Here is the latest and time line,
I did not have time to read every post, hope I am not repeating anything.
EDMONTON (CP) - Liana White's body was too decomposed for the medical examiner to determine how she died, Edmonton police said Tuesday.
The partially clothed body of the pregnant 29-year-old hospital clerk was found in a ditch by a farmer's field Sunday, five days after she was reported missing. Her husband Michael White has been charged with second-degree murder. White is also charged with committing an indignity to a dead body.
"It was in a state of decomposition hence the undetermined cause of death," Det. Michael Campeau announced at a news conference.
He wouldn't comment on whether White was stabbed or strangled but did say, "There are signs on the body she was involved in a struggle."
When asked about a motive, the veteran detective would only say, "We are still working on that. There are still many leads to follow up on."
The comments came only hours after an exhausted-looking Michael White made his first court appearance where he reserved plea on the charges against him.
White closed his eyes and winced as the charges were read out.
Outside court, his lawyer, Larry Anderson, was tight-lipped.
"We are anxious to answer these allegations," said Anderson, a former president of the Law Society of Alberta.
"The matter has simply been put over for a few weeks so they can find a prosecutor and then we can get enough information so we can begin formulating our defence."
White showed little emotion as he scanned the courtroom while the charges were read. His next court appearance is July 26.
Campeau said the families of both Michael and Liana have been devastated by the developments. Their daughter, Ashley, 3, was believed to be in the custody of Liana's mother, he said.
"It's not a victory for the police service. It's just a tragic day for two families. We're not here to celebrate anything. Unfortunately it's a tragedy for both sets of families. Liana's mom is not doing well at all."
Campeau said he felt especially sorry for little Ashley.
"I do. She's lost both her mom and dad."
Liana White's Ford Explorer was found abandoned just blocks from her home with her purse, shoes and cellphone scattered nearby.
Nothing appeared to have been taken, nor were there any signs of a struggle.
After days of fruitless searching by police, the body was discovered by a crew of volunteers, including White.
Earlier that day he said his nights since Liana's disappearance alternated between nightmares and sleeplessness.
"If they're thinking it was the husband, forget the husband. Let's find my wife," he told a reporter, adding that he feared the worst.
"I want people to know she was an outstanding person who contributed to the community," he said. "There's no reason why this should have happened."
Neighbours and co-workers of the Whites were in shock, describing the couple as normal people who held barbecues, worked on fixing up their house and helped out their friends.
The manager of the truck repair shop where White worked for almost three years said he just can't believe his friend and colleague had been charged with murder.
Some of the other employees at the shop helped White search for his wife.
"We're all in shock and awe. I wouldn't have seen it coming for a million years," said Rob Hansen, who added he had spent time socially with the couple.
"We all thought he was a very solid person, which makes us very distraught. She was always smiling and happy. This has hit everybody like a ton of bricks."
Another colleague, Aaron Coulter, said he still can't believe his friend is in jail charged with murder.
He remembered White occasionally bringing his wife around the truck repair shop.
"We never would have expected anything from him like this. He was an 'everybody's best friend' kind of guy. He would do anything for you. Stick around late to help you," Coulter said.
"They always got along great as far as I could see. He was a good family man."
Michael and Liana White met at a nightclub in 1998, not long after she moved to Edmonton from Kelowna, B.C., and while he was still working in the Canadian military.
They had a small wedding in 2000, and a year later, welcomed a daughter. The couple sometimes spoke of returning to his hometown of Mar, Ont.
Published reports say the couple were heavily in debt, with liens on two vehicles and a $166,000 mortgage on a $170,000 house. Campeau wouldn't comment on the couple's finances, saying it was part of the continuing investigation.
The fact that Liana was four months pregnant has prompted chilling comparisons to Scott Peterson, a California man convicted of killing his wife, Laci, and their unborn child.
Campeau said police could charge White only in the mother's death.
"Unfortunately, in Canada you can't charge a person with the death of an unborn baby," he said.
The charge of committing an indignity to a dead body was laid because White's body was disposed of improperly.
Events leading to the arrest of Michael White, charged with second-degree murder in the death of his wife, Liana:
July 12 - Just before 7:30 a.m., a passerby reports to police that Liana White's brown 1991 Ford Explorer is in a north-side parking lot near her home. The driver's-side door is open and her belongings are strewn nearby, but there is no sign of a struggle. Her wallet is missing. Michael White says he last saw Liana at 6:15 a.m., when she left for work, dressed in her green medical scrubs, to her hospital clerking job. Police search the surrounding area with no luck. After Liana White's disappearance is publicized, two witnesses come forward to say they saw the SUV in the parking lot before 6:15 a.m.
July 13 - Michael White, in a TV interview, makes a tearful public appeal: "If whoever has her, or if she is out there and you see me, just stay there and we will find you. I will find you."
July 14 - Police continue the search, but say they do not have evidence a crime has been committed. White tells reporters he is frustrated and plans to start searching for her himself. "My sorrow has now become anger," he says.
July 15 - Police announce they will broaden their search the following day with search and rescue teams with dogs in the fields and bush north of the Whites' home. White is reinterviewed by police and, along with family and friends, begins his own search.
July 16 - Police search the White home a second time, saying it's routine.
July 17 - Michael White responds to speculation he was involved in Liana's disappearance, telling a reporter: "If they're thinking it was the husband, forget the husband. Let's find my wife." He says he was thrilled when he learned she was pregnant with their second child and says he may have been wrong about the time she left that fateful morning. Around 5 p.m., his search team, looking in a different area from the police search, reports a body in a ditch by a farmer's field on the city's northeast outskirts. Police refuse to release details on the body and seize White's truck.
July 18 - Police charge White with second-degree murder and indignity to a dead body, but still do not officially identify the corpse found by the search team.
July 19 - A week after his wife disappeared, Michael White, shackled and in prison overalls, is haggard and impassive as he formally appears in provincial court to answer the charges. He reserves plea and is remanded in custody until his next appearance on July 26.
source:
http://www.630ched.com/news/news.cfm?dir=national&file=n071945A&n=1
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I know........it really just blows my mind that some idiot actually thought by changing it up a bit (not using water as a disposal site)........he looked less obvious. And just when he thought they weren't going to find her, he decided to move things along and point 'his' group in the right direction............:doh:
He's the cad who gave Cassie the instructions on how to kidnap your Cat!" :innocent:
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