Mass Murder 🇨🇦

A father and son, Roger and Anthony Bilodeau, have been denied bail in connection with the second-degree murder charges they face in the deaths of two Métis hunters, Jake Sansom and Maurice Cardinal, who were shot to death in northern Alberta last spring. The decision was made by Court of Queen's Bench Justice Robert Graesser during a hearing in Edmonton. The details of the decision and evidence presented in the courtroom are protected by a publication ban.

Anthony Bilodeau, 33, took the stand in his own defence during his second-degree murder trial for the deaths of Maurice Cardinal and Jacob Sansom near Glendon, Alta., on March 27, 2020. Bilodeau admitted to destroying his gun and lying to police about the events of that night, stating he was afraid of going to jail for defending himself. The trial heard that Bilodeau and his father, Roger Bilodeau, chased the two men after spotting their vehicle's headlights in their driveway, and that Bilodeau shot Sansom in the chest and Cardinal when they allegedly threatened him with knives. The Crown prosecutor cast doubt on Bilodeau's claims, suggesting that he and his father escalated the situation by chasing the men and introducing a gun.

Anthony Bilodeau, 33, admitted during his second-degree murder trial that he and his father had never been victims of a home break-in when they decided to chase down two suspected thieves who Bilodeau later shot and killed. The victims, Jacob Sansom and Maurice Cardinal, were found dead at a rural intersection near Glendon, Alta., on March 28, 2020. Bilodeau claimed Sansom and Cardinal were trying to kill his family, but Crown prosecutor Jordan Kerr revealed that the Bilodeaus had never called police to report a break-in, and that Roger Bilodeau's property had neither gates nor no-trespass signs.