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More bodies, says West
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Accused murderer tries to cut a deal with police
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Vikki HOPES Abbotsford News
Shortly after his 2007 arrest for the murder of Chelsey Acorn of Abbotsford, Jesse Blue West told investigators that he could give them information about three other bodies. In exchange, he had a “wish list” that included visiting the gravesites of the victims alone so he could “get closure” for the crimes, as well as downgrading the firstdegree murder charges for his co-accused son, Dustin Moir. The first part of the four-hour interview tape was shown at West’s first-degree murder trial on Tuesday afternoon in B.C. Supreme Court in Chilliwack. Investigator Brian Kwak, then an Abbotsford Police detective working with the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team, testified that the interview was conducted at West’s request. West was arrested in March 2007 after an undercover police “Mr. Big” operation that also targeted his son. He had already been interrogated about his role in the murder of 14-year-old Acorn. Her remains had been found in a shallow grave in a wooded area outside of Hope in April 2006, and she was believed to have been murdered the previous fall. Kwak said West, now 61, asked to talk to investigators about other homicides. The interview was conducted April 3, 2007 in Port Coquitlam. Joining Kwak was Bob Page, a police constable at the time. The video shows West, dressed in an orange
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Robin Sather rests in the arms of a massive 2.5-metre high, 700-pound Egyptian sphinx he constructed out of Lego. The Abbotsford man is one of only 13 certified Lego professionals in the world, and has turned his love of the popular toy into a career. See story page 4.
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