Current Status of all the murderers:
Anthony Pulsifer – Edmonton Penitentiary, AB – Maximum Security – Serving a Life Sentence minimum 15 years before parole eligibility.
Chad Handsor – Mountain Institution - Agassiz, BC – Medium Security - Serving a Life Sentence minimum 15 years before parole eligibility.
Dominic Urichen – Saskatchewan Penitentiary, Medium Security - Prince Albert, SK – Serving 13½ years.
The Youth – We heard that he fled Canada upon his acquittal and release from 32 months of jail to the United States. Floyd saw him in Home Depot in St. Vital in July, 2008, with his mother. I did not speak to him at all. He and his mother fled the store upon seeing me.
Trista Hildebrand – Unknown whereabouts, although her Facebook says Thunder Bay, ON
Legal Chronology:
1/5/03 - T.J. was murdered in St. Adolphe.
1/7/03 - T.J. was reported missing to The Winnipeg Police Service.
1/21/03 - Police went public with missing person's report to TV, radio & newspapers.
1/24/03 - Homicide department took over investigation after information came in over the weekend after the public notification.
2/5/03 - Chad Handsor, 19 & Anthony Pulsifer, 20 were picked up in Calgary by seven police officers and flown back to Winnipeg on 2/7/03. THE ARREST is here.
2/7/03 - Winnipeg Police informed us that Chad Handsor & Anthony Pulsifer had been charged with 1st Degree Murder.
2/8/03 - Five weeks passed before Police informed us they found T.J.’s body along a private farm road in St. Adolphe covered by several feet of snow. Chad Handsor had actually led the police to within feet of T.J.’s body.
2/12/03 - Police finally removed his frozen body from the murder scene (an army tent and heaters had to be erected before he could be removed) and transferred him to Health Sciences Centre.
2/22/03 - T.J.'s Memorial Service with over 1,000 people attending was held at Grant Memorial Baptist Church. The T.J. Wiebe Educational Awareness Fund was also announced.
7/12/03 - Dominic Urichen, 19, was arrested in Regina’s Paul Dojack Youth Centre by Winnipeg Police. Dominic was charged with 1st Degree Murder as well as Conspiracy to Commit Murder. The police then went to Headingly Jail and re-arrested Handsor & Pulsifer with the additional charge of Conspiracy to Commit Murder.
8/16/03 - An 18 year old was charged in Winnipeg with 1st Degree Murder as well as Conspiracy to Commit Murder. THE ARREST. The police tell us he had a hit list of 7 people. His father is a senior vice-president of a major insurance company in Winnipeg, and as such, hires a prominent Winnipeg lawyer, Richard Wolson. Does justice have a price tag? Read on and see.
9/6/03 - Final salute, farewell & dedication of T.J.s Memorial Garden at Booster Lake with over 100 people attending.
11/12/03 - Preliminary hearing starts for Handsor, Pulsifer and Urichen.
11/27/03 - Preliminary hearing ends. All 3 adults are committed to trial on both criminal charges.
10/10/03 - Youth applies for bail.
02/12/04 - Youth is denied bail by Judge Tim Preston. The judge went through all the evidence, and pointed out how he had a hit list, that there is other evidence as well in the cell phone records between the accused and Pulsifer and Handsor DURING the murder, that there are two conspiracy to commit murder charges and that there are secondary ground concerns that indicate that the accused enlisted people to kill, that he provided the knife and the syringe, that he took part in a cold-blooded plan and participated in the murder and aftermath, that he told Handsor to kill Pulsifer, as Pulsifer was telling others of the murder, that Domenic says that he fears the accused, that the accused bugged Domenic to find out where Pulsifer was afterwards, so he could kill him, that Handsor felt threatened by the accused, that he spoke of a hit list, that Handsor said that the accused had threatened to murder his son, that Pulsifer said that both Domenic and the accused scare the fuck out of me, that Pulsifer said that the accused threatened his mom and daughter.
The inferences of all this is that this is a strong case. The gravity of the crime speaks for itself. It cannot be more serious. This was an execution and an attempt to make others disappear as well. There is evidence that the accused got rid of the murder weapon by placing it in bleach and disposed of it later.
