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Philosophical Framework
“No greater honor will ever be bestowed on an officer or a more profound
duty imposed on him than when he is entrusted with the investigation of the
death of a human being. It is his duty to find the facts regardless of
color, lifestyle or creed without prejudice and to let no power on earth
deter him from presenting the facts to the court without regard to
personality.”
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Team
Commander Welcome Message
Between
September of 2002 and July of 2003, "K" Division RCMP Major
Crimes Section North, RCMP Major Crime South, (Edmonton &
Calgary) and Detachments having jurisdiction investigated the
homicidal deaths of five sex trade workers from the Edmonton
area. The bodies of Monique PITRE and Melissa MUNCH were
discovered near Sherwood Park, Katie BALLANTYNE and Edna
BERNARD near Leduc, and Debbie LAKE near Camrose.
Coincidentally, in the fall of 2002 a High Risk Missing
Persons Project (HRMPP) was initiated and a review of all the unsolved
homicides and high risk missing persons cases in the North
West Region (Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, North West
Territories, Nunavut) was conducted. The review involved a
collection (Phase I) and analysis (Phase II) phase. |
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In October 2003 after completion of Phase I & II Assistant Commissioner William SWEENEY,
Commanding Officer "K" Division, established Project
KARE (phase III) of the HRMPP to deal with cases from Alberta.
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Project KARE is a significant undertaking and as such our tasks and challenges ahead demand excellence, dedication,
and most of all team work. To this end, members of our Team
have been carefully selected for their work ethic, special
skills and personal attributes. We also recognize working with
our partners and the general public will be the key to
our collective success in achieving our
Project goals. |
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In view of this we have created this website to provide another
interactive avenue where we can provide you with information on our
investigations and offer you the opportunity to provide us
with your ideas, thoughts and/or tips. I encourage you to make
whatever contribution you can and to visit often.
I am confident that your contribution to the team will result
in a successful conclusion.
Sincerely,
Michael J. SEKELA, Insp
OIC Project “KARE”
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