2 police officers murdered in line of duty. Their memory lives on 50 years later
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A special ceremony was held in Moncton to mark 50 years since two police officers were abducted and murdered while investigating a child's kidnapping.
Fifty years ago, Charlie Bourgeois’ father — a corporal with what was then known as the Moncton Police Force — went missing.
Bourgeois was 13 at the time, and recalls the pain his mother and siblings endured.
“It was obviously a very difficult time for myself, our family, especially not knowing for several days what had happened,” he recalled.
“It certainly left a mark on me.”
It turns out his father, Cpl. Aurèle Bourgeois, had been murdered alongside Const. Michael O’Leary. The pair had gone missing while investigating the kidnapping of a 14-year-old boy.
On Dec. 15, 1974, the two police officers were found shot to death and buried in shallow graves just outside Moncton.
Their colleague, Lionel Hébert, was among those who ultimately unearthed the missing officers.
“I was there on Sunday when we went to find them. We were in Evangeline Road and we went up this road and we found fresh dirt when I got a shovel and dug them up. When we dug it, we found one of the bodies,” said Hébert, a former constable.
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