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background of, 46–47
becomes Port Alberni GIS team leader, 46
contacted by reporter about J. States’s case, 145
on D. Smith, 84
on discovery of C. Lee’s body, 73
on discovery of J. States’s body, 73–74
and forensic DNA analysis, 78
holds news conference on J. States’s case, 85–86
as lead investigator in J. States’s case, 74, 76, 77, 84
and lead up to Dhillon trial, 90, 91
operational plan in J. States’s case, 138
photographs (7, 8), section after page 100
on prosecution of T. George, 67
reaction to R. Patten’s arrest, 149–150
reviews Port Alberni’s long-standing cases, 49–50
role in Harvey Andres’ case, 47–49
role in Sidhu case, 49
and S. Arnfield, 70–71
on S. Cashulette, 80
DNA. See centralized genetic data bank; forensic DNA analysis
DNA Data Bank law, 159–160
DNA Identification Act, 134–135
Downs, Madame Justice K. K., 87, 95
E Division Serious Crimes Unit (Vancouver)
advisory role in C. Lee case, 55–56
becomes interested in C. Lee murder case, 36, 46, 50
deploys agents for surveillance on Dhillon, 57
and DNA training of H. Poon, 80–81
and double homicide in July 1999, 143
how they prioritize cases, 65–66
lab work for C. Lee case, 94, 101
provides assistance to Alberni RCMP, 78
provides psychological profile of J. States’s killer, 86
role in J. States’s murder case, 78–80, 81–84
rules out Dhillon as States’s murder suspect, 75
switchover in types of DNA analysis, 89, 92, 93–94, 103
testimony during Patten trial, 179–180
Evenson, George C., 66–67, 95
Ferris, James ‘Rex,’ 38, 39, 40, 112
Finn, Ted, 49
Finnen, Dave, 131–132, 134, 148
forensic DNA analysis
appeal judge’s view of in Dhillon trial, 188–189
carbonaceous particles found in C. Lee exhibits, 94–95
challenged in Dhillon trial, 104
Crown testimony on in Dhillon trial, 114–118
D. Smith becomes aware of, 37–38
D. Smith takes Dhillon’s cigarette butt for, 110–111
defence testimony on in Dhillon trial, 120–121
and DNA Data Bank law, 92, 94, 159–160
DNA soup theory raised in appeal, 120, 126, 188, 191
ethical questions about, 45
importance of in solving C. Lee case, 88–90
improved results on Dhillon’s blood, 67–68
in J. States’s murder case, 1, 78–80, 81–84, 98–100, 102–103, 137–138, 139–141
judge’s view of in Dhillon trial, 125–126
on Lee crime scene in early 1990s, 58–59
and mad scramble with C. Lee’s jeans, 108–109
match on J. States’s killer, 135–138
milestones in its use, 12
most recent improvements in, 191–194
and passing of Bill C-104, 64–65
passing of DNA Identification Act, 134–135
of Patten family, 115, 140–141
and Picton murders, 190–191
preparing a warrant for R. Patten, 138–141
preparing an application for warrant, 63, 67
and RCMP switch from RFLP to PCR, 89, 92, 93–94, 103
RCMP training in, 80–81, 92–93
S. Morrow’s education in, 2
second Canadian murder case solved by, 49
for second suspect in C. Lee murder case, 31–32
state of in Canada before it becomes legal, 44–45, 57
story on youth ordered to provide DNA sample, 186–187
