Uploaded April 2010 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago
Nina Louise Courtepatte, 13, died from blunt force trauma on April 3rd, 2005.
Charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping and aggravated sexual assault were Michael Erin Briscoe, 34, Joseph Wesley Laboucan, 19, and three teens not identified by provision of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
On April 4th, 2005 a groundskeeper inspecting the fourth fairway of the Edmonton Springs Golf Course Resort, located 30 km west of downtown Edmonton, found a teen's body as the winter's snow was receding.
Initial reports placed the girl's age as between 14 and 15, but Stony Plain and Spruce Grove RCMP were unable to say if she was native or Hispanic.
Due to the severity of the beating, dental records were required to identify her. Police believed she was killed no more than two weeks before she was found.
Four people were charged with first-degree murder. They included two adults and two 17-year-olds, one of them female. Police said the two 17-year-olds were known to the victim.
Two days later, police charged a fifth person with first-degree murder. As RCMP charged a 16-year-old Edmonton girl, they also announced they were investigating a sixth person in connection with the death. Police did not explain the role of the sixth person, nor did they identify age or gender.
Charged with first-degree murder were Michael Erin Briscoe, 34, and Joseph Wesley Laboucan, 19. The three teens charged were not identified by provision of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
With the exception of Laboucan, who is from Fort St. John, B.C., all the suspects were from Edmonton.
As the case against the five persons charged was developing, one of them spoke to a local radio station about the event.
Joe Laboucan told 630 CHED Radio that Nina was lured to the golf course and was hit on the head from behind, and that four people were in on the attack.
Laboucan denied that he and a 16-year-old girl took part in the assault, and they ignored Nina's pleas for help for fear that they would also die.
Laboucan also revealed that a wrench and a hammer were used to bludgeon Courtepatte to death. He said Courtepatte and another person got into a confrontation, then others joined in beating her.
Nina Louise Courtepatte, 13, died from blunt force trauma on April 3rd, 2005.
Charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping and aggravated sexual assault were Michael Erin Briscoe, 34, Joseph Wesley Laboucan, 19, and three teens not identified by provision of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
On April 4th, 2005 a groundskeeper inspecting the fourth fairway of the Edmonton Springs Golf Course Resort, located 30 km west of downtown Edmonton, found a teen's body as the winter's snow was receding.
Initial reports placed the girl's age as between 14 and 15, but Stony Plain and Spruce Grove RCMP were unable to say if she was native or Hispanic.
Due to the severity of the beating, dental records were required to identify her. Police believed she was killed no more than two weeks before she was found.
Four people were charged with first-degree murder. They included two adults and two 17-year-olds, one of them female. Police said the two 17-year-olds were known to the victim.
Two days later, police charged a fifth person with first-degree murder. As RCMP charged a 16-year-old Edmonton girl, they also announced they were investigating a sixth person in connection with the death. Police did not explain the role of the sixth person, nor did they identify age or gender.
Charged with first-degree murder were Michael Erin Briscoe, 34, and Joseph Wesley Laboucan, 19. The three teens charged were not identified by provision of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
With the exception of Laboucan, who is from Fort St. John, B.C., all the suspects were from Edmonton.
As the case against the five persons charged was developing, one of them spoke to a local radio station about the event.
Joe Laboucan told 630 CHED Radio that Nina was lured to the golf course and was hit on the head from behind, and that four people were in on the attack.
Laboucan denied that he and a 16-year-old girl took part in the assault, and they ignored Nina's pleas for help for fear that they would also die.
Laboucan also revealed that a wrench and a hammer were used to bludgeon Courtepatte to death. He said Courtepatte and another person got into a confrontation, then others joined in beating her.
