Defence questions police technique at Hoefman trial
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A sample of a letter reassembled from cross-cut shreds by MHPS Const. Kurtis Ladouceur from paper recovered from a shredding machine seized by police from the home of Robert Hoefman.
A Medicine Hat court heard Tuesday how a city police officer took weeks to reassemble a shredded letter recovered at the home of a man accused of a 2017 first-degree murder.
Robert Hoefman, 59, is accused of the homicide of James Satre on Oct. 10, 2017 as part of an extortion scheme to garner $1 million from an individual who can’t be identified due to a publication ban.
Police testimony details items on seized computer
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A Medicine Hat police computer specialist went through a long list of items found on a computer seized from the home of the accused in a 2017 murder and extortion during testimony Wednesday.
Robert Hoefman, 59, is accused of the first-degree murder of James Satre in October 2017 as part of a plot to extort $1 million from another individual who can’t be identified due to a publication ban.
MHPS Sgt. Tim Schottner told the court of locating letters similar to those which were part of the extortion when he used a digital forensic program on the seized computer. He also ran through a number of Internet searches done on the computer.
Personal items link Hoefman to crime scenes, court hears
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The connections between Robert Hoefman and evidence collected as part of a 2017 homicide and extortion got closer Thursday as the court heard of shoes recovered from the accused’s home matching the brand which left footprints near a crime scene.
It was just one piece of a litany of evidence brought before the court on Thursday ranging from clothing, a paper shredder, broken barbecue tongs and even used chewing tobacco.
Sgt. Jeffrey Klick, who spoke with Hoefman about his involvement with the bag, didn t suspect he was the culprit responsible for sending a $1-million ransom…
Officers take stand in Hoefman murder trial
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A dash cam shot of the first city police officer to arrive at the Mill Street homicide scene on the morning of Oct. 11, 2017. DASHCAM PHOTO
Several Medicine Hat police officers testified Wednesday at the murder and extortion trial of Robert Hoefman, recapping previously heard testimony but also expanding on other evidence gathered – including the first encounter between investigators and the accused.
Hoefman, 59, is accused of the October 2017 first-degree murder of 63-year-old James Satre and the extortion of another individual who can’t be named due to a publication ban. It’s alleged the murder was part of the plot to extort $1 million from the extortion target.