (June 1999)

Marjorie (Marg) Ellis‑Byerly, 58, Pinewood. Marg was found dead of a gunshot wound. Her husband, Norman Byerly, was also found dead of a gunshot wound along with another man. Police believe it was a double murder‑suicide. (August 1999)

Jenny Figueroa, 32, Toronto. Jenny's body was found stuffed in a suitcase and dumped off Highway 401 near Kingston. Her boyfriend, John Errol McLeod, has been charged with second-degree murder. (August 1999)

Christine Norcia, 22, Toronto. Christine was stabbed to death. Her boyfriend, Nicola Capparelli, was charged with first-degree murder. (October 1999)

Dori Lynne Caroll, 30, mother of two, Thunder Bay. Dori‑Lynne was found strangled in her home. Her two children were asleep in their bedroom at the time the body was found. Her estranged husband, Bryan Caroll, was later found in his truck, dead of a self‑inflicted shotgun wound. (October 1999)

Robin Pope, early 50s, St. Catharines. Robin was stabbed to death on the front step of her home after a man tried to break in. Her ex‑boyfriend, Michael Juanetty, was charged with first-degree murder. (October 1999)

Valerie Lucas, 23, mother of two children. Oshawa. Valerie was shot point-blank three times in a parking lot where she had gone to provide child access to her ex-partner. Robert Richard Bateman was charged with first-degree murder. He fled the scene with the children and later turned himself in. The children were found later in a hotel room and turned over to child welfare. (December 1999)

Xiaoyan (Shirley) Liu, 28. Toronto. The body of Xiaoyan was found slashed and stuffed into a suitcase. A warrant was issued for the arrest of her boyfriend, Chuan (Charley) Cai, who disappeared after the murder. (January 2000)

LaMura Meere, 75. Sarnia. LaMura was beaten to death. Her husband, Arthur Meere was charged with second-degree murder. (January 2000)

Hemoutie Raghunauth, 28. Pickering. Mother of one child. Hemoutie was poisoned on Mother’s Day. An autopsy showed that she was pregnant with her second child at the time. Her husband, Ganeshram Raghunauth, was charged with first-degree murder two months later. (May 2000)

Haraap (Jay) Bolla, 29, Mississauga. Harjaap was stabbed to death and then moved to a van, which was then set on fire. Balbir (Bobby) Singh, her ex-boyfriend, then killed himself in the van by fire. Singh had been charged with criminal harassment and was under a peace bond not to go near Haraap or her family. (June 2000)

Gillian Hadley, 35. Pickering. Gillian was shot to death in a desperate bid to save herself and her baby on a street in Pickering. Her ex-partner, Ralph Hadley, dragged her back into her house after neighbours took her child to safety, then killing her and himself. Ralph Hadley had breached several court orders and was out on bail on charges of assault, criminal harassment and breaching orders. (June 2000)

Bohumila Luft, 27, and her four children, Daniel, 7, Nicole, 5, Peter, 3 and David, 3 months. Kitchener. Bohumila was stabbed to death. Her four children were then shot to death. Her husband, Vilem, then shot himself. (July 2000)

Laurie Lynn Vollmershausen, 35. Mother of two children. Stratford. Laurie was stabbed to death. Her two children, aged 8 and 10, ran from the house to get help before the murder. Police found her partner, Joseph Theodore Willemsen, in the house with self-inflicted, but not life-threatening wounds. He was charged with first-degree murder. (July 2000)

Jennifer Zumach, 21. Mother of one child. Orangeville. Jennifer was missing since early in 1999 but was not found until September 2000, when her head was discovered in a box on the back of her ex-partner’s motorcycle. Her remains were later found buried. Her partner, James Vernon Randall, who reported Jennifer missing, was charged with first-degree. (January 1999)

Michele Chiesa, 34. Ottawa. Michele’s body was found, bound and stabbed repeatedly, in the freezer of the bar where she worked. Her boyfriend, Michael Shott, was charged with first-degree murder. (September 2000)

Eva Papousek, 36. Mississauga. Eva was found dead in her apartment by police after her car, driven by her boyfriend, was involved in a road accident and police made a routine check on her residence. Janusz Rybak has been charged with first-degree murder. (October 2000)

Margaret Daw, 23. Burriss. Margaret’s body was found in a residence after police were called in a shooting incident. Michael Tetu was arrested at the scene and charged with second-degree murder. (November 2000)

Christine Marie Rockery, 35. Brantford. Mother of four children. Christine died of multiple stab wounds. Her husband, Paul Edward Rockery was charged with first-degree murder. (November 2000)

Donna Pritlove, 46. Keswick. Donna was shot to death at her home. Her partner, David Woods, was charged with first-degree murder. (November 2000)

Annaluxumy Perrambalam, 73. Toronto. Mother of four children. Annaluxumy was stabbed to death in the bedroom of her apartment. Her husband, Ponnabalam Perrambalam, was charged with second-degree murder. (January 2001)

Marcia Harmon, 42 and her daughter Danielle, 6. Pickering. Marcia and Danielle were stabbed to death in their home. Her husband, Montgomery Harmon was arrested and charged with two counts of second-degree murder and taken to hospital with self-inflicted wounds. He later died at the hospital. (March 2001)

Desvinder “Jessie” Kaur, 26. Malton. Desvinder was trapped in a basement apartment and set on fire. She was then prevented from leaving the room and a neighbour was prevented from fighting the fire or rescuing her. Her ex-husband, Harbhajah Singh, was identified as the one who set the fire. He was also set ablaze during the fire and later died in hospital. (May 2001)

Shelley Lynn Cowell, 38. Woodstock. Shelley died in her home of multiple stab wounds to the upper body. Her husband, Christopher Cowell, who disappeared after the murder, has since been arrested and charged in her murder. (May 2001)

Ruth Smith, 71. Woodstock. Ruth was found dead in the bedroom of her home. Her husband of 50 years, Bruce Smith was found hanging in the garage. A note left at the scene led police to conclude that the deaths were a murder-suicide. Ruth’s three daughters had expressed fears for their mother’s safety and had tried to take steps to intervene. (May 2001)

