Edward Downey Murder Trial

• Edward Downey sentenced to life in prison, no parole for 50 years for killing Calgary mother and daughter

  Queen’s Bench Justice Beth Hughes called Downey "callous and remorseless" in passing her sentence on Tuesday.

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  May 21, 2019
  
• Tearful victim impact statements presented at Downey sentencing: ‘I never got to say goodbye’

  Edward Downey is convicted of two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Sara Baillie and her five-year-old daughter Taliyah Marsman.

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  Mar 8, 2019
  
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• Edward Downey found guilty of killing Calgary mother and daughter

  For three-and-a-half weeks, jurors have been presented with graphic details of the deaths of Calgary mother Sara Baillie and her five-year-old daughter Taliyah Marsman.

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  Dec 19, 2018
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• Jurors hear closing arguments in trial of Edward Downey, accused of killing Calgary mother, daughter

  Jurors heard closing arguments from the prosecution and defence Monday in the double-murder trial of Edward Downey.

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  Dec 17, 2018
• Accused double-murderer repeatedly denies involvement in deaths of Calgary mother, daughter

  The jury was told they will return Monday, Dec. 17 to hear closing arguments from both the Crown and defence.

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  Dec 13, 2018
• Accused double-murderer Edward Downey denies killing Calgary mother and daughter

  Edward Downey’s defence lawyer told jurors “nobody intended to kill Sara Baillie” and said his client did not go to her home alone on July 11, 2016.

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  Dec 12, 2018
• Crown evidence finishes with officer tracking Edward Downey’s phone history in Calgary double-murder trial

  An expert tech crimes officer with the Calgary Police Service will continue his testimony Tuesday in the double-murder trial of Edward Downey.

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  Dec 11, 2018
• Conversations extracted from accused double-murderer’s phone detailed in Calgary trial

  Const. Ian Whiffin detailed conversations he extracted from Edward Downey’s Blackberry when he was arrested July 13, 2016.

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  Dec 10, 2018
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• Sobbing in Calgary double-murder trial as final video taken by 5-year-old Taliyah Marsman played in court

  A Calgary police tech crimes investigator testified Friday the video was found on an iPad seized from Sara Baillie’s basement suite July 11, 2016. 

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  Dec 7, 2018
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• Graphic evidence from forensic entomologist presented in Calgary double-murder trial

  Court also heard further evidence from a Calgary police crime and intelligence analyst who used cell tower pings to help officers find Taliyah Marsman.

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  Dec 6, 2018