CANADA Krystal Senyk,29,Whitehorse, shot dead by RCMP's most wanted,Ronald Jeffrey Bax, 2 March 1992

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Speaking on the phone from her home in a small Alberta town near the U.S. border, Campbell, 78, is adamant about the fact the man who killed her daughter is still alive.

She hopes renewed attention on the case will lead to information that will lead to the arrest of the prime and only suspect in the case.

“I don’t care if it goes to 50 years (until he is found),” she said.
Whitehorse Daily Star: ‘A mother should never have to go through this’
“You have to find that man; he is a murderer.”

It has been over 24 years since Krystal Senyk was shot to death in her cabin on the Tagish Road in Carcross.

The prime suspect, Ronald Jeffrey Bax, has never been apprehended.

He was charged with first-degree murder not long after Senyk’s death on March 1, 1992.

The RCMP continue to follow up on tips from the public, but so far, it hasn’t been fruitful.

He remains on the RCMP’s most wanted list, with a Canada-wide warrant out for his arrest.

On March 2, 1992, one of Senyk’s co-workers phoned the police, concerned she had not shown up to work.

At 11 a.m. that day, RCMP officers found Senyk dead in her cabin.

A coroner’s inquest later determined she had been killed by a single gunshot wound to the chest. The exact time of death remains unknown.

Senyk had been increasingly concerned about her safety in the days leading to her death.

She had been helping Bax’s then-wife, as the two were separating.

Not knowing where Bax was and whether he would strike again, 16 people were put under police protection.
 
Lengthy..
A Yukon mystery
Late on March 1st, 1992, Ronald Jeffrey Bax entered Krystal Senyk's home on Tagish Road near the small town of Carcross.

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"Armed with a high-calibre rifle Bax was intent on harming Senyk, who had just visited Bax's soon-to-be ex-wife at a women's transition home in downtown Whitehorse that evening.

Some people believe Bax directly blamed Senyk for his marital problems and impending divorce.

What the public knows is that at some point in the early hours of March 2nd, Bax pointed his rifle at Senyk's chest and fired, killing her and triggering one of the largest RCMP manhunts in Yukon history.

Bax, 30 at the time, was charged with first-degree murder on March 5th.

He was never found."
 
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Whitehorse Daily Star: Woman is shot; RCMP hunt for murder suspect
"Krystal Senyk was found shot in her home. Ronald Jeffrey Bax, age 30 in 1992, is charged with the first-degree murder of Senyk. He has never been apprehended and has been missing since the murder in March 1992. STAR File Photo

"Police are searching for Ronald Jeffrey Bax, 30, calling him a suspect in the homicide. He is described as having blond hair and a moustache and blue eyes. He is five feet, nine inches tall (175cm), weighs 165 pounds (75kg) and is considered armed and dangerous.

There were domestic problems involving the marriage break-up between Ron and Lynn Bax, RCMP Staff-Sgt. Mick Ryan confirmed this morning. Senyk was Lynn Bax' best friend during this period.

Senyk and Lynn Bax, (formerly Blaikie) first met at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ont., in 1985. Lynn had previously worked in the Yukon, and returned here in 1986, where she met Ron. Senyk came to the Yukon about four years ago to visit her friend, was offered a job for the city as an engineer, and decided to stay. Ryan said police are protecting 16 people involved in the dispute, but can't reveal where they are now.

Police attended the Yukon government building Monday afternoon and removed one of these people, and searched several homes in Whitehorse for Bax. Around 6 p.m. the emergency response team stormed Bax's residence, also on the Tagish Road, but he was not inside. Police seized several rifles from inside the residence for safekeeping, Cpl. MacDougall said.

A search of the area around Bax's and Senyk's residences turned up nothing, and was called off around 9:30 p.m. It resumed this morning but conditions are difficult, Ryan said. The snow has frozen into a hard crust which makes movement easy, but tracking difficult. This, combined with high winds in the area, will make it extremely difficult for police dog Nine and his handler to make progress, Ryan said.

Police believe Bax is alone or in the company of another person because both his vehicles were at the home. Bax is very familiar with the bush and weapons and has worked as a big game guide. He is also a taxidermist, carver and sculptor. He operated Northern Sculpture out of Carcross.

Helicopters and planes are being used, and 25 officers are involved in the investigation, he said. Carcross residents, are stunned by the murder.