Delphine Adamson, 62. Sudbury. Delphine’s decomposing body was discovered by campers in a shallow gravesite. She died of blunt force trauma to the head and her identity was confirmed by dental records examination. Her husband, Michael Adamson was charged with first-degree murder. (May, 2001)

Jeanine Perry, 20. Kingston. Jeanine was shot to death by her ex-boyfriend as she was on her way to work. Michael Shawn Martin then shot himself. Jeanine’s father, who was had just dropped her off, witnessed his daughter’s murder. (May 2001)

Andrea Schneider, 38. Ajax. Mother of three children. Police discovered Andrea’s body stuffed in the trunk of her car at a shopping centre. They believe she died in the garage of her home as a result of blunt force trauma to the head. Her common-law husband, James Stewart Poland, was charged with second-degree murder. (June 2001)

Nancy Pimentel, 26. Brampton. Nancy’s decapitated and dismembered body was found in a garbage can near Cleveland. Her boyfriend, Gerald Lee Thompson, was arrested and charged with murder in Arizona. Nancy had met Thompson through the Internet and had moved with him to Ohio. (June 2001)

Lilawattee (Yvette) Budram, 41. Mother of two children. Mississauga. Lilawattee’s skeletal remains were discovered in a ditch in Flamborough in April of 2001. She had been strangled and beaten with a blunt object. Her husband, Mohan Ramkissoon, was charged with first-degree murder. (June 2001)

Barbara Hedberg, 43. St. Mary’s. Barbara was found shot to death in her home. Her husband, Joseph White was also found in the home dead of self-inflicted a gunshot. (July 2001)

Linda Miller, 48 and James Riordan, 30. St. Mary’s. Linda Miller was shot to death during a visit to her daughter by her estranged husband, who then turned the gun on himself. He had already shot to death the boyfriend of his daughter, who was screaming for help outside the home. Neighbours expressed shock and one was quoted as saying “he wasn’t out there fighting or chasing her around with a frying pan.” (July 2001)

Fatemeh Bakshei Tehrani, 86. North York. Fatemeh died of multiple stab wounds. Her husband, Hossein Ali Nakhostin Ansari was charged with second-degree murder. (August 2001)

Fatima Hasan, 36. Scarborough. Mother of two children. Fatima was killed while her children were moved to another room of the house. Police did not reveal the cause of death. Fatima had separated from her husband. Najib Anwar, the cousin of her ex-husband was charged with first-degree murder. (August 2001)

Deena Naw, 31. Ottawa. Deena was beaten to death in her apartment, after which her husband calmly called police to report the attack and wait for their arrival. Kolumbus Moo was charged with second-degree murder. (September 2001)

Fiona Davreux, 32. Hamilton. Mother of two children. Fiona was taken to hospital after a 911 call by her husband to say she had collapsed at their home. She was declared dead at on arrival and post-mortem exam showed that she had died of an insulin overdose, although she was not a diabetic. Two weeks later, after police had confronted her husband, a surgeon at a local hospital, with suspicion that he had injected the insulin, Dr. Christopher Davreux was found dead of self-inflicted poisoning. A year later, after an exhaustive investigation police determined that the case was a murder-suicide. (September 2001)

Tara Rutherford, 26. Mississauga. Mother of one child. Tara was found dead in a bedroom of her home. Her common-law partner, Trevor Lawrence, was also found dead. Police did not reveal the cause of death, but indicated that it was a murder-suicide. Lawrence was under court order to stay away from Tara. (September 2001)

Beverley Lloyd, 66. Belleville. Seventy-two year old Richard Lloyd stabbed his wife repeatedly until she died and then he turned the knife on himself and repeatedly stabbed himself in the chest. A police officer who had been a paramedic performed CPR on him while waiting for the ambulance. was He was convicted of manslaughter. (September 2001)

Heather Rapai, 47. Simcoe. Heather was beaten to death in the apartment she shared with her son. She was separated from her husband, Ervin Rapai, who was charged with first-degree murder. (September 2001)

Nicola Loughlin, 36. Scarborough. Police did not reveal the cause of death. Nicola’s husband, James Richard Loughlin, was charged with second-degree murder. (September 2001)

Suzanne MacDonald, 32. Kitchener. Mother of one child. Suzanne was shot three times and was found in a pool of blood at the door of her home. Her husband, Keith MacDonald was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot in another room. The murder-suicide took place while Suzanne’s 6-year-old daughter slept in her bedroom. (October, 2001)

Lubica Maca, 44 and Desmond Perriera, 56. Scarborough. Lubica died of multiple stab wounds to the chest and abdomen. Desmond Perriera, a family friend, was also stabbed to death before Jiri Maca also killed himself. The Maca’s 22-year-old son was also injured in the attack. (October 2001)

Joyce Mattinson, 68. Scarborough. Joyce was found beaten to death in her home. Her husband, Bernard Mattinson, was found wandering in the area and was taken to hospital for observation. He later charged with second-degree murder, but police were awaiting results of the medical background before officially arraigning him. He is reported to be an Alzheimer’s patient. (November 2001)

Patty Anne Killingbeck, 30. Kingston. Mother of two. Patty Ann was beaten to death in her home. The body was hidden in an upstairs closet for a day before the accused dumped her body in a wooded area north of Kingston. Patty had two daughters from a previous marriage who were 9 and 11 at the time of her death. Patty’s grave sight was found in December 2005. In April of 2006 police attended the grave sight and recovered her skeletal remains. Animals had got to her body as she had been left in a shallow grave, the bones were spread out over a larger area. Ian Esford was convicted of second-degree murder. Six months prior to her murder, Ian Esford assaulted Patty which was later found to mirror the last attack that ended in her death. (November 2001)

Nuzhat Amiji, 23 and her brother Naeem, 20. Mississauga. Nuzhat was stabbed to death and her brother also stabbed after she refused proposals of marriage from a man. Mahaboobbhoy Adamjee was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison with no parole for 15 years. (November 2001)