in summations of Dhillon trial, 122–123, 124–126
types of, 39–41
used in Leicestershire murder case, 42–44
Fox, John, 17
Fung, Tony, 36
“The Gene Squad” (TV documentary), 2, 3, 37, 189
George, Thomas W. ‘Tommy,’ 66–67, 87, 95, 161
Gill, Jerry, 156
Gilmour, Bill, 64
Gough, Jason, 118–119, 122–123
Graham, Julian Ann, 32
Gray, Laurel, 170–171
Guerrieri, Richard, 59, 116–117
Gurmit Singh Dhillon trial
appeals of, 128, 188–189
Crown testimony in, 105–118
date set for, 101
defence testimony in, 118–122
judge’s instructions to jury, 125, 126–127
jury deliberations, 127
lead up to, 90–92
role of second suspect in, 115–116, 120, 123, 125, 127
summations and rebuttals, 122–126
verdict, 127–129
voir dire evidence presented, 103–104
Halloween gun robbery, 156–157
Heller, Jim
cross examination at Patten trial, 167–168, 171
hired as Patten’s lawyer, 161
and his expert witness Paul Cooper, 173, 174, 175
opening statement at Patten trial, 165–166
and Paul Cooper’s contempt of court charge, 182, 183
requests adjournment, 168–169
suggests possible Patten brain injury, 98
summation in Patten trial, 180–181
Horrocks, Terry, 74, 137, 141, 163
Houle, Denis, 3
Hubbard, Michael, 160
Integrated Homicide Unit (IHIT), 88
Jack, Jesse, 56
Janke, Paul, 179
Jeffrey, Wayne, 179–180
Jeffreys, Alec, 39, 42, 43
Jessica States murder case
Crown testimony at Patten trial, 166–169, 170–171
D. Smith story illustrating the fragility of, 189–190
discovery of her body, 73–74
DNA match on killer, 135–138
DNA testing of suspects, 98–100
effect on people years later, 4–5
forensic DNA analysis in, 1, 78–80, 81–84, 98–100, 102–103, 137–138, 139–141
J. States’s disappearance, 69–70
as landmark in DNA testing, 192–193
legacy of, 184
person of interest identified in, 95
preparing a DNA warrant for R. Patten in, 138–141
R. Patten testifies at his trial, 175–177
R. Patten’s arrest, 129, 148–150
R. Patten’s confession to, 152–155, 172–173
RCMP news conference on, 85–86
search for body, 69–70, 71–73
search for killer, 74–76
setting for, 1
similarities to C. Lee murder case, 75–76
summations in Patten trial, 180–181
testimony of drug experts at Patten trial, 178–180
verdict in R. Patten trial, 181–182 See also Roderick Patten trial
Johnston, Shirley Ann, 48–49, 185
Kean, Vanora, 120–121, 124
Kelly, Ian, 44
Kidd, David
as Crown counsel in Patten trial, 155–156
and Crown testimony at Patten trial, 167, 168
in Dhillon trial, 90, 105, 109
opening statement in Patten trial, 164
and P. Cooper, 174
on preliminary hearings, 159
reading victim impact statement, 181–182
view of adjournment in Patten trial, 172
Klaver, Brian, 158, 187
Kwok, Ramon ‘Ray,’ 35
Lacis, Arid, 94–95, 101
LaFlamme, Brent, 143, 144–145
Lawson, Jim, 97–98
Lazar, Carol, 151
Lazorko, Alice, 60–62, 63, 124, 125, 188
Lazorko, Janet, 60
Lee, Brenda, 10, 17, p3
Lee, Carolyn Yuen
character of, 18
discovery of her body, 20–23
photograph (3), section after page 100
search for, 18–20
setting scene leading to disappearance of, 7, 8, 9, 10–11, 16–18.
