Police in Fort McMurray investigating third confirmed murder of 2023

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Police are treating a suspicious at a Timberlea dwelling as a murder.

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Alberta RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Matthew Howell mentioned police had been referred to as to the house on Sept. 21 at 7:45 p.m. The sufferer had not been seen in just a few days so a person who knew the deceased went to examine on him. Howell mentioned the person discovered the sufferer’s physique and contacted police.

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The sufferer has been recognized as Norman Lineham, 43, of Fort McMurray. Police say he was discovered with “suspicious accidents,” however police wouldn’t present extra particulars in regards to the nature of the accidents.

The dying was dominated a murder after an post-mortem was carried out in Edmonton on the Workplace of the Chief Medical Examiner on Sept. 25.

That is Fort McMurray’s third confirmed murder of the 12 months, all of which have occurred in September. Police say the deaths aren’t associated to one another. Investigators don’t imagine any of the victims had been randomly focused.

Police are investigating the homicide of Keelin Kortzman, 17. His physique was discovered Sept. 14 at Gregoire Lake.  A person who has but to be publicly recognized was fatally shot on Sept. 24 on Tundra Drive.

Anybody with details about any lacking folks or prison exercise is requested to contact Wooden Buffalo RCMP at 780-788-4040 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS). Tricks to Crime Stoppers are at all times nameless and may be despatched to tipsubmit.com.

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