| Date | Name | City | Province | Licensed | Victims | Deaths | Injuries | Suicide | Firearms | OIC Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Rafuse | Calgary | AB | No | 4 | 4 | 0 | No | Yes | No |
.32 Handgun
Mentally Ill, Previous Murder
Classification: reported
Incident Summary:
On July 29, 1988, Russell Rafuse committed a mass murder in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, killing four people and injuring one at a small drinking party. Rafuse was later convicted of two charges of first-degree murder and two charges of second-degree murder.
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Raymond Russell Rafuse committed a mass murder in Calgary, Canada in 1988. He murdered four people and injured one at a party. The exact date of the incident is not specified in the source.
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Russell Rafuse was convicted of two charges of first-degree murder and two charges of second-degree murder in connection with a shooting and stabbing incident at a small drinking party in northwest Calgary on July 29, 1988. Rafuse was sentenced to life imprisonment with no chance of parole for 25 years. The victims were Donald Clarke, 32, Elwin Nugent, 28, Laura Charette, 34, and her 15-year-old son Gary. The judge, Justice Allen Sulatycky, described Rafuse as an extremely violent man who enjoys violence and has a history of fighting and substance abuse.
The Calgary Herald reported on November 16, 1989, that a man named Rafuse was aware of his brother's murder spree. The exact details of the brother's actions and the nature of Rafuse's awareness are not specified in the source.
Raymond Russell Rafuse is a Canadian serial killer born in 1957 in Alberta, Canada. He was identified as a serial killer in 1988 and was convicted of murder, with his sentence reduced to manslaughter. Rafuse was incarcerated for life, but his sentence was commuted to 6 years in 1978. He is suspected of killing 5 people between 1977 and 1988.
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The author, a Canadian prisoner serving life for murder, reflects on the Calgary mass murder that occurred on July 29, 1988, in which 36-year-old Russell Rafuse killed four people and injured two others. The author notes that the event was a significant moment in Canadian history and that it is still remembered today. The author also mentions the recent Calgary mass shooting that occurred in 2022, in which five people were killed and four others were injured. The author suggests that the question of "why" is often asked in such cases, but that the answer may be more complex and multifaceted. The author references the Violence Prevention Program, a four-month program that aims to help convicted offenders understand the causes of their behavior.