Canada- Daniel Joseph Fawcett, 52, Musician (Formerly of Helix band) Found deceased (homicide) in Gibbons Park, London, Ontario, 6 Nov. 2022

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Weekend death in London, Ont. deemed homicide: London police

London police are now calling the death of a man in a London park on Sunday morning a homicide, and have identified the victim as a 52-year-old man. First responders were initially called Sunday around 6:45 a.m. to Gibbons Park for a report of an unresponsive man.

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https://www.londonpolice.ca/en/news/death-22-106574.aspx

''DEATH INVESTIGATION #22-106574
Ongoing Investigation

UPDATE – LONDON, ON (November 7, 2022) – Members of the London Police Service Major Crime Section continue to investigate the suspicious death of an adult male. Police can now confirm that this death has been deemed a homicide.

An unresponsive man was located on Grosvenor Street shortly before 7 a.m., yesterday morning and was pronounced deceased a short time later.

The deceased has been identified as Daniel Joseph Fawcett, 52, of London.

Investigators are interested in speaking with anyone who may have been in the 0-100 block of Grosvenor Street between 2 – 7 a.m., on Sunday, November 6, 2022, or who may have information that could assist with the investigation.

Anyone with information in relation to this incident is asked to call the London Police Service at (519) 661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Information can also be sent in online anonymously to London Elgin Middlesex Crime Stoppers.''

 

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/so-tragic-friends-mourn-former-helix-guitarist-slain-sunday-in-gibbons-park-1.6644545

''London's fifth homicide victim this year has been identified as Daniel Fawcett, 52, of London, a former member of the band Helix.

Fawcett was a well-known local musician, who most recently was part of Tim 'E' and the Yes Men, an Elvis Presley tribute band. He had been part of the successful Kitchener, Ont., hard rock band Helix from 2002 to 2004.

"He wouldn't hurt a flea. He was one of the biggest kind-hearted guys that ever walked the planet, and to take him away from his beautiful daughter, and everybody that loves him, is just such an awful thing," said Tim Hendry, an Elvis tribute artist and close friend of Fawcett, who lives and performs in Pigeon Forge, Tenn.

"We need everybody's help to try to locate and find the person that took him from us and took him from his beautiful daughter," Hendry said. "We need everybody in London to bond together and try to find this piece of sh-t."

Investigators with the London Police Service are hoping to speak with anyone who may have been in the 0-100 block of Grosvenor Street between 2 and 7 a.m., on Sunday, or who may have information that could help with the investigation.''

Tim Hendry, left, performing with Daniel Fawcett in Niagara Falls, Ont., as part of an Elvis Presley tribute act, Tim 'E' & the Yes Men. (Tim Hendry/Facebook)

 

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He was found at the Grosvenor entrance to Gibbons Park. While somewhat close to busy 'Richmond Row' restaurant and bar strip it's still a bit removed and that location wouldn't be visible to any area residents. It's treed and down a hill. Was he meeting someone at the park or was he dumped there?

“I heard subdued voices overnight,” said Doug Gerber, adding hearing people in the park on weekend evenings wasn’t unusual, but the voices didn’t sound like the usual “hooting and hollering” from the late night bar crowd.

Gerber said he didn’t hear any gunshots or other commotion.

Park death confirmed as homicide, victim was a London man: Police

 

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Friends mourn well-known musician as homicide probe continues

From metal riffs to chicken picks, London guitarist Dan (Dutch) Fawcett could play it all.

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''London’s tight-knit music community is struggling to come to terms with how Fawcett met a violent end in a London park during the weekend.

Emergency responders called around 7 a.m. Sunday to the Grosvenor Street entrance of Gibbons Park found Fawcett unresponsive, police said, and he was pronounced dead a short time later.''

“He and I travelled together all the time and we just formed a bond that was inseparable. He was like a brother to me and I’m going to miss him so much. I loved him dearly,” Hendry said Tuesday from his home in Pigeon Forge, Tenn.

The COVID-19 pandemic was tough on Fawcett, who, like most musicians, was put out of work when live-music venues were forced to shutter.
But Hendry said he spoke with Fawcett last week and invited him to Tennessee.''

''Several officers surrounded a white blanket on the ground just a few metres from the road leading into the parking lot before the covering was removed to reveal the body of a man wearing black pants and a black backpack, Maljkovic said.
“He looked like he had no shirt on,” she said of the deceased man.''

''Maljkovic said she and her mother had heard frequent yelling coming from the park in recent nights but doesn’t know whether it’s connected to the homicide.''

 

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Judge acquits man in killing of ex-Helix guitarist at London park

The case was a glimpse into London’s drug culture and a clear example of how important technology has become to police investigations.

torontosun.com

Jun 26, 2025

Daniel Fawcett was fatally stabbed on Nov. 6, 2022, in Gibbons Park. He played for several bands in his decades-long career. (Photo: Facebook)

''Craig Allan’s explanation about what he knew about the death of London musician Daniel Fawcett “did not make sense.”
''But, the judge said, the key Crown witness, “is an accomplished liar.”
In the final analysis, Superior Court Justice Patricia Moore didn’t believe either Allan, 50, or the associate who was with him in the early morning hours of Nov. 6, 2022, when Fawcett was stabbed to death in Gibbons Park.

“In the end, when I consider the evidence presented in totality, I am left with a reasonable doubt and must therefore find Mr. Allan not guilty to the offence of second-degree murder,” she said in her decision to acquit him.'

 

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Judge acquits man in killing of ex-Helix guitarist at London park

The case was a glimpse into London’s drug culture and a clear example of how important technology has become to police investigations.

torontosun.com

Jun 26, 2025
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Daniel Fawcett was fatally stabbed on Nov. 6, 2022, in Gibbons Park. He played for several bands in his decades-long career. (Photo: Facebook)

''Craig Allan’s explanation about what he knew about the death of London musician Daniel Fawcett “did not make sense.”
''But, the judge said, the key Crown witness, “is an accomplished liar.”
In the final analysis, Superior Court Justice Patricia Moore didn’t believe either Allan, 50, or the associate who was with him in the early morning hours of Nov. 6, 2022, when Fawcett was stabbed to death in Gibbons Park.

“In the end, when I consider the evidence presented in totality, I am left with a reasonable doubt and must therefore find Mr. Allan not guilty to the offence of second-degree murder,” she said in her decision to acquit him.'

This must be tough on Daniel's family....not having anyone convicted of his murder.

 

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Judge acquits man in killing of ex-Helix guitarist at London park

The case was a glimpse into London’s drug culture and a clear example of how important technology has become to police investigations.

torontosun.com

Jun 26, 2025
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Daniel Fawcett was fatally stabbed on Nov. 6, 2022, in Gibbons Park. He played for several bands in his decades-long career. (Photo: Facebook)

''Craig Allan’s explanation about what he knew about the death of London musician Daniel Fawcett “did not make sense.”
''But, the judge said, the key Crown witness, “is an accomplished liar.”
In the final analysis, Superior Court Justice Patricia Moore didn’t believe either Allan, 50, or the associate who was with him in the early morning hours of Nov. 6, 2022, when Fawcett was stabbed to death in Gibbons Park.

“In the end, when I consider the evidence presented in totality, I am left with a reasonable doubt and must therefore find Mr. Allan not guilty to the offence of second-degree murder,” she said in her decision to acquit him.'

I'm confused. She didn't believe either of them but found him not guilty. So now they both walk.