GUILTY Canada - Nancy Swenty, 33, Fisher Branch MB, 27 July 2011

[Sillybilly]

... the logo looks a bit like the "Mayhem" logo to me (JMO):
http://static.gigwise.com/gallery/mayhem-logo.jpg

You're good Hazel !! LOL ... was actually thinking of you when I made that post. Thanks.

 

[Hazel]

You're good Hazel !! LOL ... was actually thinking of you when I made that post. Thanks.

LOL sillybilly
I don't think it is that logo though, just looks a bit like it.

 

[Crosby87]

Arghh ... I lost a long post with links, but basically it was that some initial reports indicated McD and Nancy may have been travelling in her truck. If so, does McD not have his own transportation? If not, how was he planning a road trip to BC?

Does seem a very odd coincidence that in a community of 300 people, two of them vanish at the same time and one turns up dead. The public alert was issued July 30, so where was McD from the 27th until the 30th when people noticed his absence?

McD's FB pic shows him wearing a hoodie with a logo that contains a couple of crossbars that look like crossed hockey sticks. The jacket in the 2004 Sunshine Wood surveillance pic has a logo that, when enlarged, seems to contain a couple of crossbars, but it becomes too distorted when enlarged, so i really can't compare them very well.

Although an article said RMcD was a resident of Fisher Branch, his name isn't listed in the telephone directory or in the table of local business owners.

I doubt NS left voluntarily on a trip with RMcD because her mother and employer were expecting her on Thursday; however I'm glad RMcD notified the RCMP after the alert was issued.

http://www.411.ca/whitepages/Manitoba/Fisher-Branch?page=3.
http://www.rmoffisher.com/localbusiness.asp

 

[Sillybilly]

Although an article said RMcD was a resident of Fisher Branch, his name isn't listed in the telephone directory or in the table of local business owners.

I doubt NS left voluntarily on a trip with RMcD because her mother and employer were expecting her on Thursday; however I'm glad RMcD notified the RCMP after the alert was issued.

http://www.411.ca/whitepages/Manitoba/Fisher-Branch?page=3.
http://www.rmoffisher.com/localbusiness.asp

<bbm>

Absolutely agree re the trip. Had that been the case, i'm sure Nancy would have told friends/family/co-workers of her plans. What I was really getting at is it was initially suspected they were travelling together in Nancy's truck, why would it not have been suspected they were travelling together in McD's vehicle ... unless his was accounted for, or he does not have one. (Am i making any sense here? LOL)

 

[Crosby87]

<bbm>

Absolutely agree re the trip. Had that been the case, i'm sure Nancy would have told friends/family/co-workers of her plans. What I was really getting at is it was initially suspected they were travelling together in Nancy's truck, why would it not have been suspected they were travelling together in McD's vehicle ... unless his was accounted for, or he does not have one. (Am i making any sense here? LOL)

BBM

Because Nancy and her vehicle were both unaccounted for. If the pair left in RMcD's vehicle, Nancy's truck should have been left parked in her yard. MOO

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Swenty's case has generated plenty of discussion and rumours within her community. Just days after she disappeared, there was talk Swenty might be with another Fisher Branch resident, 51-year-old Russel Gordon McDiarmid, who had also seemingly vanished and had talked about going on a road trip to British Columbia.

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/lo...isher-branch-128659003.html?viewAllComments=y

 

[Crosby87]

BREAKING NEWS !!

Manhunt on for accused killer of Nancy Swenty A photo of RGMcD is in the report. (see link below)

-- RCMP in Manitoba have issued a warrant for the arrest of a 51-year-old man accused of second-degree murder in the death of Nancy Swenty.

Police have still not said how Swenty, 33, died.

She was reported missing from Fisher Branch, Man., on July 28.

Her car was found three days later and her body was recovered Aug. 29 near Poplarfield, about 25 kilometres from her home.

Nancy Swenty was reported missing after she failed to show up for work July 28. During a news conference Friday, RCMP said Russell Gordan McDiarmid had been charged.

However, they said he had not been arrested.

RCMP said McDiarmid may be on the move in a 2006 Ford Ranger pickup truck.

Members of the public were being advised not to approach him as he could be armed.

Police said McDiarmid was brought in for questioning shortly after Swenty's disappearance but was not arrested at that time.

RCMP say they have not been able to locate him since that contact.

