Following a year-long investigation, Calgary police have laid a second-degree murder charge in the death of a man who was last seen in August 2023.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.Calgary police now say the search of a rural property northeast of the city is related to the disappearance of Christopher Stevenson. Elissa Carpenter reports. – Sep 20, 2023At the time, police believed Christopher Stevenson was the victim of foul play and were led to a property in search of evidence related to his disappearance.
“This has been an extremely complex investigation where several resources were used from across our service, as well as several resources from the RCMP,” Staff Sgt. Sean Gregson of the Calgary Police Service homicide unit says. “We now believe we have a good understanding of the events leading up to Christopher’s death and the days following his murder. Our investigators are continuing to move this investigation forward and are determined to hold those involved accountable.”Investigators believe there are others with information regarding Stevenson’s murder and anticipate further charges will be laid in the coming days or weeks.
Shaun Alexander Folk, 47, of Calgary, has been charged with second-degree murder and will next appear in court on Aug. 28.
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