Man charged with first-degree murder in Charlottetown man's 1988 death
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Police in Charlottetown say a 56-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder and interfering with human remains in connection with the 1988 homicide of Byron Carr.
Police in Charlottetown say a 56-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder and interfering with human remains in connection with the 1988 homicide of Byron Carr.
Chief Brad MacConnell, with Charlottetown Police Services, identified the accused as Todd Joseph Gallant of Souris, P.E.I., during a Friday afternoon news conference.
Gallant, who also uses the name Todd Joseph Irving, was arrested just before noon Thursday.
“We have significant forensic evidence to believe he is responsible for the death of Byron Carr,” MacConnell said.
Carr was last seen around 3 a.m. on Nov. 11, 1988, driving a 1987 white Ford Tempo near the corner of Richmond Street and Prince Street.
According to a previous police news release, Carr was found dead 31 hours later in the bedroom of his home on Lapthorn Avenue, about 1.5 kilometres away.
Police said Carr was strangled and stabbed following a sexual encounter with another man.
