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Quebec Minister's Aide: CrackHead "Kidnap Murderer" Arrested & Identified!
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by Barry Artiste | May 17, 2008 at 06:20 am
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The accused senseless without provocation of the kidnap murderer of a young mother of two infants, has been identified and arrested as a Local "CrackHead" with numerous previous criminal charges against him.
If ever there a time to revisit Capital Punishment in Canada, this certainly makes a "Great Argument" !
I for one would sleep well at night, if offered to push the switch to eradicate his kind from the face of the earth and others like him.
CTV.ca News Staff May 19, 2008
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Provincial police say Francois Proulx was arraigned in Quebec City today.
The accused may face other charges, including kidnapping, confinement and robbery, police said.
On Friday, Nancy Michaud -- an employee of Claude Bechard, Quebec's
natural resources minister -- was taken from her home early in the
morning as her two young boys slept.
The 37-year-old lived in Riviere-Ouelle, about 140 kilometres northeast of Quebec City.
Police say there was evidence of a violent struggle. Her husband came home from work at about 2 a.m. to find her missing.
Update May 19, 2008 ' Killer in Custody"
It has been said the Kidnap murder suspect of a young Quebec mother of two was well known to both Police and neighbours of the slain women. The suspect was a known Drug Addict, who for some reason was allowed to live within the community amid fears amongst the residents this suspect's prior criminal record was capable of anything including murder. The Townspeoples first instinct once the kidnapping murder was known, pointed to the suspect, in which everyone who knew him, had no doubt whatsoever he was responsible.
Montreal Gazette
A suspect in the killing of political aide Nancy Michaud is expected to make a court appearance Monday, according to the Surete de Quebec, the province's provincial police.
A 26-year-old man is facing a first-degree murder charge, and the prosecution will likely add more charges, said SQ spokeswoman Joyce Kemp on Monday.
Police discovered Michaud's body in the basement of an abandoned house, 2.5 kilometres from her home in Riviere Ouelle, which is about 120 kilometres northeast of Quebec City.
The suspect was arrested Sunday afternoon near where the body was found.
He was considered an "important witness" at the time, said Kemp, but soon became the police's No. 1 suspect during interrogation.
Police speculate the killer is the person recorded on video overnight Friday using Michaud's bank card to withdraw cash from an automated teller in the village.
Michaud, 37, was married and the mother of two children. Michaud's husband reported his wife missing after he came home at about 2:30 a.m. on Friday. The children, 6 years old and 18 months old, were asleep at the time.
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=2d6d80c3-c3ab-4aa2-b135-3193f019417e
May 18, 2008 Update
Here is an update on a story I was following, tragically today Police acting on a tip, found the kidnap victim brutally murdered in an abandoned house 370 Kilometers away from her home. Police have a video of the kidnapper taken by a ATM machine where he forced the young mother to withdraw funds. What would ever possess someone to kidnap a young mother for a few paltry dollars is anyones guess. Hopefully Police will find him and get to the bottom of the reasons of motive in " Why Her?" Why not someone with Money?
Body of kidnapped minister's assistant found The Gazette
Published: 3 hours ago
MONTREAL - An investigation into a home invasion and kidnapping has turned into a homicide inquiry after police found the body of Nancy Michaud, an assistant to a Quebec cabinet minister, in the basement of an abandoned house Sunday.
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=20d75749-c32b-4cef-88f0-d0cda04f74e9
A historic small town North East of Quebec City of around 1,200 residents is in shock to find out one of their residents may be the victim of a kidnapping.
One wonders "Why and Who" would do this to a young mother as kidnappers entered her home at night as her babies were asleep, to be discovered missing by her Husband came home in the wee hours of the morning. It is not known if the kidnapping is related to her work as a Minister aide in Natural Resources or other motives. Certainly a puzzler why a nondescript middle class Mother would be a target by kidnappers.
I will stay on this story and post any new developments.