This was a detailed, multi-layered plan.
The means was supplied by the accused, the people were supplied by the accused and the contact was supplied by the accused.
He was involved in the aftermath as well.
Judge Preston stated that while the mother has a bail plan for the accused, “I have no confidence in the accused willingness to obey any bail conditions, and when he is not under the custody of a parent, he represents a danger to the public, and as such, I deny him bail.”
03/15/04 - Youth appeals his denied bail.
03/19/04 - Youth is denied bail again, by Appeal Court Judge Brenda Keyser. Judge Brenda Keyser kept him in jail, and stated that this was a very strong case, that it was an egregious act, that in fact it was an execution, that he supplied the weapons of death, received drugs afterward, bleached the murder weapon, etc. She also stated that although his parents were upstanding citizens in the community, they had no control over him at 17 and it was expected that they will not have control over him now at 19. After the order, the accused mother slammed her fist on the chair, and stood up. The father and the accused were emotionless, as usual. We all stood quietly, and Karen and I hugged for a long time. Looking over Karen's shoulder, I saw his mother storm out of the courtroom, then looked at Holly and Darlene Rempel from MOVA, and whispered with a huge mouth, the words, "Fuck Off". She was not at an angle that she could see me, but for some reason she picked them for her tirade. After this, we had no idea what we were in for with this woman.
11/01/04 - Youth's Preliminary hearing starts. The dates are set as follows: November 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 15, 16, 18, 19, 23, December 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16, 17.
12/15/04 - Dates for the Youth’s Preliminary hearing changed almost everyday throughout the trial. We now spent Nov. 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 15, 16, 18, 19, December 6, 7, and 16th in court. The judge’s decision as to send the evidence from the preliminary hearing through to trial is expected December 16th.
12/16/04 - Judge Lynn Stannard commits Youth to trial on 1st Degree Murder and Conspiracy to Commit Murder.
02/24/05 - Jury Selection for 3 Adults Trial
02/28/05 - 03/24/05 - 3 Adults Trial was supposed to start - Judge Perry Schulman
02/28/05 - Judge Perry Schulman decides with defence council’s motion to cancel this trial completely and make 3 separate trials, with 3 separate juries and 3 separate judges. (We were never told by the crown that this was even a possibility. We are devastated with this news. From what we know, no other trial has resulted with 4 trials and 2 preliminary trials. It’s unprecedented in Manitoba, and even the reporters are shocked.)
3/01/05 - Judge Perry Schulman decides that Anthony Pulsifer's Trial is to continue on its own, keeping the original jury that was selected.
03/01/05 - 03/24/05
JURY TRIAL: - Anthony Pulsifer - This trial ended early on March 18th with a verdict of GUILTY of Conspiracy to Commit Murder & GUILTY of 2nd Degree Murder. The jury recommended his parole eligibility to a minimum of 15 years starting from now. He has spent 2 years and 7 weeks in jail. So, in effect they recommended a minimum of 17 years and 7 weeks. We are, as is everyone else around us, confused as to how the jury arrived at 2nd Degree if they found him GUILTY of Conspiracy which denotes planning.
3/24/05 - Judge Perry Schulman ignores the jury's recommendation of parole eligibility and lowered it by two years. We wonder why he bothered to ask them if he just ignores what they say. Anthony Pulsifer is sentenced to 15 years for Conspiracy to Commit Murder & also sentenced to Life Imprisonment (the minimum under the criminal code) for 2nd Degree Murder. Both sentences are to run concurrently; meaning at the same time. He is now eligible for parole in 15 years from date of his arrest, which will be March 5, 2018. He is eligible for Day Parole 3 years earlier, on March 5, 2015.
4/27/05 - Anthony Pulsifer appeals his conviction and sentence. This will go in front of a panel of 3 judges. We are not told when this will happen.
5/13/05 - Our family sues all four accused with a civil lawsuit for murdering TJ. (Wrongful Death Act)
6/08/05 - Youth changes his mind and elects to be tried before a judge only, not a jury.
10/24/05 – 04/06/06 – 5 ½ months long!