Kathleen Schembri, 53. Orillia. Kathleen was found shot to death in a burned-out car in the driveway of her home. Police found her common-law partner, Michael Martin, in the home with self-inflicted gunshot wounds. He later died in hospital. According to media reports, acquaintances described Martin as a “good guy”. His brother was reported to say, “This is a family thing and I would rather keep it that way.” (December 2001)

Tamara Helen MacInnis, 31. Hamilton. Mother of three children. Tamara was bludgeoned to death in her home. Her husband, Eric Campbell, was charged with second-degree murder. (December 2001)

Karen Grubb, 33. Walkerton. Mother of three children. Karen’s bloodied body was found by her brother-in-law in a tractor bucket on the farm where she lived during a neighbourhood barn-raising gathering. Cause of death was not reported. Her husband, Randy Grubb, was charged with first-degree murder. (January 2002)

Wadha Albadri, 29. Ottawa. Mother of three children. Wadha was repeatedly stabbed in her apartment while her 19-month old baby was nearby. A friend dropping off Wadha’s two older children later heard the baby crying and called police when she couldn’t get an answer at the door. Hussain Hassan Abdullah, her estranged husband was charged with first-degree murder. (January 2002)

Glenda LaSalle, 36. Barry’s Bay. Glenda was found shot to death in her apartment, shortly after returning from work. Her partner of 12 years, Bryan Crogie, was charged with first-degree murder. He was described by a friend as “a real good guy”. (February 2002)

Alexis Currie, 2. Scarborough. Alexis was stabbed to death during an child access visit with her father. Peter Currie was later charged with first-degree murder, abduction, possession of a weapon and carrying a concealed weapon. He had recently been convicted of assault against his ex-partner. (March 2002)

Marisa Pasqualino, 36. Woodbridge. Mother of four children. Police have not released the cause of death. Her husband, Cosmo Pasqualino was charged with second-degree murder. (May 2002)

Shirley Snow, 44. Shirley was beaten and then run down with a van in a shopping mall parking lot. Her husband, Angus Snow, was charged with first-degree murder after police found him in Thunder Bay suffering from a drug overdose. (May 2002)

Jessica Nethery, 21. Sarnia. Jessica died of multiple stab wounds in an underground parking lot. Her ex-boyfriend, Jeremy Molitor was charged with first-degree murder. (May 2002)

Maria Fitzulak, 26. Hanmer. Mother of two children. Maria was found dead in the basement of her home. Her body showed signs of severe blunt force trauma. Her husband, Michael Gareau, was found dead at another location of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. (May 2002)

Mary Ellen Filer, 48. Port Stanley. Mother of two children. Mary Ellen and her husband, David Filer were found by their teenage son shot dead in a suspected murder-suicide. Family members claimed there had never been a history of domestic violence and that rumours of domestic abuse weren’t true. (May 2002)

Shannon Cruse, 23, her daughter Shaniya, 6, and her parents Mary and Donald Cruse. Grimsby. Mother of one child. Shannon was shot to death by her ex-boyfriend, Peter Kiss, who had crossed the border from the United States with a gun. Kiss then went to Shannon’s home and shot to death her daughter and her parents before turning the gun on himself. (June 2002)

Libuse Vesely, 77. Toronto. Libuse was bludgeoned to death in her home. Her husband, Eugene Vesely, then hanged himself. Media reported that Eugene Vesely had been diagnosed with terminal cancer before the murder-suicide. (June 2002)

Patrycja Skibinska, 17. Mississauga. Patrycja’s drowned and beaten body was discovered in a creek. Her boyfriend, Prabhjot Monty Singh was charged with second-degree murder one month later. (July 2002)

Karen Drinkwalter, mother of two, and her friend, Wes Goff. Lindsay. Karen was shot to death while her two teenaged daughters slept. Wes Goff was later shot at his home nearby. Wayne Drinkwalter, Karen’s estranged husband, was later killed in an accident after driving over a spike belt set up by police to capture him. Drinkwalter had been under conditions to stay away from Karen after previous charges of uttering death threats and two counts of assault. (July 2002)

Kelly Glover, 36, mother of two. Hamilton. Kelly drowned while on a camping trip to Bracebridge in August of 2000. Her husband, Richard James Glover, was charged with first-degree murder in June of 2002 after the death was ruled a homicide. Richard Glover has launched defamation lawsuits against the police as a result of the police investigation. (August 2000)

Cheryl Topping, 19. Peterborough. Cheryl died of multiple stab wounds. Her body was found under a water tower by someone walking their dog. The body of her ex-boyfriend, Joel Phillips, was also found there. He died of a self-inflicted stab would to the chest. (August 2002)

Robert Lawrence Mends, 2. St. Catharines. Robert was stabbed to death in the kitchen of his mother’s home. His father, Lawrence Frank Mends, has been charged with the murder and attempted murder of Robert’s mother Angela Glancy, his estranged partner. He was out on bail following a previous charge of assault and threatening to kill Angela. (August 2002)

Gail Bonita Blunt, 39, mother of two. Toronto. Gail died of a slashed throat and multiple stab wounds. She had left home to meet with her estranged husband at her office to discuss separation and custody agreements for their two children. Her estranged husband, Brian Blunt, was admitted to hospital with a drug overdose and was later charged with first-degree murder. (November 2002)

Ling Wang, 32. Toronto. Ling’s body was discovered by police inside a car parked behind an apartment building in East York. She had been stabbed several times in the chest. Her former boyfriend, Facial Labidi, was charged with first-degree murder. Police reported that Ling had been in the process of moving out of the apartment she had shared with the accused. (November 2002)

Patricia Loyol, 48 and her daughter Marissa, 13. Toronto. The bodies of Patricia and her daughter Marissa were found in an advanced state of decomposition under a blanket in the bedroom of her home. Cause of death was not determined at the time of the creation of this list. Patricia had suffered a stroke 18 months before her death and had been using a wheelchair since. Family members described the family as a “very close-knit, loving family.” Patricia’s husband, Telford Loyal, has been charged with first-degree murder. (November 2002)

