Tess Richey Murder

• Tess Richey’s family sues killer, Toronto police over mental distress caused by her death

  Months after a Toronto man was convicted of sexually assaulting and killing Tess Richey, the young woman's family is suing him, police and others over the psychological devastation they suffered as a result of her death.

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  Jun 10, 2020
  
• Kalen Schlatter handed life sentence with no parole for 25 years in Tess Richey’s murder

  A Toronto man who sexually assaulted and strangled a young woman to death hours after they met has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years.

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  Mar 25, 2020
  
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• Jurors in Kalen Schlatter murder trial begin deliberations

  The jury deciding the fate of Kalen Schlatter will have to weigh more than a month of evidence presented by the Crown and defence.

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  Mar 20, 2020
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• Kalen Schlatter ‘stalked,’ ‘isolated’ Tess Richey before strangling her: Crown

  The Crown alleges Kalen Schlatter, 23, killed Tess Richey after she refused to have sex with him in the early hours of Nov. 25, 2017.

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  Mar 17, 2020
• Defence makes closing arguments in Kalen Schlatter trial as courts wind down operations

  Kalen Schlatter has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of Tess Richey, whose body was found in a downtown Toronto stairwell in November 2017.

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  Mar 16, 2020
• Kalen Schlatter trial to continue amid new coronavirus measures halting upcoming jury trials

  Ontario Superior Court Justice Michael Dambrot says the trial of Kalen Schlatter, who is charged with first-degree murder in the killing of 22-year-old Tess Richey, will be completed.

  Mar 13, 2020
• Defence in Kalen Schlatter trial call man they say could be alternate suspect

  Defence lawyers for a Toronto man accused of strangling a young woman are expected to call as a witness today a man they suggest could be an alternate suspect.

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  Mar 12, 2020
• Prosecutors question credibility of Kalen Schlatter at Tess Richey murder trial

  Prosecutors are questioning the credibility of a Toronto man accused of sexually assaulting and strangling a young woman.

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  Mar 10, 2020
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• Kalen Schlatter testifies he did not kill or sexually assault 22-year-old Tess Richey

  A Toronto man accused of sexually assaulting and strangling a young woman says she was alive when he left her following a consensual sexual encounter.

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  Mar 9, 2020
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• Former cellmate says Kalen Schlatter confessed to strangling Tess Richey

  The informant, who can only be identified as E.S. due to a publication ban, says Schlatter confided in him when they shared a cell at a Toronto detention centre in 2018.

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  Mar 3, 2020