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Family massacre in Canada:Daddy uses AXE to slaughter 2 young girls and his live-in lover

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Don Sobwick

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Joe1orbit wrote:
>
> Joe1orbit wrote:
> >>
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> Over in Canada a few days ago, a 42 year old Daddy named Ian Gordon went
> >on a
> >> family massacre rampage and slaughtered both of his daughters, aged 14 and
> >9,
> >> along with his live-in lover/common-law wife, 41 year old Linda Marie
> >Kreis,
> >> who was not the mother of either girl. Ian was formally charged with three
> >> counts of first degree murder on Thursday.A psychiatric assessment will
> >almost
> >> certainly be ordered for Ian during his next court appearance, in a few
> >days.
> >>
> >> Early in the morning on Wednesday, police received a 911 call from
> >someone at
> >> the home where Ian lived with his 2 daughters & live-in gal-pal. By the
> >time
> >> police arrived, all three victims had already been murdered by Ian. How did
> >Ian
> >> commit this triple murder, you might be wondering? Well, he used a good old
> >> fashioned AXE. Hey, Axes may have been designed to chop firewood & fell
> >trees,
> >> but they make a damn good human murder weapon, too!
> >>
> >> Police say that he was divorced from the mother of the 2 dead girls. It's
> >not
> >> clear whether Ian had legal custody of the two girls, or if they were just
> >> staying with Ian for a short time. And there is no word on exactly what may
> >> have sparked this family massacre. But regardless, Ian chose to kill them
> >all,
> >> and he did succeed in killing 'em all. That is the main thing, of course.
> >>
> >> It is interesting how there seem to be a LOT of family massacres in
> >Canada
> >> that are committed using an AXE. Not a gun or knife, but an axe. This must
> >be
> >> at LEAST the THIRD Canadian family massacre to have been committed via the
> >> old-fashioned, but still very effective, axe method, in the past 7 or 8
> >months
> >> alone.
> >>
> >> Take care, JOE
> >>
> >> The following appears courtesy of the 2/8/98 online edition of The
> >Calgary
> >> Sun newspaper:
> >>
> >> February 8, 1998
> >>
> >> MOURNERS TO INCLUDE YOUNG SCHOOL FRIENDS
> >>
> >> By PETER SMITH -- Calgary Sun
> >>
> >> Young school friends of two popular sisters, slain in a triple
> >axe-murder,
> >> will be among mourners saying farewell at the girls' funeral tomorrow.
> >>
> >> Kayla Gordon, 14, her sister, Liane, 9, and their stepmother, Linda Kreis,
> >41,
> >> all died in a gruesome axe attack in their home at 13236 Bonaventure Dr.
> >S.E.,
> >> early Wednesday.
> >>
> >> Ian Gordon, 42, the girls' father, and common-law husband of Kreis, is in
> >> custody facing three counts of first-degree murder for the slayings.
> >>
> >> Kayla was a popular straight-A student at the nearby Nickle junior high
> >> school, and it's expected many of her grieving friends will pay their final
> >> respects to her at tomorrow's funeral.
> >>
> >> Heinz Fredrich, assistant principal at the school, is expecting close
> >support
> >> from the parents of his students to help them through tomorrow.
> >>
> >> "We have sent letters home with our students to their parents advising
> >them of
> >> the date and time of the funeral," said Fredrich.
> >>
> >> "In the letter it is requested any of our students who attends, be
> >accompanied
> >> by a parent."
> >>
> >> Teachers from the school, together with staff members from the Sam
> >Livingston
> >> elementary school, where Liane was a popular student, will also be at the
> >> funeral.
> >>
> >> "Our teachers will not be there expressly for the students," said
> >Fredrich.
> >>
> >> He praised the support which parents have given the school during the
> >> traumatic and emotional days for its staff and students since the triple
> >> slaying.
> >>
> >> Prior to tomorrow's 1 p.m. service at Park Memorial Chapel, 5008 Elbow Dr.
> >> S.W., there will be a normal school day for students.