"Ryan said police are not certain how long Senyk was dead before she was discovered. There are nine hours of time unaccounted for between when she was last seen and when the body was found.

She was shot with a high-calibre rifle. An autopsy will be performed in Vancouver. Bax still remains at large."
 
Wanted by the RCMP: Ronald Jeffrey Bax | Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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WANTED

  • First Degree Murder
Ronald Jeffrey Bax
Wanted on Canada-wide warrant for first degree murder.

In cooperation with the FBI

RCMP File: 92GE08697

Around the town of Carcross, Yukon Territory, Ronald was known as a sculptor, taxidermist, outdoorsman and an expert with guns. Now he's known as a suspected killer. After a long history of marital discord and allegations of spousal abuse, Ronald's wife, Lynn, sought refuge in a shelter for battered women on March 1, 1992. Her only visitor that night was her best friend, Krystal Senyk. Theirs was a close friendship that sources say Bax deeply resented. When Krystal returned to her home at around 11 p.m. someone was lying in wait for her. A single shot from close range left Krystal dead in the doorway of her own home. Ronald Bax vanished immediately and is the only known suspect in the murder. Bax has family in Michigan and there is a strong possibility that he is hiding somewhere in the U.S. -- (text from Unsolved Mysteries TM, originally aired Dec. 1, 1995). Date Issued: 96-07-08 (Canada/USA Fugitive Group, International Liaison Branch, RCMP HQ)

Personal description Additional photos
Warnings
Take no action to apprehend this person yourself. Report any information to the nearest RCMP detachment or the police in your area or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Considered to be:

  • Armed and dangerous
 
Thanks for starting this thread! Just to say for anyone else who drops by -- I'm a published author working on a non-fiction book about this murder... I'm collaborating with Myles Dolphin, who has been posting our progress on the above url (www.whathappenedtoronbax.com)

It is likely Bax surfaced in 2015 in Rena Lara, Mississippi ... if anyone lives or researches near that area, please reach out. We need all the help we can get!

The newspaper has taken down the link to this article, but I still have it in my files from correspondence with the reporter, Rebekah...



Man wanted by Canadian police may be in county


By Rebekah M. Yearout The Press Register | Posted: Friday, March 13, 2015 4:33 pm


A man wanted by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for first-degree murder may be living in Rena Lara.


Ronald Jeffrey Bax, who has been wanted by the RCMP for first-degree murder since the early 1990s, goes under several aliases, including Spencer Clark and Spencer Jones, according to a Clarksdale woman whose ex-husband let Bax move into their home and Bax stayed a year, even after the couple divorced. She said she knows it was Bax because she found an information card with the name Ronald Jeffrey Bax on it. The woman has given tips to CrimeStoppers.


Sheriff Charles Jones said they did go to Rena Lara, but “it wasn’t the right guy.”


“We got a lead, and we’re looking into the lead,” Jones said. He added he couldn’t comment any more on it as the case is under investigation.


Deputy Will Rooker said they did not make any arrests in Rena Lara, but said they did detain an individual for questioning.


Ever since the man one woman believes to be Bax moved in with the couple, this lady felt uncomfortable, and she did research trying to find something on Bax. He turned up on the Most Wanted List for RCMP. She also wanted him out of her home because he was dealing drugs, and her then-husband wouldn’t kick him out.


“The biggest reason the residents of Rena Lara won’t turn him in is because he pays for their drugs, and he has an endless supply of money,” she said. “I feel like it has not been investigated to the fullest, because he supplies them with drugs.”


The woman added that he looks the same today as he does in the front-page picture, with a little more gray hair and a short beard.


Bax has been listed on America’s Most Wanted as well. His birthday is in November 1961, and he has natural blond hair and blue eyes. He’s 5’7” and weighs about 150 pounds, according to information on the RCMP website.


An investigator with Rocky Mounted National Police said he spoke to the Coahoma County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday, and he said they had arrested a Barry Spencer Clark, but he said the fingerprints he sent of Bax’s to Coahoma County didn’t match Clark’s. He said the only set of prints he has for Bax is from the 1980s.


The woman who possibly lived with Bax said he had suffered serious burns on his hands. However, he still has an identifying tattoo on his right shoulder of a winged horse.


Bax is wanted for murdering a friend of his wife’s, according to the RCMP site.
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