DNA links B.C. man to Calgary sex cases

According to yesterday's Calgary Herald newspaper, the National DNA Database has linked a Kelowna, B.C., sexual assault suspect with a series of unsolved flashing incidents in southwest Calgary. Calgary police have laid charges against the suspect in connection with a number of indecent exposure cases from the first half of this year.

City detectives were alerted after Kelowna RCMP charged a 42-year-old man last month with an attack on a B.C. woman.

The man was already in Kelowna RCMP custody for allegedly lurking at night when he became a suspect in the Aug. 1 attack in British Columbia.

The same man is suspected in more than 40 incidents of indecent exposure in Calgary.

The Calgary charges are in connection with unsolved flashing incidents that plagued the communities of Altadore, Bankview, South Calgary and Connaught, starting in January and suddenly ending in mid-July.

The bold flasher eluded police, who had stepped up patrols last summer in the hope of catching him in the act.

Det. Gary Creasser of the Calgary Police Service said linking the crimes to the same suspect through DNA evidence was a collaborative effort.

"If not for the RCMP crime lab and national DNA databank, we may never have caught a suspect," Creasser said Wednesday.

Calgary police attributed 43 incidents of lurking and indecent exposure in the southwest neighbourhoods to the same perpetrator.

The man was often masked and knocked on victims' windows to get their attention.

He lingered in front of them until they picked up the telephone to call for help.

"This was a source of great concern for us," said Creasser. "Even being seen, he wouldn't leave the area. He would remain there for up to a minute, hoping he would be seen."

Last month, Kelowna police charged a man with sexual assault after a 20-year-old Kelowna woman was sexually touched while she was sleeping in a tent in the backyard of her home on Aug. 1.

Calgary police have charged Clinton Jeffrey Nunn, 42, of Salmon Arm, B.C., with two counts of trespass by night and indecent exposure, and one count of criminal harassment.

Ralph Power Waives Right to Full Parole Hearing Review

Our family received great news from the National Parole Board! Turns out that Ralph Power has decided to waive his "right" to a full parole review this coming June 2006. It's now rescheduled to May 2008.

As to why he made this decision, we can only guess. But I'm pretty sure he knows he has a very slim chance right now. His behaviour behind bars has been less than stellar. Not that I am supposed to know that! Ooops! Plus he's still in a medium insitution even after all this time - almost 25 years! That says something right there.

So while he won't have the op for full parole till 2008, we still must face the fact that he can apply for day passes etc. Time will tell. So while we've one a battle, the war is still on. The fight is far from finished!

It would be so much easier if Power would just get some horrible disease and die a painful, slow BUT certain death. That would be amazing. That would be the perfect finish - don't you agree?

Former Classmate Charged with Murder of K'Leigh Cundall

It's been a busy few days and this is my first chance to comment on the senseless murder of 21 year old K'Leigh Cundall. And to think that her ex-boyfriend, Anthony Roach, took her life so violently. He stabbed her in the face, neck, chest and back more than 30 times. What makes someone lose it like that? I guess it's the classic "if I can't have you, no one will". But the strange thing is that from everything I've read they never even had a serious relationship. But it's all perspectives I guess. How sad that her life ended so early...

This past Monday, my parents and I went to a vigil in her honour. It was a vigil to end violence against women. We had never been to one which is surprising considering how often they are actually held. It was the right thing to do. There was a small group of us but everyone who gets involved can make a difference.

Another recent tragedy is the double murder of two 20 year old men who were gunned down at a Chinatown karaoke bar Dec. 6. Both men Tailang Liu and his best friend Linhai Tian, were innocent victims in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Let's hope the police lay charges on these murders soon.

Karla Homolka Free to Roam

What a joke! I first heard about the restrictions being lifted from Karla Homolka yesterday. That's her on the left but as if you didn't know that already! Anyhow I didn't hear all he details yesterday but I assumed it couldn't mean ALL restrictions were being removed. Well I was wrong. Today's papers confirm all the details. What a slap in the face for the victims' families. I think it's just a matter of time before we see Karla hooking up with another Paul Bernardo. Tests have proven she's a psychopath. She will attract another psychopath or one will find her. That's what Alan Cairns, a journalist who has been following this story says to. Read his story now...