> >>
> >> The girl's mother, Elaine Jensen, and the other members of the girls'
> >family,
> >> are intending to plant a tree in their memory in Fish Creek Park later this
> >> year.
> >> ----------------------------------------------
> >> The following appears courtesy of the 2/5/98 Canadian Press CNews news
> >wire:
> >>
> >> February 5, 1998
> >>
> >> Suspect in triple slaying appears in court
> >>
> >> CALGARY (CP) ­ The slaying of two young girls and the arrest of their
> >father in
> >> the deaths has left the children's family struggling to understand the
> >crime,
> >> says a relative.
> >>
> >> On Wednesday, police discovered the bodies of Kayla Gordon, 14, Liane
> >Gordon,
> >> 9, and Linda Marie Kreis, 41, who had lived with the girls' father, Ian
> >Gordon,
> >> for about two years. Gordon, 42, appeared in court Thursday charged with
> >three
> >> counts of first-degree murder.
> >>
> >> "As a family we are all but beyond understanding the hideous crime that
> >has
> >> befallen Kayla and Leanne," Greg McCorquodale, the girls' uncle, said as he
> >> read from a statement on behalf of the girls' mother.
> >>
> >> "We appreciate the love and support shown by friends and neighbors in our
> >time
> >> of need."
> >>
> >> The family also asked for the media to allow them to grieve in private.
> >>
> >> "To look for reasoning or explanation ... is beyond our capabilities and
> >we
> >> would appreciate no further media intrusion," McCorquodale said.
> >>
> >> "We strongly resent the many misconceptions being presented on television
> >and
> >> in the newspapers. However to respond only takes away from my daughters'
> >and my
> >> dignity and privacy."
> >>
> >> Court adjourned Gordon's case to Feb.13, at which time the Crown is
> >expected
> >> to seek a psychiatric assessment.
> >>
> >> A 911 call from Gordon's home early Wednesday morning alerted police, who
> >> discovered the three bodies in the house in a quiet Calgary neighborhood.
> >>
> >> Court documents indicate Gordon's divorce from the girls' mother was
> >> precipitated by his affair with the couple's nanny.
> >>
> >> Crisis counsellors spent Thursday at a southeast elementary school and
> >junior
> >> high school the two girls attended. Denise Still, who heads the Calgary
> >Board
> >> of Education crisis team, said many students reacted with disbelief and
> >some
> >> fear.
> >> "At the elementary level, that was certainly one of the questions ­ am I
> >safe?
> >> I knew this man, I was with him, was I safe? And am I safe now?" said
> >Still.
> >>
> >> She said the important thing is to develop a safety plan for the younger
> >> children to help them deal with their fears.
> >>
> >> "They will need parents picking them up at the door ... conversations with
> >> family members ... and for children who live in situations where parents
> >have
> >> been separated, we would encourage both guardians to have a conversation
> >with
> >> them."
> >>
> >> Police have not indicated how the three were killed. An autopsy was
> >scheduled
> >> for today.
>
> Don Sobwick <sarg...@injersey.com> Wrote:
>
> >Dear Joe: It may be that getting and using an axe is easier then using a
> >gun.
>
> Hello Debby,
>
> I think you are quite right about that. The gun laws in Canada have become
> more strict over the past 6 or 7 years.
>
> > There have been alot of family murders lately.
>
> Yes indeed.
>
> >Chalk it up to
> >burnout from stress and changes in family values.
>
> As well as good old fashioned simmering rage and hate, and a recognition on
> the part of enraged humans that they have a right to seek and claim violent
> vengeance.
>
> > In Canada the gun laws
> >are
> >tougher.
>
> Yes, they are. It was Marc Lepine's 1990 University of Montreal massacre of
> 14 young women, that truly began Canada's gun control movement in earnest.
>
> Take care, JOE
>
> >Debby S.<sarg...@injersey.com>
>
Dear Joe: It bothers me very much that our society has become so violent
by nature. I even see it in my personal life in small
ways.
Debby S.<sarg...@injersey.com>