Swenty was reported missing by her mother after she failed to show up for work.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2011/09/02/mb-swenty-suspect-110902.html

 

[Sillybilly]

BBM

Because Nancy and her vehicle were both unaccounted for. If the pair left in RMcD's vehicle, Nancy's truck should have been left parked in her yard. MOO

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Swenty's case has generated plenty of discussion and rumours within her community. Just days after she disappeared, there was talk Swenty might be with another Fisher Branch resident, 51-year-old Russel Gordon McDiarmid, who had also seemingly vanished and had talked about going on a road trip to British Columbia.

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/lo...isher-branch-128659003.html?viewAllComments=y

Bear with me here Bluesky I do know that Nancy and her vehicle were both unaccounted for. And, of course, McD also being unaccounted for may have absolutely nothing to do with Nancy's disappearance and death. If he is not officially ruled out however, i'm trying to figure out if he does or does not own a vehicle. Otherwise, why did LE suspect the two of them could be travelling together in her truck, as opposed to other possibilities of:

- them travelling together in a vehicle owned by McD while Nancy's vehicle was left elsewhere

- the two of them travelling in their two separate vehicles

Not expecting answers right now ... just have lots of questions:

If McD DOES own a vehicle, was it accounted for or not during his coincidental absence? Apparently he was not at his residence, or he would have been accounted for. If he was not home but his vehicle was, where was he without his vehicle and how did he get there?

On the other hand, if McD does NOT own a vehicle and was unaccounted for, where was he and how did he get there? Is he employed and if so, how does he get to work? Was he absent from both his residence and his employment, resulting in his whereabouts being in question? Did he normally ask others for rides? When he contacted LE, was he in Fisher Branch or elsewhere? etc, etc

ETA: Computer problems, so it took me hours to get this post up, only to read this Breaking News !!

 

[Crosby87]

Bear with me here Bluesky I do know that Nancy and her vehicle were both unaccounted for. And, of course, McD also being unaccounted for may have absolutely nothing to do with Nancy's disappearance and death. If he is not officially ruled out however, i'm trying to figure out if he does or does not own a vehicle. Otherwise, why did LE suspect the two of them could be travelling together in her truck, as opposed to other possibilities of:

- them travelling together in a vehicle owned by McD while Nancy's vehicle was left elsewhere

- the two of them travelling in their two separate vehicles

Not expecting answers right now ... just have lots of questions:

If McD DOES own a vehicle, was it accounted for or not during his coincidental absence? Apparently he was not at his residence, or he would have been accounted for. If he was not home but his vehicle was, where was he without his vehicle and how did he get there?

On the other hand, if McD does NOT own a vehicle and was unaccounted for, where was he and how did he get there? Is he employed and if so, how does he get to work? Was he absent from both his residence and his employment, resulting in his whereabouts being in question? Did he normally ask others for rides? When he contacted LE, was he in Fisher Branch or elsewhere? etc, etc

ETA: Computer problems, so it took me hours to get this post up, only to read this Breaking News !!

I couldn't find anything about McD beyond the fact that he knew the victim. I wonder what the nature of their relationship was? NS was 33 y.o. and McD 51 y.o. so they could have been romantically involved.

I searched the SO registry in MB for high offenders and his name wasn't on it.

Here is the latest report which sheds some light on what the RCMP found at the abandoned farmhouse....

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Police have issued a warrant for a suspect in the murder of 33-year-old Nancy Swenty.

Officers said that Russell Gordon McDiarmid, 51, of Fisher Branch faces a charge for second-degree murder.

RCMP blocked off a road to search an abandoned house in the community of Fraserwood Thursday night.

A tip led to the search of the area.

Michael Dudek said he received a phone call around 1 a.m. on Thursday. The caller didn't say their name, but told Dudek he'd find a present waiting for him at an abandoned farmhouse in Fraserwood. Dudek said he went with his friend Sid Mitchell to check it out.

"We walked into the field by the truck and as soon as we looked through the window we (saw) a rifle on the seat wrapped in a camouflage tarp and you could see a bag full of bullets and a clip and there was a note tucked into it," said Mitchell.

The note was from Russell McDiarmid and was addressed to Dudek. It said the rifle was repayment for a loan. In the note, McDiarmid went on to say goodbye.

"You know, he said, ‘I didn't kill anybody. I'm not going to jail for something I didn't do,'" said Dudek.

Dudek and Mitchell immediately called police after finding the items. Dudek said in the note McDiarmid said he was taking his shotgun and leaving.

Dudek said he and McDiarmid were once roommates at the farmhouse, now abandoned, near where Swenty's truck was found abandoned at the end of July.