Tracy Lynn Sweet, 32. Picton. The body of Tracy Lynn was found in the rubble of a house fire when fire officials entered the burned building. She had been shot to death. Also found on the scene was the body of her common-law partner, Dennis Allan Daniels, also dead of a gunshot. Police believe that Daniels shot Tracy Lynn before setting the house on fire and turning the gun on himself. (November 2002)

Betty Card, 15, Marmora. A post mortem examination revealed that Betty died as a result of multiple stab wounds. Her body was discovered by police in a wooded area, metres from an elementary school. William Michael Barton has been charged with second-degree murder. Neighbours reported that Betty had been in a relationship with the accused. (November 2002)

Vera Islamkin, 56. Thornhill. Vera was shot to death in her home and was found by her adult son after he arrived home. Her husband, Peter Islamkin, was found hanging in the basement. Neighbours said that Islamkin had been suffering from depression and had threatened to kill his wife. (December 2002)

Carmela Bruni, Toronto. Mother of one child. Carmela died in hospital after her husband called 911 on Christmas Day to report that she had suffered a head injury. Mel (Emilio) Bruni was charged with second-degree murder. (December 2002)

Victoria David, 52. Mother of three. Mississauga. Victoria was strangled to death in her home. Her husband, Emmanuel David, then killed himself. One Victoria’s daughters called 911 after she couldn’t get into her parents locked bedroom. (January 2003)

Laurel Price, 17. Scarborough. Laurel died of head injuries after her skull was fractured by a blow from an aluminum baseball bat. Her 17-year-old ex-boyfriend was charged with first-degree murder. (February 2003)

Laura England, 30. Oshawa. Laura was beaten to death in her home. After a four-month investigation, her husband, John Michael England, has been charged with second degree murder. (March 2003).

Marj Smrekar, 42. Mississauga. Mother of two children. Marj was found suffering from severe trauma in the basement of her home and later died in hospital. Her estranged husband, Vernon Nichols, was later wounded after an police chase resulting in an accident in Eastern Ontario. He was charged with first-degree murder. A family member was quoted as saying that she “was trying to get a restraining order on him, but the courts said she didn’t have any evidence”. (June 2003)

Alisse Phillips (Brown), early 20’s, Hamilton. Mother of one child. A terrorized Hamilton woman was killed in her sister’s apartment by an ex-convict boyfriend who then turn the gun on himself. He had just been released from prison and had made previous threats to harm her once he was released. (June 2003)

Natalie Gayle, 23, Brantford. Mother of two young children. She was shot at a her townhouse in the early morning. Her former boyfriend, Anthony McPherson, and father of her second child was charged with her murder. (June 2003)

Ibi Roncoaioli, 66. Thornhill. Ibi died in her home of “multi-drug intoxication” with drugs not prescribed. Her husband, gynecologist Dr. Joseph Roncoaioli, was charged six months later with crminal negligence causing death following a long police and coroner’s investigation. (July 2003)

Gilda Schaper, 52. Coldwater. Gilda died as a result of blunt force trauma, but police would not give further details. Her husband, Hans Vogel, was charged with second-degree murder. (August 2003)

Judy Um, 32. Etobicoke. Judy was found stabbed to death in her apartment. Her husband, Seung Joon Um was charged with second-degree murder. (August 2003)

Kui Shang, 30. Toronto. Kui was found strangled in her apartment. She had come to Canada from China to pursue university studies. Her husband, Bo Li, was charged with second-degree murder. (August 2003)

Julie Bernier, 29. Newmarket. Mother of two. Julie was found beaten to death in her living room. A 28-year-old unidentified friend has been charged with first-degree murder. (August, 2003).

Vanessa Bol, 17. London. Mother of one. Vanessa was shot to death in her apartment after neighbours heard loud voice and Vanessa crying, “my baby, my baby”. Her ex-boyfriend, Emerson Dominguez was charged with first-degree murder. (November 2003)

Frania Cardenas, 32. Toronto. Frania disappeared and was gone for five days before she was reported missing. Police alleged that her estranged husband called a cousin her disappearance and confessed to murdering and burying her. A Canada-wide warrant for second-degree murder was issued on Yanga Wanji, who police allege boarded a flight to Kenya before Frania was reported missing. (November 2003)

Mary Yeates, 57. Port Perry. Mary was found dead in her home by her elderly mother. Her husband was also found dead at the scene. Police referred to the deaths as possible murder-suicide. (December 2003).

Natalie Bobeika, 46. North York. Mother of one child. Natalie was stabbed to death in front of her 13-year-old son, who called police. She had been divorced from her husband for two years and was studying accounting in hopes of getting a job to support herself and her son. She had no relatives in Canada after coming from Russia; her son was placed in the care of friends. Her estranged husband, Iouri Bobeika, was charged with second-degree murder. (December 2003)

Zofia Bonder, 45. Mississauga. Mother of three children. Zofia was stabbed to death as her children slept. Her daughter found her bleeding to death and called 911. Her husband, Maciej Bonder was found in the home with minor self-inflicted wounds and charged. Police reported that there had been a history of problems in the relationship and police had been called to the home during the previous year. (December 2003)

Maureen Nicholson, 39. Kingston. Mother of one. Maureen was found shot to death by her 12-year-old daughter, who called 911. Her husband, Ian Nicholson, a police officer was also found dead of a gunshot in what police described as a murder-suicide. Police believed the gun was the constable’s service handgun, which should have been locked down at the police station while the officer was not on duty. (December 2003)

Christina Sukhdeo, 19. Eobicoke. Christina’s body was found dead of multiple stab wounds in a field after police officers had arrested a man described as her former boyfriend. She had been reported missing by her family five days earlier. Tarick Persaud was charged with first-degree murder. (December 2003)

Rebbecca Haney, 2. Woodstock. Rebbecca’s body was found in the basement of her home after her mother, Misty Haney, reported her missing from her bed on Christmas Eve. Misty’s partner, Melissa Babineau has been charged with second-degree murder. (December 2003)

Adele Matinet, 22. Atikokan. Adele died in her home from internal injuries caused by blunt force trauma. She had been upgrading her skills and had plans to continue her education. Her Dennis Trout was charged with second-degree murder in her death. (February 2004)