Joe1orbit

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Mark Denman

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In these modern times, with electric and gas heating readily available,
as well as the availability of commercially packaged fire wood, NOBODY
has a valid reason to possess an axe or hatchet of any kind. I
therefores call on the leaders of the government of Canada to DO THE
RIGHT THING and immediately pass STRICT LEGISLATION of AXE CONTROL and
REGISTRATION. That way, when a risk of family violence exists, immediate
action can be taken to CONFISCATE the AXE or HATCHET (which is nothing
more than a CONCEALABLE AXE!!! or worse, and ASSAULT AXE!!!). After all,
if we can save even ONE LIFE then it is worth it!

--
Mark Denman ~stranger in a strange land~
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Joe1orbit

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Don Sobwick <sarg...@injersey.com> Wrote:

Don Sobwick

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Dear Joe: It may be that getting and using an axe is easier then using a
gun. There have been alot of family murders lately. Chalk it up to
burnout from stress and changes in family values. In Canada the gun laws
are
tougher.
Debby S.<sarg...@injersey.com>

GMSpider

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Feb 10, 1998, 3:00:00 AM2/10/98
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In article <34DF53...@pacbell.net>, Mark Denman <mde...@pacbell.net>
writes:

>In these modern times, with electric and gas heating readily available,
as
>well as the availability of commercially packaged fire wood, NOBODY
has a
>valid reason to possess an axe or hatchet of any kind. I
therefores call on
>the leaders of the government of Canada to DO THE
RIGHT THING and immediately
>pass STRICT LEGISLATION of AXE CONTROL and
REGISTRATION. That way, when a
>risk of family violence exists, immediate
action can be taken to CONFISCATE
>the AXE or HATCHET (which is nothing
more than a CONCEALABLE AXE!!! or worse,
>and ASSAULT AXE!!!). After all,
if we can save even ONE LIFE then it is worth
>it!

--
Mark Denman ~stranger in a strange land~

Great idea, do that and then we'll start working against knives.
Maybe we can finally get to automobiles, that would even improve
the air quality. Baseball bats have to go to. What else? Geez
this is fun, you are a true genius, Mark.

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fit...@gmail.com

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Nov 25, 2014, 7:37:24 PM11/25/14
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I was currently looking this story up cause it is forever imprinted on my mind. I was kaylas BFF then I was Ian's student at nuckle jr high. I was in the home the day this happened and yes in gr 8 I faced the demon Ian in court as I watched him hack up his gf and Kayla and sister I witnessed it all if u don't believe me look up the records from court I am main witness. I just wish people telling the story even ones claiming to be family would get facts straight it wasn't in dale house in calgary it was on boba entire drive by Sam Livingston school...even family should know that. It was in laundry room kitchen and else where. I was assaulted in it all but called the police... Yes I called the police again grade 8 witness and court testifier

fit...@gmail.com

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Nov 25, 2014, 7:39:02 PM11/25/14
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R u fuking serious chalk it up... Lmfao try being in gr 8 and watching ur BFF and family hacked up ne chalk it up wtf

Dani Sparkles

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May 27, 2023, 10:48:53 PM5/27/23
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On Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at 5:37:24 PM UTC-7, fit...@gmail.com wrote:
> I was currently looking this story up cause it is forever imprinted on my mind. I was kaylas BFF then I was Ian's student at nuckle jr high. I was in the home the day this happened and yes in gr 8 I faced the demon Ian in court as I watched him hack up his gf and Kayla and sister I witnessed it all if u don't believe me look up the records from court I am main witness. I just wish people telling the story even ones claiming to be family would get facts straight it wasn't in dale house in calgary it was on boba entire drive by Sam Livingston school...even family should know that. It was in laundry room kitchen and else where. I was assaulted in it all but called the police... Yes I called the police again grade 8 witness and court testifier


Hi. Not sure if you remember a Jennifer McManes that went to school with Kayla and most likely you. Traumatizing story that I've heard from my mom Jennifer McManes. Wishing u well. Have a good day.

Greg Carr

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May 28, 2023, 3:03:41 PM5/28/23
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On Monday, February 9, 1998 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-8, Mark Denman wrote:
> In these modern times, with electric and gas heating readily available,
> as well as the availability of commercially packaged fire wood, NOBODY
> has a valid reason to possess an axe or hatchet of any kind.

They are useful for camping.

> therefores call on the leaders of the government of Canada to DO THE
> RIGHT THING and immediately pass STRICT LEGISLATION of AXE CONTROL and
> REGISTRATION. That way, when a risk of family violence exists, immediate
> action can be taken to CONFISCATE the AXE or HATCHET (which is nothing
> more than a CONCEALABLE AXE!!! or worse, and ASSAULT AXE!!!). After all,
> if we can save even ONE LIFE then it is worth it!
> --
> Mark Denman ~stranger in a strange land~
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