Eduardo Balaquit

• Crown tasked with rare case of no body and no identity in alleged Winnipeg serial killer case

  First-degree murder charges are uncommon when there is no body and no known identity, legal experts say.

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  Dec 16, 2022
  
• Balaquit killer handed 16-year sentence in Winnipeg court Monday

  Kyle Pietz, 37, was found guilty earlier this year of manslaughter in the death of the Winnipeg man, who was 59 at the time of his disappearance.

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  Dec 12, 2022
  
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• My heart is completely broken’: Family of missing cleaner speaks at sentencing

  A sentencing hearing is underway for a Winnipeg man convicted of manslaughter in the death of a cleaner whose body has never been found.

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  Nov 9, 2022
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• ‘What have you got to lose?’: Balaquit family calls for closure after guilty verdict

  Balaquit's son Edward said the verdict gave the family some relief, although they're still looking for closure, as his father's body has never been found.

  Crime

  May 5, 2022
• Deliberations begin in jury trial for suspect accused in Winnipeg man’s disappearance

  Kyle Pietz is charged with manslaughter in the presumed death of Eduardo Balaquit, who was reported missing in Winnipeg in June 2018.

  Crime

  May 4, 2022
• Crown says Winnipeg man’s disappearance was act of financial desperation

  The prosecution alleges Pietz stole Balaquit's bank cards and pin numbers, and Balaquit died during the robbery.

  Crime

  May 3, 2022
• Testimony resumes in Eduardo Balaquit manslaughter trial after pair of delays

  After delays due to COVID-19 and a winter storm, testimony in the trial of Kyle Alexander James Pietz resumed Tuesday morning in a Winnipeg courtroom.

  Crime

  Apr 19, 2022
• Eduardo Balaquit manslaughter trial paused after more jurors test positive for COVID-19

  The pause comes after a first juror who tested positive for COVID-19 was being discharged Tuesday.

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  Apr 6, 2022
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• Juror discharged in Eduardo Balaquit manslaughter trial after testing positive for COVID-19

  The judge advised the jury that the juror who had tested positive for COVID-19 was being discharged.

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  Apr 5, 2022
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• Jury trial begins for man accused of manslaughter in Eduardo Balaquit disappearance

  A jury trial got underway Monday for the Winnipeg man charged with manslaughter in the 2018 disappearance of Eduardo Balaquit.

  Crime

  Apr 4, 2022