Police arrested 52-year-old Robert Ladouceur on Aug. 2 and charged him with 33 offences, including first- and second-degree murder and two counts of indignity to a dead body. He faces additional firearms, drug trafficking and theft charges and was denied bail. The victims, William "Blake" Robinson, 45, and David "Kyle" Cheesequay, lived in a wooded encampment in Barrie and once lived with the accused. Robinson was last heard from in January and is believed to have been killed then; Cheesequay was reported missing in late July. Suspected remains were recovered at the encampment and in Huntsville. Police say the killings were targeted, investigators found no additional suspects or victims, and the accused had a prior criminal history.
Police say the man who allegedly killed and dismembered two people in Barrie, north of Toronto, this year once lived in the same encampment as the victims, and the murders were targeted. "What began as a missing person investigation in January this year has grown into one of the largest investigations Barrie police have ever had," said Sgt. Brett Carlton at a news conference Tuesday.
Robert Ladouceur, 52, was arrested on Aug. 2 with the help of provincial police and now faces 33 criminal charges, Carlton said. Charges include first- and second-degree murder, as well as two counts of indignity to a dead body. Ladouceur is also accused of firearms and drug trafficking offences along with theft. He was denied bail at a hearing this month, Carlton said.
Chief Richard Johnston told reporters Tuesday that police do not believe there are any additional suspects or victims in the case. "These were not random murders," he said. "Incidents like this are shocking and understandably shake our community, but they are exceedingly rare." He said Ladouceur had a criminal history and was known to police at the time of his arrest.
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