Post by LadyBlue on Jul 18, 2005 18:55:42 GMT -5
Michael White -- husband of a missing, pregnant Edmonton woman -- has been charged with second-degree murder and committing an indignity to a dead body.
White, 28, was taken in for questioning by police Sunday night, shortly after volunteer searchers found a body on the outskirts of Edmonton.
A police spokesperson said Sunday the body was discovered about 5 p.m. local time. Police would not say if the body was that of a man or a woman. An autopsy will be done Tuesday.
Police said Monday they still haven't confirmed the identity of the body that was found. Edmonton Police Acting Inspector Jamie Ewatski will hold a news conference Tuesday to discuss the case.
Liana White, 29, hasn't been seen since early last Tuesday morning. She was four months pregnant with the couple's second child.
In a statement Sunday, police said Michael White was with the volunteer search team when they found the body.
Liana White worked as a medical clerk in a hospital, where she missed her shift on July 12. Her SUV was found at a local park. Her keys were in the vehicle's ignition and some of her belongings were scattered on the ground.
Police said there were no signs of a struggle, and nothing appeared to have been taken.
The official search for her got underway on Saturday. Volunteers and police covered about eight square kilometres of land in north Edmonton.
Michael -- a heavy-duty mechanic and former soldier -- began his own unofficial search Friday night. He used friends and family members to try to find Liana. His search focused on areas outside the official zone.
"Just stay there, we'll find you. We will. I'll find you," he said tearfully in a television interview last week.
The couple lived in the north Edmonton neighborhood of Castle Downs. They have a two-year-old daughter.
While a forensic team had examined the White home on Saturday, police said it was routine.
Police dispatched a forensics van on Monday to the site where the body was found and searched the area with metal detectors.
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White, 28, was taken in for questioning by police Sunday night, shortly after volunteer searchers found a body on the outskirts of Edmonton.
A police spokesperson said Sunday the body was discovered about 5 p.m. local time. Police would not say if the body was that of a man or a woman. An autopsy will be done Tuesday.
Police said Monday they still haven't confirmed the identity of the body that was found. Edmonton Police Acting Inspector Jamie Ewatski will hold a news conference Tuesday to discuss the case.
Liana White, 29, hasn't been seen since early last Tuesday morning. She was four months pregnant with the couple's second child.
In a statement Sunday, police said Michael White was with the volunteer search team when they found the body.
Liana White worked as a medical clerk in a hospital, where she missed her shift on July 12. Her SUV was found at a local park. Her keys were in the vehicle's ignition and some of her belongings were scattered on the ground.
Police said there were no signs of a struggle, and nothing appeared to have been taken.
The official search for her got underway on Saturday. Volunteers and police covered about eight square kilometres of land in north Edmonton.
Michael -- a heavy-duty mechanic and former soldier -- began his own unofficial search Friday night. He used friends and family members to try to find Liana. His search focused on areas outside the official zone.
"Just stay there, we'll find you. We will. I'll find you," he said tearfully in a television interview last week.
The couple lived in the north Edmonton neighborhood of Castle Downs. They have a two-year-old daughter.
While a forensic team had examined the White home on Saturday, police said it was routine.
Police dispatched a forensics van on Monday to the site where the body was found and searched the area with metal detectors.
www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1121720496389_117129696/?hub=CTVNewsAt11