Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 02, 2008, Winnipeg, Manitoba C m y k Page a8 a 8 Winnipeg free press thursday october 2, 2008 Canada Winnipeg repress. Com l l e e g g e e n n d d a a r r y y t t a a s s t t e e. P p r r e e p p a a r r e e d d f f r r e e s s h h d d a a i i l l y y e son Alta. A Small Alberta town is paralysed with fear after the chilling murder of 14 year old Emily stauffer and a second attack three Days later on a Young woman walking on the same Forest trails. Its terrifying for All the parents in Edson because you cant let your kids go out of sight anymore said Latisha Parkinson who has lived in the Community of 8,000 for More than a dozen years. It could be anybody a resident or someone just in town for work or somebody who has just come into town. Dozens of ramp officers were scouring the streets and the Bush wednesday but there have been no arrests. Investigators have so far been unable to say if the two attacks Are linked. A mountie who spoke to the Canadian press says the search for suspects includes the so called Shadow population of transient workers who live in campers trailers and even tents in the boreal Forest that surrounds the town. The Energy Industry in the area is booming and vacant hotel rooms Are nearly impossible to find. I definitely think its someone a hons living out in the Bush right now said Rob Peterson who lives right across the Street from the path where the latest attack occurred tuesday. People with children Are worried. I drove my wife to work this morning and there a snot one person on the streets where theress normally people walking. At the local schools the number of volunteers watching kids during recess has doubled or tripled in some cases and strangers Are immediately approached and told to leave the property. Parents have been forced to keep their kids inside even though the weather is unseasonably warm. The kids themselves Are scared. Ive got a 10 year old daughter and right now Sheds sleeping in my bed at night and Sheds not even asking to go out to play anymore said Lia in Wert who has lived in Edson for nearly a decade. The school lock Downs tuesday really freaked her out. We had to go to two schools and sign our kids out and thatus just too scary to go through something like that. Devlin Parkinson 11, says he became very frightened after 14 year old Emily stauffer was killed saturday just a few metres from a residential area. Emilyos dad is the pastor at the local Baptist Church and her funeral is expected to draw More than 1,000 mourners on Friday. Brian Thebeau chairman of the Edson Baptist Church said the family is bearing up As Well As can be expected but the Church has closed its doors until next week. They definitely have the lord to lean on and that it is giving them a lot of strength said Thebeau. The whole Christian Community Here in Edson has also been absolutely wonderful in supporting the family. More than 40 ramp Are now patrolling Edson which is normally policed by 15 officers. Officers have been called into the town from detachments across Alberta. The second attack came As the medical examiner confirmed that Emily was murdered but ramp would not say How she died or if she was sexually assaulted. Police wont release details of the crime because it might interfere with the investigation. The mounties Are appealing to the Public for tips and have also urged people not to take the Law into their own hands. Always remember time is on your Side take a deep breath and count to 10, and know that the ramp Are a Quick 911 Call away Cpl. Wayne Oakes said in a news release wednesday afternoon. The suspect in the fatal attack was described As a White Man about 30 years old with Brown hair. The suspect in the second attack has been described As a muscular White Man in his mid 20 s. The Canadian press Windsor ont. A Windsor woman accused of stealing her aged husbands winning lottery ticket was arrested by the Ontario provincial police on wednesday along with her daughter who claimed the $ 3.5 million prize. Mary Patricia Moore 59, and daughter Bobbie to Arnold 39, Are charged with fraud Over $ 5,000, Possession of property obtained by crime false pretences and uttering a forged document. The two women were to spend the night in a Windsor jail and appear in provincial court thursday morning for a bail hearing said Opp staff sgt. Mike Guilfoyle. A special team of Opp officers who probe suspicious lottery wins began investigating Moore and Arnold in late april Guilfoyle said. On april 4, Arnold travelled to the Ontario lottery and gaming corporations Toronto prize Centre to claim the $ 3.5 million Jackpot from the april 2 lotto 6/ 49 draw. Gerald Moore 81, has filed a civil lawsuit against his wife of 10 years claiming she stole his winning ticket off his bedside table got her daughter to Cash it and then began divorce proceedings. The retired Carpenter also alleges his wife tampered with his heart and blood pressure medications rendering him physically emotionally and psychologically incapable of appreciating the nature and consequences of the events according to his statement of claim filed in Superior court on sept. 16. He is suing his wife his two stepdaughters their respective spouses his i fees grandson and the grandsons spouse. He claims they All conspired to cheat him out of his win. He is also suing the Olga which he claims did not do enough to determine the lawful owner of the winning ticket. A Superior court judge on sept. 19 froze All the family is assets not allowing them to Access their Bank accounts sell their newly purchased Homes and vehicles or dispose of any other property they had obtained with the lottery Money. Can West news service chilling murder paralyses town ramp scour streets Bush in search for suspect by Jim Macdonald woman daughter charged with lottery fraud by Sarah Sacheli Canadian press handout photo Emily stauffers funeral is expected to draw More than 1,000 mourners. She was killed in Edson Alta., on saturday. A _ 08_ oct 02 08. Ind a8 1 0/ 1/ 08 10 27 08 pm ;