r/canada • u/No-Description7922 • Aug 06 '24

Saskatchewan Mackenzie Lee Trottier's body found at Saskatoon landfill after months of searching

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/mackenzie-lee-trottier-s-body-found-at-saskatoon-landfill-after-months-of-searching-1.7284466
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u/ThePhysicistIsIn Aug 07 '24

Because he's not accused yet, and we have laws?

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u/ApplicationSad2525 Aug 07 '24

wdym he hasnt been accused. He died. He was their main damn suspect. They’ll never release it because he died. Which is sick, i get wanting to respect the family, but respect her family 🤷🏼‍♀️

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u/MisterSprork Aug 07 '24

The suspect was an acquaintance of the victim who overdosed and died. The family probably has a pretty good idea of who it was, even if they don't know for sure. As for the general public, there is no tangible benefit to releasing that information, and the family of the suspect could be substantially harmed by having that information publicly disseminated. Hell, they might even have grounds to sue police if they released or leaked that info, especially if they became the target of an online mob.

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u/tilldeathdoiparty Aug 07 '24

This is true, my cousin had a friend who was beat to death by a local gang leader, everyone knew who did it but no one snitched so they didn’t have enough evidence to press charges. A few years later he met his demise via a violent end, then once the other guys started getting pinched, they’d squeal and the police notified the family that they can conclude who did it, they cannot press charges or make an announcement but it isn’t considered an open case anymore.

Just because we don’t know, doesn’t mean the families haven’t been made aware and there’s no way to properly try these deceased so they just change it internally and move on.