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After eleven weeks of testimony from over 100 witnesses, Crown prosecutors announced they've rested their case against Thomas George Svekla. Called "Mr. Hockey Bag" by his fellow inmates, Svekla faced second-degree murder charges in connection with the deaths of two Edmonton-area prostitutes. Svekla is also a suspect in six other murders.

added May 8

Edmonton historian Lawrence Herzog writes about the Alberta Hotel - Hoping For A Rebirth and The Hyndman Residence.

added May 4

The latest edition of the Last Link approved list of quips and quotes is now online. Read all about it on the I Wish I Had Said That page.

added May 3

The latest Edmonton television ratings are in and unlike the Fall 2007 book that somehow allowed both Global and CTV Edmonton to claim the top spot, there was no mistaking the Spring 2008 numbers – Global's got it!

added May 1

Edmonton historian Lawrence Herzog writes about Walking Into Strathcona's Past and how the city is Increasing Housing Density to Improve Affordability.

updated April 30

Stony Plain RCMP laid charges of first-degree murder, interfering with human remains and accessory after the fact in the wake of the discovery of a man's body inside an incinerator. Those charged in the murder of 77-year-old Alex Fred Semenovich were the elderly man's wife, daughter and grandson. That three generations of a single family were charged in connection with a murder was unprecedented in Alberta history.

also updated April 30

On April 26th police found themselves dealing with two crime scenes seven blocks apart in the University area – one involving a dead man with no shoes and the other involving a pair of shoes without their owner. It was later deemed the death of Alex Pinzauti was non-criminal.

added April 24

Edmonton historian Lawrence Herzog writes about Salisbury United Church and Revival at the Heart of the City.

added April 20

A man found lying face down on the snowy back deck of a Mill Woods home is Edmonton's eleventh murder victim of 2008. 25-year-old Cory Cockle died of a stab wound and police figure he knew his killer.

added April 17

Edmonton historian Lawrence Herzog writes about Otto Reiher's Perfectly Ordinary Cottage.

added April 16 -- updated

77-year-old Hans Alberts was stabbed in broad daylight, in front of his wife, in a busy shopping centre parking lot and became Edmonton's tenth murder victim of 2008. A man walking his dog discovers the dead body of a newborn infant on an acreage near Stony Plain.

added April 12

Edmonton's ninth murder victim of 2008 was identified as Alan Craig Cumming, a 38-year-old school bus driver likely attacked for his tip money after working a pub crawl tour.

added April 10

On January 8th, 2007 police found the body of Debbie Elly-Smith in an apartment suite in Edmonton's inner city. After fifteen months of investigation police announced that second-degree murder charges had been laid against two persons.

added April 8

The latest Edmonton radio ratings are in and it's good news for Corus, bad news for K-Rock and the same old news for just about everybody else.

added April 7

Nearly two years after 41-year-old Sangeeta Khanna mysteriously disappeared from a Mill Woods shopping centre police revealed they think she had been murdered and her body dumped along a rural highway that stretches from Edmonton to western Saskatchewan.

added March 29

A 23-year-old man who suffered fatal stab wounds was identified as Sean Allan Kier, Edmonton's eighth murder victim of 2008.

updated March 28

When Corus announced March 14th, 2008 that they were flipping CHQT 880 from oldies to all news, an opportunity was presented to a frequency that has had more format changes than Joan Rivers has had facelifts. On March 28th the station once known as K-Lite, Mix 96, 96X and the one that "played anything country" became The New 96.3 Capital-FM Edmonton as Big Earl belly flops.

updated March 25

He was one of the best-looking guys you'll ever hear. He was also one of the most respected. Gord Robson died March 21st, 2008 at the age of 56. And with his passing, a small chapter in Canada's history of rock and roll radio turned over its last page (entry updated with Robson airchecks).

updated March 25

In the matter of the baby found in a bag, police charged a 20-year-old woman with committing an indignity to a dead human body, neglecting to obtain assistance in childbirth and concealing the body of a child in connection with the death of Baby Doe. An autopsy indicated the infant girl was born alive.

updated March 22

Edmonton's seventh murder victim of 2008 is 23-year-old Daniel McKenzie. He suffered fatal stab wounds early on Good Friday in the city's north end.

added March 19

Homicide detectives and the medical examiner were called out to a northside Edmonton home after the body of a baby was found in a bag.

updated March 17

Edmonton police announce a description of a "person of interest" and release pictures of a white van in connection with the murder investigation of 26-year-old Shernell Sharon Pierre – Edmonton's sixth homicide of 2008.

added March 14

Ending months of speculation Corus Entertainment announced it will flip Cool 880 to all an news format, effectively staving off competition in the Edmonton radio market.

updated March 14

As Edmonton Fire Rescue were dealing with a car fire they discovered charred human remains lying slumped in the driver's seat. After an autopsy was completed police announced they were dealing with the murder of 26-year-old Shernell Sharon Pierre – Edmonton's sixth homicide of 2008.

added March 1

It took 24 hours for police to decide whether the discovery of a dead woman found face down in the snow outside her home was a suspicious death or a murder victim. Investigators later confirmed the case of Beverly Parker as a homicide, the city's fifth of the year. Police later charged Parker's son and his girlfriend with first-degree murder.

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