NORTH BATTLEFORD – Two men charged in connection to a decade-old cold case had their matters brought before the court June 28 and they were both adjourned to Sept. 9.
Robert (Bob) Wesley Pich and John Robert Gregoire, both of Baldwinton area, were arrested in February for the 2011 murder of 64-year-old Edward (Ted) Keith Geddes. Gregoire was released on bail in March.
The Saskatchewan RCMP Historical Case Unit and RCMP Major Crimes Unit renewed the investigation in 2021 with assistance from Cut Knife RCMP and RCMP Forensic Identification Section.
Police say they raided a rural property outside of Baldwinton on Feb. 8. Gregoire is charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping with a firearm, and indecently interfering with human remains. Pich is charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping with a firearm, and careless use of a firearm.
Geddes was considered missing for a decade and police considerd his disappearance suspicious. RCMP say they went to his home in Baldwinton to arrest him on a warrant in an unrelated incident in mid-April 2011 on charges of theft over $5,000 from an offence in Neilburg. Police found his dog dead in the driveway and said the dog’s death wasn’t from natural causes.
In February Insp. Josh Graham, acting Officer in Charge of Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes, said the investigation is still ongoing because Geddes hasn't been located.
"We want to bring that closure to his family, so our investigators will continue to work diligently to try and locate Ted and bring him home.”
The charges against Pich and Gregoire haven’t been proven in court.
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