Canada
Country Intelligence Summary
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Sept. 29, 2025
Top Motives and Outcomes in Canada
Top Motives
- Jealousy — 25 case(s)
- Revenge — 22 case(s)
- Control/domination — 20 case(s)
- Eliminate romantic partner — 14 case(s)
- Fear of exposure — 10 case(s)
Top Outcomes
- Arrest made — 39 case(s)
- Legal case ongoing — 34 case(s)
- Homicide during marriage — 31 case(s)
- Deadbody recovery — 24 case(s)
- Investigation still ongoing — 19 case(s)
State / Province Case Counts in Canada
18 case(s)
8 case(s)
6 case(s)
4 case(s)
2 case(s)
2 case(s)
Cases in Canada: Motive — Fear of exposure
Baran Abid Allegedly Murdered by Mehdi Pourbagheri, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
The source reports that Baran Abid, an Iranian makeup artist and hairdresser, was allegedly killed and dismembered in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, by her husband, Mehdi Pourbagheri, a crime-podcast narrator. The couple had reportedly …
State/Province: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | City/Region: St. John's | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: July 13, 2024
View DetailsJennifer Hilliard-Penney Disappearance Involving Dean Penney, St. Anthony, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Jennifer Hilliard-Penney, 38, disappeared from her estranged husband's home in St. Anthony, Newfoundland and Labrador, on or about November 30, 2016. She had recently separated from Dean Penney, wanted a divorce, planned to leave the …
State/Province: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | City/Region: St. Anthony | Incident Type: Missing Person / Presumed Homicide | Date: Nov. 30, 2016
View DetailsSamantha Higgins Disappearance Involving Nick Fontanelli, Hinchinbrooke, Quebec, Canada
In July 2015, 22-year-old Samantha Higgins, a mother of two and fiancee of Nick Fontanelli, disappeared from LaSalle, Montreal. Her dismembered body was found days later in Hinchinbrooke, Quebec. Nick Fontanelli was arrested and charged …
State/Province: Quebec, Canada | City/Region: Hinchinbrooke | Incident Type: Murder | Date: July 7, 2015
View DetailsChenlu Murdered by Brian Dixon, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
According to the video report, 23-year-old Chinese student Chenlu was found dead in her basement residence in Toronto after her former boyfriend, Jen Meng, witnessed an apparent assault through a webcam. The report states that …
State/Province: Ontario, Canada | City/Region: Toronto | Incident Type: Murder | Date: May 24, 2012
View DetailsQian Liu Murdered by Brian Dixon, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Qian Liu, a 23-year-old international student at York University, was murdered in her off-campus basement apartment in Toronto on April 14-15, 2011. Her ex-boyfriend, Jian Mang, in Beijing, witnessed the attack via webcam and provided …
State/Province: Ontario, Canada | City/Region: Toronto | Incident Type: Murder | Date: April 14, 2011
View DetailsKimberly Patricia Proctor Disappearance Involving Cruz Wood and Cameron Moffat, Canada
Kimberly Patricia Proctor, known as Kim, was an 18-year-old Canadian woman whose disappearance was reported after she failed to attend her babysitting job and stopped answering calls. Within about 36 hours, a severely burned female …
State/Province: None | City/Region: | Incident Type: Murder | Date: March 11, 2010
View DetailsPoonamlit Disappearance Involving Mandeep Poonia, Sukhwinder Poonia, and others, Canada
Poonamlit, a pregnant Canadian woman married to Manjinder Singh, disappeared from the Singh family home in February 2009 while her husband was in India. The family initially claimed she left for a walk, but CCTV, …
State/Province: None | City/Region: | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Feb. 4, 2009
View DetailsElaine Rupesh Disappearance Involving Mohan Rupesh and Sunny Kumar, African Lion Safari, Ontario, Canada
Elaine Rupesh, a married mother of two living in Mississauga, disappeared after a domestic dispute and was later identified from remains found near the African Lion Safari in early 2001. An autopsy reported strangulation and …
State/Province: Ontario, Canada | City/Region: African Lion Safari | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Sept. 20, 2000
View DetailsSegal Awad Murdered by Mustafa Moussa, Shakeb Mohamed, and others, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
In July 1992, Segal Awad was found strangled in her Calgary apartment. Investigators initially examined her husband, Shakeb Mohamed, and her friend and confidant Samatar after identifying weaknesses in the husband’s alibi and discovering that …
State/Province: Alberta, Canada | City/Region: Calgary | Incident Type: Murder | Date: July 10, 1992
View DetailsLeslie Mahaffy, Kristen French, and others Kidnapped by Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka, Ontario, Canada
The source presents the case of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka, a married couple involved in the abduction, sexual assault, and deaths of teenagers Leslie Mahaffy and Kristen French. Homolka received a negotiated manslaughter plea …
State/Province: Ontario, Canada | City/Region: | Incident Type: Murder | Date: June 2, 1991
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