Correction: Arrest Made In Connection To 2009 Homicides

The previous media release included incorrect dates for both homicides. The following information includes the correct dates:

On January 1, 2009, police responded to the 300 block of Avenue T South for a report that two men had been stabbed. Upon arrival, officers located a 24-year-old man and 22-year-old Spencer Whiteman suffering from life-threatening stab wound injuries. The first male survived; however, Spencer Whiteman died from his injuries. (Occurrence Number: 09-275)

On November 16, 2009, police responded to a residence in the 400 block of Avenue H South for a report that a man had been stabbed. Upon arrival, officers located 33-year-old Morgan Doucette suffering from life-threatening stab wound injuries, which he did not survive. (Occurrence Number: 09-113936)


April 12, 2023 12:17 PM

The Saskatoon Police Service Major Crime Section has charged a 32-year-old man in connection to two homicides that occurred in 2009.

On January 1, 2009, police responded to a residence in the 400 block of Avenue H South for a report that a man had been stabbed. Upon arrival, officers located 33-year-old Morgan Doucette suffering from life-threatening stab wound injuries, which he did not survive. (Occurrence Number: 09-275)

On November 16, 2009, police responded to the 300 block of Avenue T South for a report that two men had been stabbed. Upon arrival, officers located a 24-year-old man and 22-year-old Spencer Whiteman suffering from life-threatening stab wound injuries. The first male survived; however, Spencer Whiteman died from his injuries. (Occurrence Number: 09-113936)

On April 12, 2023, Major Crime investigators attended Grande Cache, Alberta and charged a 32-year-old man with two counts of First Degree Murder. This male was 17-years-old at the time of the first homicide and 18-years-old at the time of the second homicide.

The 32-year-old man will make his first court appearance at the Saskatoon Provincial Court via video from Alberta on Thursday, April 13, 2023 at 9:30 A.M.

(Court Information Numbers: 991227233, 991227235)