Neighbours told CTV Winnipeg that RCMP searched the vacant house and surrounding property early Thursday morning.

The area searched by police is about 7 km from where Swenty's abandoned red truck was found on July 31.

RCMP said McDiarmid is possibly armed and may be traveling in a stolen 2006 Ford Ranger pickup truck.

Officers advised people not to approach him.

Anyone with information on his location is asked to call police or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Read more at: http://winnipeg.ctv.ca/servlet/an/l...wood_invest_110902/20110902/?hub=WinnipegHome

 

[Sillybilly]

Armed and dangerous -- would be nice to know the colour of the Ford Ranger, huh?

 

[Valleyboy]

Armed and dangerous -- would be nice to know the colour of the Ford Ranger, huh?

From a link in a previous post. # 26

RCMP said McDiarmid may be on the move in a grey 2006 Ford Ranger pickup truck.

 

[Crosby87]

Armed and dangerous -- would be nice to know the colour of the Ford Ranger, huh?

McD reported in person to the RCMP detachment before Nancy&#8217;s body was found so her case wasn&#8217;t upgraded from a &#8220;missing person&#8217;s" case&#8221; to a &#8220;homicide&#8221; case until her body was recovered at the end of August. Without sufficient evidence, I suppose the RCMP had to let McD go after he came in and "cleared his name" but it's too bad they didn't do more.
That would have been the ideal time to offer McD to take a lie detector test. I mean of course McD is going to deny he knows where NS is but as you have said, there was good reason to suspect McD so perhaps the RCMP should have sharpened the tools in their toolbox before they let him go. Now the RCMP are in a frenzy because he is armed, dangerous, a serious threat to the public, and his whereabouts is unknown.

Maybe McD stole the truck after he denied knowing her whereabouts. Would be nice to know which RCMP detachment McD reported in person to.

I doubt RCMP will get a second chance at McD - I think he will turn the gun on himself to avoid criminal charges.

 

[revampz]

I agree, sounds like this guy is going to commit suicide

 

[Crosby87]

Dudek said he and McDiarmid were once roommates at the farmhouse, now abandoned, near where Swenty's truck was found abandoned at the end of July!

 

[Crosby87]

I agree, sounds like this guy is going to commit suicide

His other choice is to surrender himself to the police.

Did they release the license plate numbers on the truck McD stole ?

I have no idea where RCMP suspect McD might be and what direction he is travelling in but the warrant for his arrest is Canada-wide.

If the RCMP/Police can specify the area he was last seen in and which direction they believe he is travelling in, they should IMO.

 

[Crosby87]

Some new information in this article&#8230;.

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Mounties have provided few details on the relationship between Swenty and McDiarmid, though spokeswoman Sgt. Line Karpish said Friday that they were apparently not romantically involved.

"I understood they knew each other through a mutual person, and that they were quite closely connected," Karpish said, refusing to speculate on a possible motive for the slaying or to say how Swenty was killed.

&#8220;Police said McDiarmid is possibly armed and may be travelling in red 2006 Ford Ranger pickup truck that was stolen on Aug. 31.

Karpish said investigators believe McDiarmid is alive and may be travelling to British Columbia, where he is originally from.

http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/09/02/suspect-sought-in-swenty-slaying

 

[Sillybilly]

While his note makes him sound like a suicide in the works, IMO this guy is ballsy (sp??) and conniving, so it could just be a red-herring. I'm going to hazard a guess he will in fact head west to BC. Nights are getting colder, and with winter around the corner, the prairie and eastern provinces won't be very accommodating, but ... BC will still be mild enough for someone to live outdoors throughout the fall and probably into the early part of winter. Gives him time to make plans as to what to do next.

JMO

 

[Sillybilly]

Sheesh !! Is this 2006 Ford Ranger grey or red?? Pretty important detail with this guy on the lam.

If he stole the truck, then he's probably changed the plates already. The Hope RCMP detachment should be on the alert ... there are 3 main BC highways that converge there that would bring him into the Lower Mainland where he could get nicely lost for a long time.

 

[Crosby87]

While his note makes him sound like a suicide in the works, IMO this guy is ballsy (sp??) and conniving, so it could just be a red-herring. I'm going to hazard a guess he will in fact head west to BC. Nights are getting colder, and with winter around the corner, the prairie and eastern provinces won't be very accommodating, but ... BC will still be mild enough for someone to live outdoors throughout the fall and probably into the early part of winter. Gives him time to make plans as to what to do next.

