The following story comes from Canadian TV network CTV. Walt has abbreviated it somewhat, and deleted the name of the perpetrator of not one but two murders.
A man from the Vancouver area has been found guilty of second-degree murder more than four years after his pregnant wife was found dead in a Lower Mainland waterway.
On Friday just before midday, the British Columbia Supreme Court also found [the man] guilty of tampering with a dead body. His wife was several months into her pregnancy when she died.
The court heard evidence that security cameras captured [the man] buying a lighter on the night that his wife vanished. He had told police that he was at home all evening. A pathologist in the trial testified that the victim was most likely strangled and then burned before being dumped in the water near Delta, B.C.
During the trial, the court was told that [the man] behaved strangely and had been inconsistent with police. Prosecutors said that [the man] attempted to feign concern about his wife's disappearance while attempting to cover up his crime. The court was told that he inundated police with calls about possible suspects, including the victim's brother.
Walt's question: What kind of sick individual could murder not just his wife but his unborn child? For the answer, click here to read the CTV story.
Walt's follow-up questions: What do you suppose would motivate someone in his right mind -- for apparently insanity was not raised as a defence at the trial -- to do such a terrible thing? Do you suppose it had anything to do with the gender of the unborn child?
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