Shannon Madill

• Man serving life sentence for killing estranged wife Shannon Madill denied day parole

  The Parole Board of Canada denied Joshua Burgess' day parole request, nearly eight years after he was convicted of the second-degree murder of his estranged wife Shannon Madill.

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  Sep 16, 2025
  
• Crime Beat podcast: Shannon Madill’s last audition

  Shannon Madill had everything going for her. She had just landed an audition for a television series and was looking forward to moving to Edmonton. Hours later, she vanished.

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  Apr 2, 2019
  
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• Calgary man admits to killing, burying body of wife Shannon Madill

  A Calgary man has admitted to killing his wife, Shannon Madill (Burgess), then burying her in his front yard.

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  Dec 4, 2017
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• Joshua Burgess to stand trial in 2018 for wife Shannon Madill’s murder

  A trial date has been set for a Calgary man accused of killing his wife.

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  Oct 7, 2016
• Calgary man accused of killing wife consents to stand trial for second-degree murder

  The preliminary inquiry was expected to last two weeks but ended after only two days.

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  Aug 10, 2016
• ‘My heart has a little dark dead area’: mother of Calgary woman allegedly killed by husband

  The hurt surrounding her death came rushing back to family members Monday with the start of the preliminary inquiry for the man accused of killing her—her own husband.

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  Aug 8, 2016
• Preliminary trial dates set for Calgary man accused of killing wife

  The preliminary inquiry for a Calgary man accused of killing his wife has been scheduled for next year.

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  Sep 22, 2015
• Joshua Burgess appears in court charged with killing wife

  A Calgary man accused of killing his wife made a brief appearance in court on Thursday.

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  Jul 30, 2015
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• Family of Shannon Burgess ‘relieved that Shannon has been found’

  The family of Shannon Burgess is speaking out amid news her husband has been charged in connection with her death.

  Jul 7, 2015
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• Calgary police lay charges in death of Shannon Madill (Burgess)

  Police have charged 29-year-old Joshua Burgess with second-degree murder in connection to the death and disappearance of Shannon Madill (Burgess).

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  Jul 5, 2015