Aired December 7,
2005
at 9pm
on CBC-TV
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REPORTER: Linden MacIntyre
DIRECTOR: Cynthia Banks
PHOTOS OF THE CRIME SCENE
See
photos which
suggest that the events of March 2/3 may differ from the official RCMP
story.
DOCUMENTS UNLOCKED
the fifth estate won a court decision allowing the search
warrants about the Roszko case to be made public. See some of the
documents.
Mike Statnyk
Mike Statnyk was a veteran cop who had crossed paths with Roszko many times.
In 1993 Roszko filed a formal civilian complaint against Statnyk. The RCMP
took the claim seriously and Statnyk was removed from a case he was building
against Roszko alleging sexual abuse of teens.
Statnyk had once learned from an informant that Roszko had tried to hire
someone to kill him and that he was stalking Statnyk's family.
READ MORE OF HIS INTERVIEW WITH
THE FIFTH ESTATE'S LINDEN MACINTYRE
Ed Burroughs
Ed Burroughs is a part-time jail guard and long-time resident of Mayerthorpe.
He knew some of the victims of the shooting.
READ MORE OF HIS INTERVIEW WITH
THE FIFTH ESTATE'S LINDEN MACINTYRE
Cash MacMillan
Cash MacMillan's brother-in-law Dale Mindus was harassed by James
Roszko. Roszko would frequently appear around his home to threaten his family.
MacMillan made over thirty complaints to the police in order to get Roszko
to stop. Finally he took matters into his own hands and knocked Roszko out
cold when he discovered him lurking around the house.
Roszko filed charges against Cash. Before the case went to court, Dale
Mindus, who was going to testify on behalf of Cash, died under mysterious
circumstances.
READ MORE OF HIS INTERVIEW WITH
THE FIFTH ESTATE'S LINDEN MACINTYRE
