Pair charged with murder in 2008 Whitehorse fire death
Man, woman arrested in southern Alberta town
Last Updated: Tuesday, August 4, 2009 | 7:59 PM CT
CBC News
Related
Norman Eli Larue, a 27-year-old from Kamloops, seen in a police-issued photo. (Calgary police)Two people sought in connection with the death of a Whitehorse-area man more than a year ago were arrested near Calgary on Tuesday and charged with first-degree murder.
RCMP said they arrested a Yukon woman, 31, and a man, 26, originally from British Columbia, on Tuesday in Strathmore, Alta., about 50 kilometres east of Calgary.
Both were arrested in connection to the death of Gordon Seybold, 63, whose house in the Ibex Valley near Whitehorse was destroyed in a fire on March 26, 2008. Police found burned human remains, later identified as Seybold, in their investigation of the blaze.
The male accused has also been charged with arson.
The two are scheduled to appear in court in Alberta on Wednesday, after which they'll be brought back to the Yukon.
Police did not release the names of the accused, but Calgary-based reports identified the man as Norman Eli Larue, who was released in the Calgary area July 29 after completing a federal prison sentence.
Calgary police warned the public of Larue's release, saying he has a history of violence and sex offences.
The arrests are the result of a 16-month investigation involving RCMP from the Yukon, Alberta and Vancouver, as well as the Edmonton and Calgary city police forces, the RCMP said.
Share Tools
Latest North News Headlines
- Yukoners need to change poverty perceptions, says report
- A new report on poverty in Yukon is calling for action from the territorial government. However, poverty activists are also calling for Yukoners to adjust their attitudes. more »
- Iqaluit man pleads guilty to drug and sex offences
- A sentencing hearing is underway today in Iqaluit for the man who once ran the so-called 'Qikiqtaaluk Compassion Society' where he sold marijuana. more »
- Investigation finds 3 electoral violations in N.W.T. riding
- There were three violations of the elections act during last fall's N.W.T. election. All three happened in the Monfwi riding. more »
- N.W.T. budget calls for $74M surplus
- The N.W.T. is forecasting its first surplus in five years in its 2012-2013 budget, Finance Minister Michael Miltenberger announced in the legislative assembly this afternoon. more »
Top News Headlines
- Everest victim's family asks for government help
- The family of a Toronto woman who died in pursuit of her lifelong dream to climb Mount Everest is asking the Canadian government to help pay the cost of bringing her body back to Canada. more »
- Teens share bullying tales in confession booth
- Raw stories about bullying emerged when a video booth was set up inside a Quebec high school. more »
- Foreign investment review threshold rising to $1 billion
- The federal government is raising to $1 billion the amount of foreign money that can go into a Canadian company before the investment is reviewed. more »
- Double-lung recipient dances on Ellen show
- Organ donation advocate Hèlène Campbell of Ottawa made her second appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show, but her first since undergoing a double-lung transplant. more »
- Investigation finds 3 electoral violations in N.W.T. riding
- Iqaluit man pleads guilty to drug and sex offences
- Whitehorse man appeals drunk driving conviction
- N.W.T. budget calls for $74M surplus
- Yukoners need to change poverty perceptions, says report
- N.W.T. commissioner's goals for the territory
- Memorial service held Saturday for Ice Pilots' Arnie Schreder
- Winning lottery ticket sold in Whitehorse
- Baker Lake hunters worry mine will disturb caribou