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police used tracking dogs and called for help from the public Friday to help solve the apparent kidnapping of an aide to a high-profile provincial cabinet minister.
"We fear for her life," said Const. Claude Ross, a provincial police spokesman, of Nancy Michaud, a 37-year-old aide to Natural Resources Minister Claude Bechard.
Michaud was apparently taken from her home in Riviere-Ouelle, Que., sometime overnight, police said, leaving her two young children asleep and alone in her two-storey house.
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at 06:28 on May 17th, 2008
This is scary. I hope she's ok.
at 06:48 on May 17th, 2008
Certainly a puzzler Amy, why anyone would bother, it is not like they are rich, high profile or a risk for kidnapping.
The neighbourhood must be in shock, and rest assured vigilante in keeping an eye out for any suspicious activity considering the long weekend, good weather, BBQs, now possibly keeping kids indoors as a precaution, and a worst case scenario, visits to the local Gun and Ammo shop! I know this place somewhat, a fishing and hunting area, so Guns in the home would be a given.
Certainly shows our society today, especially a historic small town North East of Quebec City of around 1,200 residents that no one is safe in their own home.
Thanks for the comments and the visit
at 10:22 on May 17th, 2008
I suspect there is much more to this story. No one kidnapps someone with no money and no power.
at 10:38 on May 17th, 2008
We'll certainly see, good point!
at 16:25 on May 18th, 2008
Barry Artiste, thanks for the update. What a tragic story.
at 06:31 on May 19th, 2008
Thanks Cynthia, truly tragic, with reasons why beyond comprehension, Again thanks for the Comments and GS, truly appreciated
at 16:21 on May 19th, 2008
Damn crackheads! But I am sure they did it because they didn't have a safe place to smoke their crack, right Barry? Like that room in the back of InSite that is empty and has massive overhead ventilation. The one that is ready to open any time they get a long term permit.
at 16:44 on May 19th, 2008
Thanks for the Comment Eastvan, you know may detractors say, Poor misunderstood Crack Heads, need rehab and integrated back into society. I put it this way, No one forced them into addiction, the untold millions spent on Anti Drug messages on TV fell on deaf ears, the only solution is jail, jail, jail, 5 year minimum for addicts to include treatment and education will certainly cure what ails them, as for Insite, well that is just an ail waiting to happen. Canada's reluctance to have a 3 strikes law has made 2 babies motherless as a result and destroyed a family.
at 17:06 on May 19th, 2008
But Barry, that crack ain't gonna smoke itself. Someone's got to do it. LOL. Really although I am on the other side of your US style war on drugs (I agree with the goal but it is a bust) but we do agree on one thing. Put addicts who commit crimes to pay for their addictions in forced detox and rehab (long term rehab) amd don't let them out till they are truly clean. Putting them in jail for just long enough for them to be healthy enough to go back to being a crackhead just ain't working. And that means finding a solution to the prison guards who are drug mules.
As for drug addicts who do no crime asside from the drug use itself I say they should be left alone. If someone wants to hurt themselves I think they have the right to do it. That is not to encourage or condone it but it is their health and life and no one else's
at 04:49 on May 20th, 2008
Granted but do you know any Crackheads who are self sufficient financially and never resort to crime?
at 13:40 on May 20th, 2008
I have met a handful in my lifetime who were able to use serious hard drugs recreationally (freebase cocaine, heroin specifically) and who eventually simply outgrew the drug lifestyle. They were financially successful in business and/or the arts so money wasn't an issue. They were in positions where they did not answer to anyone and so were able to "manage" their schedules to accomodate their drug use. Having said that I guess I have also heard of some people who were successful (Hunter S. Thompson, Keith Richards, others). In general most people are not capable of regulating their use and function at a high level (no pun). So to answer your specific question about crackheads....no. But crack tends to be a drug of the underclass and those people are already functioning at such a low level that they really have no chance.