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OBSERVER QUESNEL - CARIBOO
SINCE 1908
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
VOL. 100 NO. 3
Legebokoff’s trial set for October AUTUMN MacDONALD Observer Reporter
The trial for the man accused of murdering Natasha Montgomery has been slated. Cody Legebokoff’s trial was first scheduled for September, but is now booked for October in Prince George. Legebokoff is facing four counts of first-degree murder, dating back to 2009. He was arrested in October of 2011 at the Prince George Regional Correctional Center where he was awaiting trial in the November 2010 homicide of 15-year-old Loren Donn Leslie from Fraser Lake. Three additional charges of first degree murder were then laid against the 23-yearold Legebokoff from Prince George in connection with Montgomery, 23, 35-yearold Jill Stacey Stuchenko and 35-year-old Cynthia Frances Maas. RCMP said the charges were the result of a 10-month coordinated investigation called Project E-Prelude, a joint investigation led by investigators from the North District Major Crime unit and the Prince George RCMP Detachment Serious Crime Unit. It also involved extensive resources from around the province including investigators and support staff from the E Division Serious Crime Unit, Behavioural Science Group,
the E Division Interview Team, Criminal Analysts and a number of specialized RCMP Forensic laboratories throughout the country. Investigators also took the unusual step of utilizing a forensic specialist from the United States to examine specific aspects of the available evidence. A mother, Montgomery was originally from Quesnel but had been living in the Prince George area. When she failed to connect with her family after a number of weeks, they contacted the RCMP to report her missing. She was reported missing the same day as Cynthia Maas. Her body has not been found. A mother also, Stuchenko was from Prince George. She was reported missing Oct. 22, 2009. At the time, Prince George RCMP conducted a missing persons investigation and sought the assistance of the media and the public to help find her. Her body was found Oct. 26, 2009 in a gravel pit off Otway Road in the outskirts of Prince George. Cynthia Maas was also a mother. She was reported missing by her friends Sept. 23, 2010. Her family was also concerned because they had not heard from her over the course of several weeks. Mass’ body was found Oct. 9, 2010, in LC Gunn Park, a remote area of Prince George.
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