Mark Edward Grant

• Man acquitted in murder of Winnipeg teen given 10 years for violent Vancouver sex assault

  Mark Edward Grant, who turns 63 on Friday, was originally charged with unlawful confinement, sexual assault with a weapon, assault with a weapon, and uttering threats.

  Crime

  Aug 13
  
• Crown decides not to appeal acquittal of Mark Grant

  Years of legal proceedings in the death of a Winnipeg teenager in 1984 have now come to an end.

  Crime

  Nov 8, 2017
  
• Advertisement
• Mark Grant could seek provincial payout for time behind bars

  After a decade behind bars, Mark Edward Grant spent his first full day as a free man since 2007. But after being acquitted of second-degree murder, his lawyer said there could be a lawsuit brought against the province.

  Oct 19, 2017
• Advertisement
• Judge allows crucial DNA evidence to be used in Candace Derksen murder retrial

  The Derksen family is breathing a sigh of relief Friday after a Manitoba judge decided to admit crucial DNA evidence in the Mark Grant retrial.

  Crime

  Mar 24, 2017
• Timeline of the 33 year long Candace Derksen case

  Candace Derksen disappeared in 1984 on her way home from school. She was found weeks later bound with twine and frozen to death in a supply shed near her home.

  Jan 13, 2017
• Supreme Court will hear appeal for Derksen’s alleged killer

  The Supreme Court will decide whether Mark Edward Grant should get a new trial for allegedly killing Candace Derksen, 13, in Winnipeg in 1984.

  Crime

  Mar 20, 2014
• Supreme Court to rule on new trial for accused Derksen killer

  The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to make a final ruling on whether to overturn Mark Edward Grant’s conviction. If it does, Manitoba Justice would have to give Grant the new trial or let him walk free.

  Crime

  Mar 20, 2014