However, we do know that an ambulance eventually arrived at the bridge where Christopher Smith was, but no ambulance was said to have arrived at the payphone the police traced the call to and found the suspect's blood in.
Does that mean that the suspect might have initially been a victim?
I don't want to get banned for breaking any rules. However, as I said, I expect that Diehl's lawyers will portray this case as self-defence.
I am not going to dox the suspect, but if you google a diminutive of his first name plus his surname and Vancouver, you find info on a man of the same age who seems to have had a respectable professional career and also involvement in a youth-oriented organization. Plenty of reasons not to want that sort of sexual activity exposed.
The culture towards homosexuality (not sure whether that is the correct word today) in the 1990s was quite different. There were no rights, and no one to argue for rights. I'm looking forward to hearing facts about what happened that night.
I would add, if I've found the same person, they are the correct age, but would never be expected to be associated with this crime. So, maybe it's not him...not sure how media will confirm or deny. I guess someone in the know would have to make a statement, eg 'that's someone else'.
Sometimes, crime associates itself with someone, rather than that person associating themself with crime, if you get my drift.
I agree. I'm thinking more about the years it often takes before a trial. The person is likely out on bail already, and it might turn out no one will officially say anything until the trial.
If this case plays out the way I think it will, it will probably get a lot of publicity and generate controversy.
Yes, I can see that.
I don't recall much about the cousin except I think he was a teenager at the time and that he flagged down passing cars after his cousin was stabbed. I wish I had a Newspapers.Com membership. I remember this case got a lot of coverage back in 1996 in the Ottawa Citizen.
There is a recording of the 911 call as well. I don't know about the knife. I would imagine there were two knives, as both Smith and Diehl were stabbed or cut. I'm guessing that Smith's knife was still there when cops arrived and Diehl probably took his knife away and disposed of it later.
These days, it's usually distant relatives who submit their DNA into genealogy sites. So a descendent of one's great-great-grandmother and a grandchild of your grandfather's 4th cousin once removed come up as having some of the same DNA as was found at the crime scene.
OK. By the photographic evidence, it is safe to say now that the man I found online actually is the suspect in the crime. This video confirms his identity.
"I wouldn’t consider him the most friendly neighbour to say the least"...hmmm.
That doesn't necessarily mean he's another Gilgo Beach Murderer or EARONS, though. Maybe they just had a beef over some neighborly issue, or the suspect just wanted privacy. My neighbours would probably say the same thing about me, as I just grunt and nod at them whenever I see them.