Jo-Ann Robertson, Bracebridge. The bodies of Jo-Ann and her husband, Murray, were found inside their home. Jo-Ann had been shot in the back. Her husband then turned the gun on himself. Four years ago, a son died of natural causes and police reported that Mr. Robinson had been depressed ever since. (April 2004)

Angelika Pauls, 51. Grimsby. Angelika fell from a 15-metre cliff at a conservation area November 23, 2003. The death was originally ruled accidental after one autopsy, but a second autopsy was ordered after police received new information and her common-law husband was later arrested. Milorad (Mike) Polimac was charged with first-degree murder. (April 2004)

Irene Peteigney, 30. Mother of two. Barrie. Irene died in hospital of injuries received earlier in her home. Her children were present at the home when police arrived. Neighbours reported ongoing abuse and concern for the children, as well as reports to police. “He was a miserable guy and everybody knew he had a temper,” said one. Michael Peteigney was charged with second-degree murder. April 2004.

Yhonette Ying, 25. Mother of one child. Toronto. Yhonette as shot to death with a homemade weapon outside her home. Her common-law partner, Jason Lopie, was charged with second-degree murder. (May 2004)

Janice Lewis, approx. 40. London. A nurse and mother of one and grandmother of a 10-month-old baby. Janice was found dead after an explosion and fire in her home. Her partner, Albert Howard, was charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder in the explosion that killed Janice and sent her granddaughter to hospital. (May 2004)

Hemattie Roopdial, 25. Mother of two children. Etobicoke. Hemattie’s body was found in a closet of her home several days after she and her estranged husband went missing. Relatives and her children were living in the home at the time, and a search had been conducted earlier by police. Police reported that there had been a history of “domestic disturbances” in the relationship and that the couple were about to divorce. Police are searching for Dillraj Roopdial as a suspect in the murder. (May 2004)

Sonia Abbas, 30. Ottawa. Sonia was strangled to death by her ex-husband, Michael Sterling, who then slit his own throat. (May 2004)

Brenda MacDonald, 52. Mother of two children. Nepean. Brenda was shot to death by her husband, Bruce MacDonald, who then turn the gun on himself. Her two children were asleep at the time and her 12-year-old son found her body and the body of his father the next morning when he awoke. One neighbour described the murderer as “a wonderfully bright and cheerful guy” and the couple as “very low-key people”. Another described them as “a nice little family”. (June 2004)

Henny Ann McAlpine, 48. Toronto. Henny Ann was found stabbed to death on the lawn of her apartment building and was pronounced dead at hospital. Her husband was found dead 30 minutes later after witnesses said he “hurled himself” into traffic and was struck by a car. Police determined that the deaths were a murder-suicide. Neighbours described the couple as “incredibly loving” and “nice people” but also said they didn’t talk to their neighbours and were “together all the time”. (July 2004)

Janice Cudjoe, 48. Oshawa. Mother of two children. Janice was stabbed to death inside her house. A friend who was with her to help her pack and leave her partner was also assaulted and injured, but survived. Randy Cudjoe, 47, was charged with second-degree murder. (July 2004)

Fernanda Santo Conceicao, 51. Toronto. Mother of three adult children. Fernanda was bulgeoned to death with a hammer in her home. Her husband, Manuel Dos Santos, 57, was charged with second-degree murder. Neighbours described Fernanda as a “happy woman” and her partner as a “nice guy”. (August 2004)

Rosaura Tolentino Ramos, 26. North York. Rosaura’s body was found in a penthouse highrise apartment after she was reported missing. Her husband, Juan Antonio Avalos, was being sought by police for questioning in the murder. (September 2004)

Susan Kilby, 39. St. Catharines. Mother of two children. Susan was found in the home of her estranged husband with her skull smashed in by blunt force trauma. She had been separated from her ex-husband for over a year and had gone to the house to pick up her children from an access visit. A phone call was placed to 911 and the dispatcher listened to sounds of an argument while sending police. By the time police arrived, however, Susan was dead. The children were nearby when the murdered occurred but police were not sure if they were witnesses to the murder. Patrick Kilby was charged with first-degree murder. Only a few weeks before the murder, community protests arose over a T-shirt being sold locally with the words “She was asking for it” accompanied by a picture of a hammer. Supporters of the T-shirt characterized it as a “joke” and one scoffed at the protests telling media that no one would really smash someone’s head with a hammer. (October 2004)

Diana Keeney, 34. Ottawa. Diana was choked and strangled to death in her apartment. She was living with a developmental disability and was a very trusting person, according to her brother. Christopher Baldwin, who had been in a relationship with Diana for a short time previous to the murder, was charged with second-degree murder. (October 2004)

Valerie Gutteridge, 50. Huntsville. Valerie was found dead at her home after a 911 call. A post mortem was scheduled to determine the cause of death. Her partner, Lloyd Alan Ingraham, was arrested at the scene and charged with first-degree murder. (November 2004)

Cimmeron Doncaster, 24. Mother of three children. Toronto. Cimarron was slashed to death in her home. Her new partner, Dean Plante, 30, then hung himself. Cimarron’s 7-year-old son woke to find his mother dead and the body hanging and guided his younger siblings, 4 and 3, to a neighbour’s house to get help. (November 2004)

Krystyna Zajaczkowska, 44. Mother to two young adults. Toronto. Krystyna was found stabbed to death in her home on New Year’s Eve. Her husband, Jacek Zajaczkowska, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder. Neighbours reported that it wasn’t the first time police had come to the house but said that the accused was “the kind of guy who takes his family everywhere. Every Sunday you’d see them jump in the car together and go to church. From what I could see, they seemed very calm.” (December 2004)

Aysegul Candir, 47. Toronto. Aysegul was ambushed and shot down in a parking lot after getting out of her car at a school where she taught ESL. Her estranged husband, Erhun Omer Candir, was charged with first-degree murder. He was originally granted bail with 23 strict conditions, but bail was later revoked before release after a public outcry. (December 2004)