See also Carolyn Lee murder case
Lee, John, 11, 17, 18
Lee, Linda, 17, 18
Lee, Sau Kuen, 18, 115
Low, Richard T. A., 188–189
MacDonald, Ian, 27, 107
Mackenzie, Jack, 26–27, 106
MacMillan Bloedel, 11–12, 51–52, 53–55
Mann, Lynda, 38, 42, 43
Martin, Bob, 30, 32, 114
Mazzega, Stefano
and DNA match on J. States’s killer, 135–136
DNA training of, 92–93
questions DNA testing in J. States case, 99
on RFLP v. PCR testing, 93–94
role in Picton murder investigation, 190
as S. Morrow’s tutor on DNA, 2
updates RCMP switch in DNA testing, 103
McEvay, Tom, 95–96, 194
McKimm, D. M., 183
McLellan, Bruce, 70
McLeod, Sharon
appeal judge’s view of her testimony, 188
mentioned in Alberni Valley Times story, 75
mentioned in Dhillon’s statement to police, 29
mentioned in Dhillon’s testimony at trial, 122
statements to police, 32–34
testimony at Dhillon trial, 113–114, 124, 125
as wife of Gurmit Singh Dhillon, 26
McLintock, Barbara, 75
McMurtry, Don, 29, 122
McVeigh, Timothy, 166
Mickey, Mildred Rose, 27, 28–29, 107
Middleton, Greg, 75
mitochondrial DNA analysis, 102–103
Montague, Peter, 75, 88–90, photograph
(5) section after page 100
Moore, Nancy, 17
Morin, Guy Paul, 107
Morrow, Shayne
becomes familiar with police work, 84–85
contact with J. Thompson, 1, 2
coverage of A. Smith drowning, 147–148, 149
coverage of double homicide in July 1999, 142–145
interviews 9/11 survivor, 187
interviews D. Smith on comparison of C. Lee’s and J. States’s cases, 158
interviews D. Smith on J. States’s case, 145–146
long term plan to write this book, 3–4
and photo of D. States leaving courthouse, 169
receives education in DNA from RCMP, 2
reporting on C. Lee case, 88, 90
reporting on R. Patten trial, 163–164, 166, 169
on a ride-along with police, 156
role as reporter in J. States’s murder case, 2
role in announcement of R. Patten’s arrest, 148–150
role in China Creek Apartments bust, 131–132, 133, 134
speaks with S. Stirling, 156
starts career in freelance reporting, 195 story in last Valley Times issue produced in-house, 186
story on woman who drives car into Somass River, 131
story on youth ordered to provide DNA sample, 186–187
Mr. Big Sting scenario, 138–139
Mueller, Laurence, 121
Mullis, Kary, 40–41
Murray, Andy, 2, 85, 87–88, photograph
(5) section after page 100
Murray, Mrs. (neighbour of L. Price), 23
Nicholson, Bruce, 60–62
9/11 (September 11th terror attack), 186, 187
O. J. Simpson trial, 109
O’Connor, Bob, 47, 48
O’Keefe, David, 31
Olson, Clifford, 93
Omilusik, Lee, 86
Pat Cummings School of Dance, 8, 10, 16,
photograph (2) section after page 100
Patten, Alma, 139–140, 141, 176
Patten, Michelle, 139–140
Patten, Roderick
appearance in court to set date for preliminary hearing, 155
arrested for murder of J. States, 146–147
background, 95–97
charged for break and enter, 133, 134
confession to J. States’s murder, 152–155
fires Beckingham as lawyer, 161–162
identified by DNA as J. States’s killer, 136–138
officially charged with murder, 150–152
portraying himself as mentally deficient during trial, 177–178
provides DNA sample, 98
testifies at his trial, 173, 175–177
and verdict of his trial, 182
waives right to trial in youth court, 158
years in prison of, 189. See also Roderick Patten trial
Patten Sr., Roderick, 139, 141
Pearson, Earl, 26
Penner, Barry, 92
Pickton murder investigation, 190–191
Pitchfork, Colin, 37–38, 42, 44
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
done on C. Lee murder case samples, 59, 67
explained, 40–41, 193
H. Poon’s training in, 81
mentioned in Dhillon trial, 104, 115, 116
RCMP switch to, 2, 89, 92, 93–94, 103
Poon, Hiron
and DNA collection on Pattens’, 115, 140–141
effect of J. States’s case on, 4–5
gets match on J. States’s killer, 135, 137
on most recent improvements to DNA technology, 191–193
narrows down suspect list in J. States’s case, 82, 83
on R. Patten’s DNA test, 98, 99–100
