Murder of Michael Joseph Peverill

At 2p.m. on January 19, 1999, 31-year-old Michael Peverill went into his apartment at 88 Queen Street in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. Around 3:20 p.m. someone would find Michael suffering from a fatal gunshot wound. He was found laying on his bedroom floor. He would pass away from his wounds.

Michael moved into the apartment a week before. He had known the previous tenant and both had people frequenting the apartment to conduct personal business. 

SOURCES:

Nova Scotia Canada

CTV News January 18, 2019

Murder of Michael Leo Resk

Around 11:45 p.m. on December 8, 1955, 36-year-old Michael Resk left his home on Poplar Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He was heading to the store that his brother owned and operated on Gottingen St. to help close down the store like he usually did. By 12:40 a.m. he never arrived at the store and would be reported missing by either his brother or wife. 

A few hours later at 2 a.m. on December 9th a taxi driver would call the police on a delivery van parked on Acadia St. near Roome St . about 2 miles from his home. It was parked in an unusual way and was blocking the taxi driver's driveway. When the driver looked inside he saw a body. When police investigated the vehicle it was Michael's body that was inside. He was shot execution-style and was shot multiple times with a .32 automatic. 

SOURCES:

Nova Scotia, Canada

Defrosting Cold Cases

Star-Pheonix December 10, 1955

Salt Wire December 9, 2020

City News Everywhere December 9, 2020

Salt Wire December 12, 2020

Murder of Paul Reid Livingstone

On August 13, 2011, Police were called just after midnight to the home of 58-year-old Paul Livingstone on Montague Rd. in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Inside the home, it was found that Paul had been shot to death. 

SOURCES:

The Globe and Mail August 15, 2011

CTV News August 15, 2011

Halifax

Halifax PDF

Murder of Laura Lee Cross

In 2001 33-year-old Laura Cross was living at 18 Middle Street in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was last seen on July 21, 2001, and was then reported missing in August. Unfortunately, over a year later her body would be found. On October 14, 2002, around 5:30 p.m. two hunters discovered her remains off a logging road on the Old Guysborough Road near Dollar Lake Provincial Park. She had been murdered.

There is up to $150,00 leading to the conviction of the person and persons responsible.

SOURCES:

Nova Scotia

CTV News

Justice For Native People

I Heart Radio

CBC

Murder of John Fulton Newcombe

 

On June 1, 2012, around 2:08 a.m. 27-year-old John Newcombe was shot outside of Winston's Pub on 278 Lacewood Drive, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He was dead at the scene.

SOURCES:

Nova Scotia
CTV News

Murder of Leon Anthony Adams

On May 21, 2005 32-year-old Leon Adams had been at his home at 6025 Lady Hammond Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He was believed to have left his residence after midnight and returned. On the morning of May 22 around 4:20 a.m. someone called the police about an injured person at a residence . Upon arrival police found Leon laying in a hallway from a gunshot wound likely happening right after he came home. He would be transported to QEII Hospital where he passed away. 

Nova Scotia is offering a reward upto $150,000 with information leading to an arrest and conviction.

SOURCES:

Halifax

Atlantic

Halifax

Who Poisoned The Titanic Movie Crew?

On what was supposed to be the last day of filming in Nova Scotia for the 1997 movie Titanic a mysterious surprise happened. The film was supposed to wrap up the present-day scenes and then they were supposed to move on to Mexico to film. On the night of August 8, 1996, in Shearwater, Nova Scotia. It was just across from Halifax Bay. The crew decided to take a "lunch" break at midnight. A local catering company provided the food and one of the items was chowder.

Within 15 minutes of eating many of the crew began feeling strange and sick. James Cameron described becoming woozy and dizzy and unable to navigate his set. 60 to 80 crew members were sent to the hospital. It was initially believed to have been food poisoning. This was not the case as when the members went to the hospital it was found that the lobster chowder had been spiked with 

PCP. 

The person who decided to poison the crew and get them high on PCP is still unknown even over 20 years later. It could have been a disgruntle employee of James Cameron or someone with the food company (though they denied involvement). No one has been pinned for the crime.

SOURCES:
Vanity Fair
Cheat Sheet
Entertainment Weekly
First Post

Murder of Edwin Michael Thomas Forgeron

On March 9, 2007, around 3 p.m. the body of 31-year-old Michael Forgeron was found at 12, Convoy Ave. Halifax, Nova Scotia. He had been a victim of a homicide. There is up to a $150,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction of this case.

SOURCES:

Halifax

I Heart Radio

Murder of James "Sandy" Alexander Lyle

On the night of Feb. 19, 2012, someone reported to the police that someone was unconscious on the side of Montague Mines Road in Montague Gold Mines, Nova Scotia. When police arrived they found James Alexander Lyle was dead. He had been shot to death.  He was last seen earlier that day leaving the Rodeo Lounge in Burnside Park.


According to one article, James was considered a major cocaine trafficker in the metro area. In the last five years before his death, he was considered a top player in the local cocaine trade. He was not a member of Hells Angels, but he was associated with them. He was 1 of 19 people arrested in 2001 in Operation Hammer. The bustled to take down many Hells Angels members and led to it dismantling the Halifax club.

  

SOURCES:

CBC

Murder of Derek Alan Lowe

On the night of Jan. 27, 1988, Derek Lowe was seen in a bar in the north end of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. The next morning at 7:20  his body was found by someone who was walking on a pathway at the Maybank Sport Field, in Dartmouth. He was laying on the pathway and when the police arrived he was found to be dead. It was found he was shot to death. 

There is a reward of up to $150,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction of this case. 

SOURCES:

Halifax

Crime Stoppers

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Unsolved Murder of Danny DiBenedetto

On February 8, 2005 around 7:35 p.m. police were responding to a shooting at 33 Dartmoor Crescent, in Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada. They found the victim Danny DiBenedetto laying on the living room floor. He was conscious and stated three men entered his home and robbed him. Before they left they shot him. He was transported to the hospital but had succumbed to his gunshot wounds.

Witnesses had seen three masked men leaving the residence. They were black males all wearing Ski Masks. One was wearing a black puffy jacket with fur around the collar, another was described as having their hair pulled back wearing a grey tracksuit and grey hoodie. The third was just described as wearing a dark ski mask.

SOURCES:

Nova Scotia 
Halifax Reginal Municipality

Murder of Judy Geraldine Parks

14-year-old Judy was described as adventurous, beautiful, happy go lucky and everything a 14-year-old Canadian should be. On July 10, 1976, during the early evening that changed as she had disappeared. Her family reported her missing the next day as they were worried. It was believed she was abducted on St. Margret's Rd. in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Three months later on Oct. 9, 1976, her badly decomposed body was found partially concealed in a wooded area near Highway #103, near Timberlea, Nova Scotia, and near downtown Halifax.

Police believe that the case may still be unsolved due to reluctant witnesses. There is a reward of $150,000 for any information leading to an arrest and conviction.


SOURCES:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/atlantic-voice-unsolved-cases-1.3276968
https://novascotia.ca/just/Public_Safety/Rewards/case_detail.asp?cid=47
http://thechronicleherald.ca/metro/1159506-37-year-old-murder-of-teen-remains-unsolved