Dorothy Halton, 40. Ottawa. Dorothy was found strangled to death in her condo. She was an emergency room physician who was described by her friends and family as compassionate, energetic and talented. Her ex-boyfriend, Burns Coutts, a senior policy advisor with Environment Canada, was charged with first-degree murder. (December 2004)

Laura Wilson, 23. London. Laura was found dead in her home of a number of stab wounds after a friend, also wounded in the attack fled and called police. Laura had recently broken off a relationship with her ex-boyfriend, James William VanDerSanden, who was later charged with first-degree murder in the killing. “Nothing like this happens around here,” said a shocked neighbour. (January 2005)

Heather Williams, 27. Thorold. Mother of two. Heather was shot to death by her estranged husband, Tony Williams, who then committed suicide. The couple were described at having many arguments, some publicly and her parents had been quoted as saying that they were “afraid” for her, but one friend said: “He looked rough and tough, but it was just his image. He wasn’t a mean or violent guy at all.” (February 2005)

Michelle Kennedy, 34. Trent Hills. Michelle was found shot to death in her home by a concerned relative. Her estranged husband, Darrin Kennedy was also found dead at the scene. Investigators determined that he shot Michelle and then himself. (February 2005)

Szilvia Veres, 35. Toronto. Szilvia and her husband were ambushed and shot in an underground garage by John Kovacs, a former boyfriend of Szilvia. Her husband survived but Szilvia died. Kovacs later killed himself in a Quebec hotel room. Kovacs had a history of threatening and criminally harassing Szilvia after the relationship ended and had been charged with four counts of criminal harassment and one count of threatening death. He was released on $1500 bail and a condition not to contact Szilvia. (February 2005)

Lydia Gayle, 24. Toronto. Mother of one. Lydia was found in her apartment bleeding to death from a stab wound to her chest. She died later in hospital. The single mother was living with her mother at the time. Her ex-boyfriend, Shawn Persaud, was charged with second-degree murder. (February 2005)

Monika Hummel, 36. Hamilton. Monika was beaten and strangled to death in her home. She had split up with her ex-boyfriend, Randy Gater, in the fall of 2004 and had started dating someone else at the time of the murder. She worked as a legal secretary, was well-liked and was active in the community. Randy Gater committed suicide two weeks after the murder. (February 2005)

Marilyn Fraser, 48. Port Rowan. Marilyn died of smoke inhalation in a fire at her home. Firefighters found her near a door where she was apparently trying to escape. She was living with a disability after falling off a ladder and breaking her back several years ago. Police charged her estranged husband, Doug Fraser, with first-degree murder. (April 2005)

Muluka Hassan-Ali, 23. Toronto. Mother of one. Muluka was shot to death in her apartment. Police issued an “Amber Alert” after the body was found to search for Muluka’s two-year-old son. The child was found safe the next day and a warrant for first-degree murder was issued for Amin Mohamed Kassim, the common-law husband of Muluka and father of the child. Kassim was also facing charges for allegedly firing shots as a taxi driver who transported him and his son to several locations in the Greater Toronto Area. Friends of Muluka reported that the woman had stayed at a local women’s shelter for a long period of time. Relatives of the arrested man described him as “a really good guy” who would never hurt his son. (May 2005)

Vanessa Sismar, 24. Kitchener. Vanessa was stabbed to death in her home. Police had been called because she was being assaulted and they brought her to hospital where she died. Her ex-partner, Rohan Hunigan, was charged with two counts of breach of probation and second-degree murder. (June 2005)

Yorn Mey, 49. London. Police responding to a domestic disturbance found Yorn dead in her home. A post mortem determined that she died of blunt force trauma to the head. Her husband, Ngeab Khin was charged with second-degree murder. (June 2005)

Donovan Clubb, 22 months. Chatham. Donovan’s remains were found in a wooded area near Cambridge after his mother’s ex-boyfriend was arrested. The disappearance of Donovan sparked an Amber Alert after his mother found that he wasn’t in the house. Her ex-boyfriend, who she had just separated from, had taken the boy on a fishing trip and returning to her home, claimed that the boy was asleep in the basement. In the morning, his mother found him missing and called police. Shawn Palmer was charged with first-degree murder. (July 2005)

Hafiza Chowdhury, 41. Mother of two. Scarborough. Hafiza was beaten to death with a hammer in her home and later died in hospital. Her children were in the home when the police arrived in response to a 911 call. One neighbour was quoted in the media as saying: “To me, they were a very good family. I was very close to the children. She (Hafiza) was very sweet and he was very hard working. Basically, it came as a big shock.” Her husband, Rafat Chowdhury was charged with second-degree murder.
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Patricia Kirk, 60. North York. Police responding to the home found Patricia dead and her husband injured. Reports later said that she had been drowned. Her husband, Raymond Kirk, was charged with first-degree murder. (July 2005)

Linh Tran, 48. Burlington. Mother of one. Linh was murdered in the home that she had shared with her husband for the past 18 years. Her husband, Me-Ke Tran was charged with her murder. (August 2005)

Lois Mordue, 59. Woodstock. Lois died of multiple stab wounds to her chest. She had left her husband eight months before the murder. Her son said about his Mother: "I was so proud of her, all her worries were lifted, she took a fearless outlook to a new chapter in her life.” Police became alerted when they discovered her estranged husband wandering the streets with injuries that appeared to be from an apparent failed suicide attempt. Erland Wallace has been charged with second-degree murder. (August 2005)

Chui Wah Chan-Lee, 72. Markham. Chui died of a fractured larynx in her home. Her husband called police for help for his wife, but emergency workers found her dead when they arrived. After a 7-month investigation, police arrested Yiu-Wah Chan at Pearson airport and charged him with second-degree murder. (August 2005)

Deja Ducross, 25. Cornwall. Deja died of injuries in hospital after being found unconscious in her home by police and paramedics. Her sister described her as “insightful beyond her years” and said, “You could be feeling completely, totally horrible about yourself, but if you have a conversation with my sister, you walk out of there feeling like you’re the most amazing person on earth.” Terry White, who was in an “on-again, off-again” relationship with Deja, was originally charged with attempted murder and was awaiting a court appearance. (September 2005)

