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New trial for Davey Butorac quired for the admission of similar fact evidence. The critical factor was that the Davey Butorac has been DNA or blood of both victims granted new trials, after winhad been found in a Chevroning an appeal of his conviclet Cavalier owned and drivtion of murdering two sex en exclusively by the appeltrade workers. The Alderlant (Butorac). grove man had been found “There was persuasive evguilty in 2010 of murdering idence the vehicle Gwendolyn Lawton, had been involved 46, of Abbotsford in the death of one in March 2007 and victim. With respect Sheryl Koroll, 50, of to the second victim, Langley on July 7, the trial judge recog2007. nized the evidence The B.C. Court of was not as concluAppeal judgment sive, but decided was released on that two objects Thursday. Legal arfound in the vehiguments were made cle had the same in court on June 12. S H E RY L characteristics as Lawton’s body was KO R O L L “patterned” injuries found on March 13, observed on the vic2007 in a rural area tim, and that the presence of of Abbotsford, while Koroll’s her blood and DNA without body was found in an indusinnocent explanation inditrial area of Langley City in cated she had been in the the morning of July 7, 2007. Cavalier in close proximity She had been seen alive a to her death.” few hours earlier. There was also DNA found The convictions were set on his distinct Van shoes, aside by the appeals court which he claimed were the on the basis that the trial only pair he owned. Shoe judge erred in accepting “the imprints matching his type evidence of each murder as of shoe were found at the similar fact evidence with recrime scene where Korroll’s spect to the other.” Butorac’s body was found. lawyer had argued before The appeals court says the initial trial that the two the trial judge erred in concounts should be separated, cluding the evidence met but the judge disagreed. the high standard of striking The Court of Appeal websimilarity, required to justify site says “The murders octhe admission of similar fact curred four months apart. evidence. It ordered new triThe trial judge found the als on both murder charges. victims had some similar Butorac is also due in court personal characteristics, on a third murder charge, their bodies were left in simlikely in early 2014. He is ilar positions, and both were charged with murdering brutally beaten. Margaret Redford of Alder“Both parties and the trial grove in 2006. judge agreed, however, that Jury selection for the trial these features alone were had been planned in Februinsufficient to constitute the ary, but was postponed until high degree of similarity reNovember.
Arrest made in South Langley murder
FRANK BUCHOLTZ Times Reporter
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Police have made an arrest in the murder of a Delta pastor’s son who was shot and killed in Langley in February. Jesse River Hill, 23, of Surrey was arrested last week and faces a second degree murder charge in the death of 21-year-old Taylor Johnson. Johnson was found shot to death on Feb. 26 in a 200 Street home in Fernridge, which contained a grow-op. Johnson was the caretaker of the grow-op and Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) is saying the motive for the murder is a grow rip. “The accused and the Taylor did not know each other,” said IHIT’s Sgt. Jennifer Pound. “This was a senseless act.” Hill made his first appearance on Thursday in Surrey Provincial Court. He is also charged with break and enter with intent, disguise with intent and discharge of a firearm with intent. Taylor’s parents Paul and Wendi spoke to media at a press conference on Thursday at the RCMP E-Division headquarters. Continued Page 4
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