Severed head found in Edmonton not random violence, say police
Police not releasing name or how victim died
CBC News
Posted: Oct 26, 2012 9:52 AM MT
Last Updated: Oct 26, 2012 8:33 PM MT
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A man whose severed head was found in a bag in a northeast Edmonton alley earlier this week is the victim of a homicide that wasn't a random act of violence, police said today.
RCMP Insp. Gerry Scott gave more details of the killing while speaking to reporters at a news conference Friday morning.
The body was discovered in a ditch near Ranfurly, Alta., last Saturday.
RCMP Insp. Gerry Scott says homicide was not random. (Janice Johnston/CBC)Police are not releasing the name of the victim or how he was killed. However, CBC News has confirmed through sources that he is a Lloydminster man named Bob Roth.
Edmonton police discovered the head in a garbage bag in a back alley near 132nd Avenue and 72nd Street in the Balwin neighbourhood Wednesday.
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