Edith Francomano, 62. Toronto. Edith was found lifeless in her home after a man reported her death to police. Cause of death has not yet been determined. Her husband, Mario Francomano, was charged with second-degree murder. (September 2005)

Jocelyn Juriansz, 29. Toronto. Jocelyn was attacked by her boyfriend of less than a year and left to die. He then fled, crashing his car into a wall where he died. The Jocelyn Juriansz Memorial Foundation was established in her memory and fundraises each year to support women experiencing abuse. (September 2005)

Lindsey Dibert, 23. Kingston. Lindsey was stabbed in her home and later died in hospital. Stephen Steacy has been charged with second-degree murder after being transported to hospital with undisclosed injuries. Lindsey’s aunt was quoted as saying: “She was so cheerful, always upbeat, she didn’t have an enemy in the world. She had a big, big heart.” (September 2005)

Sandra Schott, 32. Ingersoll. Mother of three children. Sandra’s body and that of her husband were found in a burned out car in a wooded area. Police had been searching for Sandra and her husband prior to the discovery in what police described as a “serious domestic situation” in which they believed Sandra had been abducted. Three weeks previously, police had escorted Sandra’s husband off the home premises after another incident. (October 2005)

Hee Jeung Choi, 33. Richmond Hill. Hee’s body was found by police in her apartment. No cause of death has been released and an autopsy has been scheduled. Her partner, Young Huan Lee has been charged with second-degree murder. (November 2005)

Lori Dupont, 36. Windsor. Mother of one child. Lori was stabbed to death inside the hospital where she worked as a nurse. Her estranged boyfriend, who was a doctor at the same hospital, was later found unconscious in his car of an apparent drug overdose. He was later identified as Dr. Mark Daniel, an anaesthesiologist at the hospital. Lori had feared for her life and had applied for a peace bond, but the hearing was weeks away. The hospital said that it had been working with her on safety issues, and had at one point placed the doctor on leave, but also said that there “was not sufficient basis …to take any definitive action against him.” A first-degree murder charge was pending against the ex-partner when his death was announced. (November 2005)

Maryann Davis, 25. Zhiibaahaasing First Nation. Mother of two. Mary Ann was shot to death two days before her partner, who was out on bail, was to appear in court to answer to charges of prior violence against her. An autopsy has been ordered to determine the exact cause of death. Her partner, Brent Kells, has been held in the killing. (November 2005).

Rose Marie McGroarty, 46. Toronto. Rose’s dismembered body parts were found in several locations around Toronto and were unidentified. Police concluded two weeks after the remains were first found that the murder was a ‘domestic’ and asked the public to examine any relationships in which a woman they knew was missing. A person in her neighbourhood called police as a result of this request for information. Robert Wiszniowski, her common-law partner, was charged with second-degree murder. (November 2005)

K’Leigh Cundall, 21. Ottawa. K’Leigh was stabbed 20 times in the neck, head and chest after answering the door to her basement apartment while on the phone with her boyfriend. Her boyfriend called 911. Police found her dead when they arrived. K’Leigh was a fourth-year biochemistry student, originally from Barrie, who was planning to become a doctor. Former boyfriend, Anthony Roach was arrested on the scene and taken to hospital, evidently suffering from a drug overdose. He was later charged with first-degree murder. (December 2005)

Rosalinda Concepcion, 32. Welland. Mother of three. Rosalinda was found strangled to death in her home after she failed to pick up her children from school. Police and child welfare authorities arrived at the home and discovered her and her common-law partner in the house. Leonard James Kelly was taken to hospital with a “medical condition” and later charged with first-degree murder. (January 2006)

Rose Boroja, 54. Markham. Mother of three. Rose was found in her home strangled to death, with “obvious signs of trauma” to her body after a relative placed an emergency call to police. Her husband, Pero Boroja later surrendered to police and was charged with second-degree murder. (January 2006)

Shao-Sang Liang, 38, her daughter Vivian Yuen-Yee Chau, 3 and her son, Ian Chau, 5 months. Toronto. Shao-Sang and her two children were stabbed to death in their basement apartment while neighbours listened to their screams. Neighbours had often heard banging and screaming in the home but had never intervened, but expressed disbelief and surprise that the murders had occurred. They alternately described the family as “anti-social”, “not normal”, and “nice people, like a happy family”. Media reports emphasized the trauma suffered by police when they entered the scene and the difficulty of police dealing with the deaths of children. Huc Minh Chau, common-law partner of the woman, was arrested at the scene and charged with three counts of first-degree murder. (February 2006)

Wendy LaFleche, 41, her daughter Victoria, 7 and her son, Jesse, 3. Aurora. Wendy and her children were beaten to death in their beds. Her estranged husband, John LaFleche, was caught in a police chase near Barrie as he fled and later charged with three counts of first-degree murder. (March 2006)

Fallon Mason, 23. Brantford. Mother of two. Fallon was found dead of injuries from “an edged weapon” in the townhouse that she shared with her two pre-school children, who were present at the time. Later police engaged in a lengthy standoff with a man who finally emerged from another home with injuries and blood-soaked clothing. He was said to have had a previous relationship with Fallon and had been charged in February with breaking into her home and harassing her. He was released on bail in that incident. The children were placed in foster care. Greg Christopher Martins was arrested and taken to hospital. He was later charged with first-degree murder. (March 2006)

Yvonne Marsh, 37. Wasaga Beach. Yvonne was found dead in her home after a man turned himself in to police in Toronto, saying he had killed someone. Reports said she had died as a result of an “axe attack”. Yvonne had started a new relationship with a man after separating from her husband. Her husband was not a suspect in the murder. Adam Newman was charged with first-degree murder. (March 2006)

Jared Andrew Osidacz, 8. Brantford. Jared was stabbed to death by his father at the home of the father’s girlfriend and her 8-year-old daughter. His girlfriend and her daughter were also stabbed, but survived and were taken to hospital. Approximately an hour later, police shot Andrew Osidacz to death at another resident where he was holding his ex-wife (Jared’s mother) at knifepoint. Osidacz had been convicted in 2003 of assault on his ex-wife. He was ordered to do 75 hours of community service and to give $300 to Nova Vita Women’s Shelter, as well as to participate in programs. Justice Lawrence Thibideau did not think the crime warranted incarceration. Osidacz was ordered to have no contact with his wife, but an exception was made for contact with Jared through a family court access order. (March 2006)

