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Michael Le says he tried to make peace between Corey Lal and Jamie Bacon
Red Scorpion gang founder Michael Le says he met Corey Lal about two months before the Surrey Six murders in an attempt to resolve a conflict Lal had with Jamie Bacon. Le testified that Lal contacted...
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Le says Johnston and Haevischer confessed their roles in Surrey Six
Accused Surrey Six killer Matt Johnston told his gang leader on the day of the Surrey Six murders that so many people died because “they saw our faces. We had no choice,” B.C. Supreme Court heard...
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Michael Le says he fled Canada in 08, fearing arrest
Red Scorpion founder Michael Le fled to his native Vietnam in March 2008 fearing he was going to be arrested, he told B.C. Supreme Court Wednesday. Le testified at the Surrey Six trial that he left the...
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Shooting in Richmond late Friday; victim in hospital
A man was shot in Richmond Friday night as he sat inside his vehicle. Richmond RCMP Cpl. Stephanie Ashton said the police got reports of a shooting in the McNeely Drive area just before 10:30 p.m. “The...
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Surrey Six cross-examination delayed until at least Thursday
Red Scorpion gang founder Michael Le was scheduled to begin his cross-examination at the Surrey Six trial today after a two-week break. But a last-minute publication ban application led to an...
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New direct indictment in Matt Campbell murder case
A Crown prosecutor has sworn a new direct indictment against Jimi Singh Sandhu, accused in the murder of Red Scorpion boss Matt Campbell in Abbotsford three months ago. On the new indictment, Sandhu...
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Michael Le loses second bid to get publication ban on his name
Red Scorpion founder Michael Le lost a bid in B.C. Supreme Court Thursday to get a publication ban imposed on his identity mid-way through his testimony at the Surrey Six trial. Le, a key Crown witness...
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Witness and defence lawyer clash at Surrey Six trial Thursday
Red Scorpion founder Mike Le told the Surrey Six trial Thursday that he read and watched videos of key Crown witness statements and police notes before he decided to sign a plea agreement last November...
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Defence lawyer says Le is a “tainted” witness
A lawyer for accused Surrey Six killer Cody Haevischer said Friday that Red Scorpion founder Michael Le is a tainted witness because he spent years reviewing evidence before agreeing to testify against...
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Sophon Sek allegedly knocked on door of Surrey Six murder suite
A Triad friend of Michael Le’s agreed to knock on Corey Lal’s door on the day of the Surrey Six murders to help the Red Scorpion gang get access to their victims, B.C. Supreme Court heard Monday. The...
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Le says he pleaded guilty to “accept responsibility” for Surrey Six
Red Scorpion founder Michael Le testified at the Surrey Six trial that he pleaded guilty to conspiracy in the gangland case to take responsibility for his actions.Le was grilled by defence lawyer Simon...
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Defence lawyer suggests Persons X and Y went to do Surrey Six murders
A defence lawyer at the Surrey Six trial suggested Wednesday that the murders were plotted and carried out by three Red Scorpion gangsters who have already admitted to involvement in the slayings.Simon...
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Ontario murder victim faced trafficking charges with Vancouver man
A man gunned down in Vaughan, Ontario Sunday has been identified by York Regional Police as Ritesh Thakur, 41. Thakur was charged 11 months ago along with Vancouver’s Philipos Kollaros and two others...
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Mike Le says he regrets murders linked to Red Scorpion gang
A key Crown witness at the Surrey Six trial testified Tuesday that he hates the person he was when he founded the Red Scorpions and regrets the deadly violence linked to the gang. Michael Le told...
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Le grilled about conversation he had with Johnston after Surrey Six
A defence lawyer at the Surrey Six trial grilled a key Crown witness about a dramatic comment he attributed to accused killer Matt Johnston about why so many people were killed. Michel Le testified...
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Mike Le admits he threatened Matt Johnston in text messages
Red Scorpion founder Michael Le admitted Thursday that he threatened to shoot accused Surrey Six killer Matt Johnston in text messages some time after the Oct. 19, 2007 murders. Le told Johnston’s...
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290 unsolved murders on the Lower Mainland over 12 years
Finally, after months of research and interviews, we’re launching our database on unsolved murders on the Lower Mainland from 2002 to 2013. I have been working on this project with Sun reporter Mike...
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Part Two in our series about Unsolved Homicides
Twenty years ago, a judge sentencing Vancouver teenager Phouvong Phommaviset for a drive-by shooting at a city school called gang violence “a very dangerous and very unhappy development.’’ Eight years...
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Juliet Andalis desperate for answers in her daughter’s 2005 murder
For nine long years, Juliet Andalis has been waiting for justice for her murdered daughter Mayvette. She has called Vancouver police regularly to pass along tips that she’s uncovered in her pursuit of...
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Part 3 of our unsolved murder series
Unsolved murder series: Passage of time sometimes helps a cold case BY MIKE HAGER AND KIM BOLAN Late one Sunday night in the fall of 1989, an intruder knocked on the sliding glass door of Diane...
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