JMO

RMcD stole the truck 3 days after NS's body was recovered so it looks like RMcD was in or near Fisher Branch when he responded to the alert issued on July 30. RMCD is a native of BC which explains why he didn't have any roots and I couldn't find any family connections for him in Fisher Branch.

It will be very difficult for McD to purchase the gas and food etc he needs especially if he is travelling alone. If he has an ATM card, he will have to use a machine in a truck stop or credit union in a small town which is traceable. RMcD knows contact with his family will be very risky so I think he is trapped and very dangerous.

Timeline:

July 27, 5 p.m.: Nancy Swenty was last seen at her home. (Wednesday)

July 28: Failed to show up for work. Family members filed a missing person report.

July 30: RCMP issued an alert for 51-year-old Russell Gordon McDiarmid, who they believed Swenty may have been travelling with. Just hours later, McDiarmid contacted police and did not know Swenty&#8217;s whereabouts.

July 31: Police find Swenty&#8217;s red 1990 Chevrolet S10 pickup truck near an abandoned farmhouse in Fraserwood.

August 28: RCMP recover human remains near Poplarfield after a civilian search team found evidence the day before. Area had not been searched by police.

Aug. 30: An autopsy is conducted in Winnipeg on the remains found in Poplarfield. Foul play is suspected.

Aug. 31: Authorities confirm the remains are those of Swenty and that her death is believed to be a homicide. Case upgraded from missing person's case to murder investigation.

August 31: RMcD steals a truck and fleas. He is reported to have relatives in B.C.

September 1: RCMP search an abandoned farmhouse in Fraserwood where RMcD once lived.
RMcD's ex-roommate Michael Dudek said he received a phone call around 1 a.m. on Thursday. The caller didn't say their name, but the person told Dudek he'd find a present waiting for him at an abandoned farmhouse in Fraserwood. Dudek said he went with his friend Sid Mitchell to check it out. Note found in which McD states he is not guilty of murder and doesn't want to go to jail for something he didn't do. McD left a gun to MD to repay a loan he gave him.

September 2: RCMP charge McD with second degree murder and issue a Canada-wide warrant for his arrest.

September 5: Nancy Sweny's funeral service

 

[KMouse]

http://www.winnipegsun.com/2011/09/02/details-on-swenty-murder-coming-this-afternoon#disqus_thread

As per the previous posts, this is a Winnipeg Sun article on Russell McD.

Sounds like Russell McD was in the interlake region very recently.
The only way for him to get around is to steal vehicles and/or gas.

If he were to head north there is nowhere to go. South will take him into Winnipeg.

If he were to try to head east to Ontario he would have to come up to Winnipeg to get onto Hwy 1 east through Kenora.

More likely he would head west and there are a few highway choices to drive on.

 

[Crosby87]

http://www.winnipegsun.com/2011/09/02/details-on-swenty-murder-coming-this-afternoon#disqus_thread

As per the previous posts, this is a Winnipeg Sun article on Russell McD.

Sounds like Russell McD was in the interlake region very recently.
The only way for him to get around is to steal vehicles and/or gas.

If he were to head north there is nowhere to go. South will take him into Winnipeg.

If he were to try to head east to Ontario he would have to come up to Winnipeg to get onto Hwy 1 east through Kenora.

More likely he would head west and there are a few highway choices to drive on.

Here is some new information that was in the Winnipeg Sun article,

- Police believe McD stole the 2006 Ford Ranger pickup truck Aug. 31 from the Balaton Beach area, which is east of Arborg. http://www.gimlicommunityweb.com/maps/south_interlake.php

- Investigators strongly believe he is alive, Karpish said, and “could be travelling to B.C."

- Though RCMP are mum on the Fraserwood connection, area resident Mike Dudek said cops converged at an abandoned farmhouse in the area because of a phone call made by McDiarmid to his son early Thursday.

In the call to his son, also named Mike Dudek, McDiarmid said he had left something for him in a damaged pickup truck outside the farmhouse where he and the younger Dudek previously lived together, the elder Dudek said.

“Russell told him he had left him a little gift in the old truck,” he said, adding his son and friend Sid Mitchell went to look inside the pickup several hours later and found a “partially wrapped up” firearm. “There was a fair bit of ammunition and clips, and along with that was a note to Michael. The note was stating something like, ‘Here’s something for you for the money I owe you.’ Dudek added the note appeared to suggest McDiarmid was leaving the area.