JUDGE ONLY TRIAL (Justice Joan McKelvey) for the Youth
2005: October 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 November 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 16, 17, 18, 28, 29, 30 December 1, 5, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21
2006: January 27, February 13, 15, 16 - Decision to be in about 6 weeks!
02/06/06 – 03/02/06
JURY TRIAL: Dominic Urichen (Justice Lea Duval) – On 03-02-06 – a jury said that Urichen is GUILTY of CONSPIRACY but the jury is DEADLOCKED on 1st Degree Murder. (We find out later that 11 jurors wanted Urichen consisted of 1st Degree Murder!!! Only 1 person held this whole thing up…)
03/14/06 – The Chad Handsor jury trial that was scheduled for 03/06/06 – 03/31/06 was cancelled as Handsor pleads GUILTY to 2nd Degree Murder in a plea bargain. Sentencing will be June 27, 2006.
03/31/06 - Justice Lea Duval sentenced Dominic Urichen to 12 years in prison. He is given 3 years credit for time served even though he didn’t serve 3 years – It’s called “Justice Mathematics” and makes no sense to anyone… For crimes that are not murder, (and this is only conspiracy), he gets double time for time served for this crime. He was also serving time for another criminal offence while he waited for this trial. He gets a further 9 years in jail and is eligible for parole at 1/3 of 9 years or 03/31/09.
04/06/06 – 5½ months after the trial started, Justice Joan McKelvey acquits the youth completely. She enters the courtroom, decries the verdict, and does not even read her reasons why and exits the courtroom in one minute. I guess she felt that after waiting 5 ½ months, the family of TJ Wiebe does not need to know her logic or rather, her lack of logic. The mastermind behind this murder is acquitted, yet all 3 co-accused are convicted in some form or other.
04/12/06 – The Crown Attorney makes a decision not to re-try Dominic Urichen for 1st Degree Murder.
05/03/06 – The Crown Attorney makes decision not to appeal Justice McKelvey’s acquittal of the youth. While we are disappointed and everyone knows he got away with murder, he does spend 32 months in jail… which is more than many murderers in this country. What does that say? Let’s hope he never repeats his murderous plans again, as I don’t want anyone to go through what we have.
05/26/06 – Dominic Urichen is sentenced to 1 more year in jail for Obstruction of Justice for refusing to testify against Anthony Pulsifer. He is also sentenced to 6 months in jail for Obstruction of Justice for refusing to testify against the youth and hence helps to cause the judge to acquit the youth. I hope Urichen is proud of himself for helping the rich kid get off murder. This additional 1½ years will be served consecutively to the 12 years he received for Conspiracy.
06/22/06 – The Manitoba Court of Appeal dismissed Anthony Pulsifer’s appeal of his 2nd Degree Murder charges as well as Conspiracy. The court did not even ask for submissions from the Crown, as there was no merit to the appeal. That’s because they all know he should have got a 1st Degree conviction!
06/27/06 – Chad Handsor was sentenced to spend at least 15 years in prison before he can apply for parole. He had plead guilty to 2nd Degree Murder in a plea bargain that did not include a bargained for sentence. It will be appealed I am sure.
10/24/06 – Dominic Urichen decides not to appeal his 12 year sentence for Conspiracy. His total sentence is 15 years for all charges combined, including “double time”. He says, “I just want to do my time.” We say, “Good!”
11/06/06 – Chad Handsor is appealing his sentence of 15 years minimum to Life sentence for Murder.
02/08/07 – The Manitoba Court of Appeal dismissed Chad Handsor’s appeal of his minimum 15 year sentence. This shows once again the belief that he really should have been convicted of 1st Degree Murder and Conspiracy to commit murder.
04/17/07 – Chad Handsor was flown to Winnipeg from the Saskatchewan Penitentiary to plead guilty to Obstruct Justice. He refused to testify against the youth, and of course, this helped the youth get away with 1st Degree Murder. For refusing to testify, he received 3 months concurrent to his sentence. That means no additional time.
Trista Hildebrand was never charged with anything. The prosecution needed her testimony, and she betrayed TJ once again on the witness stand. She lied on the stand, and she helped the youth get away with murder. We can only hope that justice will be her conscience.
This is the end of the court process.
All appeals have been exhausted.
The only thing now is the endless lifetime
of parole board applications.