Francine Mailly, 37, and her three children, Jessica, 12, Brandon, 9 and Kevin, 6. Ottawa. Francine and her three children were shot to death before the house was blown up and engulfed in flames. Francine was estranged from her husband, Francois, who was found dead on the lawn of the house with a .22 calibre gun beside him. A note outlining his plan to kill the family was found in his van and Francine’s family reported that he had often said that if he couldn’t have her, nobody would. Francois Mailly had a history of contact with police as a result of domestic violence and other issues and was under a restraining order to have no contact with Francine at the time of the murders. Because Francine was in contact with him, police apparently said they could do nothing about his harassment and threats. Francois Mailly was in anger management counselling and the Children’s Aid Society also had a file on the family. His family and co-workers were surprised by the murders and described him as a hardworking family man who loved his children. Her family talked about Francine’s ongoing fear of him and the lack of police support for her. (April 2006)

Melody Burtis, 40 and her son, Harley Baxter-Burtis, 8. Sault Ste. Marie. Melody and Harley were abducted from their home and driven to a remote location where they were slashed to death, then taken to a cemetery where they were dumped. By coincidence, police officers were at the cemetery and saw a man near the bodies. Albert Francis Ouimet was arrested and has been charged with two counts of kidnapping and first-degree murder. Police have said that the couple were “known to each other” but have not clarified their relationship further, but others have indicated that Francis Ouimet was Melody’s new boyfriend. (April 2006)

Dale Cheryl Mapstone, 29. Toronto. Mother of two. Dale was stabbed to death in front of her 10-year-old son Treyvon, who tried to save his mother’s life by jumping on the assailant’s back, before running to a neighbour for help. Her boyfriend, Vaughn Maxwell Wilson, was charged with second-degree murder. (April 2006)

Meherun “Mita” Nessa, 35. Toronto. Mother of three. In a scenario eerily similar to the death of Dale Mapstone, Meherun was stabbed to death in her apartment in front of her 13-year-old daughter Jayba. Jayba was assaulted in the incident and tried to stop the bleeding, but her mother’s injuries were too severe. Her husband, Shabbir Mahmud, was charged with second-degree murder and assault. He had been arrested the year before but not charged. The Children’s Aid Society was called in. According to a friend, Meherun had said that her husband threatened to kill her if she ever called police. (April 2006)

Natalie Novak, 20. Toronto. Natalie was stabbed to death in a house where she was living as a student while she attended Ryerson University. Multiple calls were made to 911 and other students tried to intervene by forcing the door to her room, but it was too late to save her. Her ex-boyfriend, Arssei Hindessa was charged with second-degree murder. Police reported that he had also been convicted of assaulting Natalie the September before and was on probation with conditions to stay away from her. (May 2006)

Seema Badhan, 19. Toronto. Seema was thrown off the 10th floor balcony of the building where she had lived with her estranged husband. Neighbours reported hearings screaming and arguing but ignored it. Then one neighbour reported hearing a “huge, huge scream” and saw Seema lifeless on the ground below. Neighbours also described the man as “peace-loving” and the couple as “so in love”. Zohaib Shaukat was charged at the scene with first-degree murder. (May 2006)

Ashley Daubs, 15 and Stephanie Daubs, 12. Ashley and Stephanie were killed when, according to police, their father intentional swerved into a head-on collision with a dump truck, killing all three of them. Police first thought the collision was an accident but later changed their assessment in the light of additional evidence. John Daubs had been charged with uttering threats against his estranged wife, Debbie, the mother of the girls, and had been ordered to stay away from her. (May 2006)

Deborah Devine, 33. London. Deborah was found dead following a fire in her home. Her partner, Loranzo Kimpe, has been charged with second-degree murder and arson endangering life. (June 2006)

Cindy MacDonald, 29. London. Cindy was found with a knife through her chest in the backyard of her home. Her boyfriend, Melvin Flores, was charged with second-degree murder. Flores was out on bail with a no-contact bail condition ordered in April after he was released on a charge of uttering a death threat against Cindy. (June 2006)

Kamlesh Dhingra, 58. Richmond Hill. Kamlesh was found by her adult son stabbed to death in her home. Her husband was also found unconscious in the home and was taken to hospital with injuries. Kamlesh had just moved into the house two or three weeks prior to her murder. Police would not call the incident a murder-suicide attempt. The estranged husband, Ved Dhingra, has been charged with first-degree murder. (June 2006)

Gwendolyn Pilgrim, 35. Toronto. Gwendolyn was found strangled to death in her basement apartment after her boyfriend, Donovan Morrison, turned himself in to police. He was charged with second-degree murder. Morrison had been charged in March with possession of a dangerous weapon and released on bail with conditions to stay away from Gwendolyn, but he had moved in with her again after he was charged. (June 2006)

Kathy Rajher, 66. Hamilton. Kathy was stabbed to death by her husband, Vinko Rajher, who then hanged himself. Kathy had repeatedly told her friend that her husband was going to kill her, but her friend would say that he wasn’t capable of that. Kathy had recently said that she wanted a divorce and the couple’s house had been put on the market several weeks before the murder-suicide. Police had visited the home on a number of occasions and Kathy had also taken refuge in a women’s shelter. (June 2006)

Malena Morales, 31. Brampton. Mother of two. Malena was found murdered in her home. No cause of death was reported except to say there were “signs of trauma” to her body. A Canada-wide arrest warrant was issued for her husband, Henry Morales. Police believe he has fled to Mexico. (July 2006)

Audrey Gates, 85. Burlington. Audrey was strangled to death in her home. Her 85-year-old husband was found bleeding in another room from a self-inflicted knife wound and is currently in hospital. The couple had been married for 55 years. Ronald Gates has been charged with first-degree murder. (August 2006)

September 20, 2006
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