role in Picton murder investigation, 190, 191
takes over J. States’s case, 80–81
view of Patten trial, 172
Port Alberni
economic history of, 51–52
economic situation in late 1970s, 9–10
effect of failing forest industry on, 53–55
landmarks, 7–9
map, frontispiece
old rail lines of, 21
photographs (1-3), section after page 100
recent changes to, 195
recent crimes in, 194–195
and salmon fishery, 54
tsunami of 1964, 52
Porter, Corey, 168
Prevett, Darrill
contacts R. Chakraborty on population genetics, 68
cross-examination of R. Patten, 177
and Crown testimony at Patten trial, 167, 171
as DNA prosecutor, 78
opening statement in Patten trial, 165
and P. Cooper, 174, 183
as prosecutor in Dhillon trial, 90, 103, 104, 107, 108
receives C. Lee investigation file, 62
summation and rebuttals in Dhillon trial, 122–123, 124–125
summation in Patten trial, 180
Price, Jackie, 22
Price, Lyle
discovery of C. Lee’s body, 21–23, 73
effect of C. Lee murder on, 4
RCMP interrogation of, 24–25
and strange vehicle, 25–26
testimony in Dhillon trial, 105, 111–112
view of Dhillon trial verdict, 128
R. v. Borden, 65, 93
R. v. West, 132–133
Racz, Lou, 134, 148, 149
Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP)
done on C. Lee murder case samples, 58–59
E. A. Charland on, 115
explanation of, 39–41
H. Poon training in, 81, 83
RCMP switch over from, 2, 89, 92, 93–94, 99, 103
used in J. States case, 192–193
Richardson, Brian, 35
Robertson, Todd, 74–75
Roderick Patten trial
accused portraying himself as intellectually deficient, 177–178
/> accused takes stand, 175–177
accused uses being on LSD as defence, 155, 165–166
adjourned due to P. Cooper, 173–175
C. Beckingham fired as defence lawyer, 161–162
change of tactics by prosecution in, 170
confession video, 172–173
Crown testimony in, 166–169, 170–171
drug experts’ testimony, 178–180
jury selection, 162
opening of, 164–166
request of youth court for, 155, 156, 157
summations, 180–181
verdict, 181–182
Roth, Susan, 144
Sawatsky, Murray, 15
Sawlewicz, Steve, 137
Sawyer, Jim, 52
second suspect in C. Lee murder case
DNA evidence for, 31–32
reason for keeping C. Lee case open, 128, 133
role of in Dhillon trial, 115–116, 120, 123, 125, 127
Serious Crimes Unit (Vancouver).
See E Division Serious Crimes Unit
(Vancouver)
Shepard, Perry, 156
Sheppard, Eric, 156
Sherman, Ken, 29, 122
Sidhu, Malkiat Singh, 49
Smith, Alisha, 148, 149
Smith, Dan
asks Dhillon for blood sample, 56–57
attempts to gather evidence from Dhillon’s trailer, 57–58
background, 14–15
becomes aware of forensic possibilities of DNA analysis, 37–38
character, 13
contacts J. Ferris, 38, 39, 40
and D. Djos, 49–50, 84
and Dhillon trial, 90, 91, 104, 120, 129
disagrees with change in strategy to get R. Patten to trial, 146–147, 161–162
on disappointing DNA results in 1990s, 59
and DNA testing in J. States’s case, 98, 137–138, 139–141
effect of C. Lee murder on, 4
as expert in DNA collection, 78, 141, 175, 189
gets footprint soil tested, 35–36
informs P. Cooper he’s being investigated for contempt of court, 174
interviewed by S. Morrow, 145–146, 158
and J. States’s case, 78–79, 81, 82, 83, 102, 103, 138, 145
mad scramble to get DNA analysis on jeans, 108–109
makes case for Dhillon DNA match, 68
at Patten trial, 163, 164, 166, 173, 178
photographs (7, 8), section after page 100
on preparing a DNA warrant application, 63, 67
and R. Patten’s arrest and confession, 146–147, 149, 150, 152–155
and reading of victim impact statement, 181
relates story which shows how easily convictions can be spoiled, 189–190
retires from RCMP, 190
and S. Arnfield, 70–71
takes Dhillon’s cigarette butt for possible DNA testing, 110–111
takes over C. Lee file, 13–14, 15–16, 30–31, 45–46, 55, 133
testimony at Dhillon trial, 107–108, 109–110
testimony at Patten trial, 172
view of A. Lazorko’s witness statement, 62