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FrostyWinnipeg

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  1. I think it's easier to convince a jury that at least one/two were alive rather then they were all dead at birth and on top of all the other charges thats all you need.
  2. He was in hospital just 10 days ago i believe.
  3. Swordfish quite a guilty pleasure. Also interesting Winnipeg connection to that movie. The 360 explosion scene was done here I believe.
  4. Unspectacular? Whaaa
  5. Don't count them out yet.
  6. That she wouldn't be living on my street.
  7. They will call her the U-Haul Killer. --- DNA profile suggests Giesbrecht is mother of babies found in locker By: Mike McIntyre/WFP Andrea Giesbrecht is believed to be the mother of all six babies found inside a Winnipeg storage locker, court heard Wednesday. Forensic specialists were able to build DNA profiles from tissue, organ and bone samples taken from the human remains which were discovered at the U-Haul facility on McPhillips Street in October 2014. They then compared the profiles with one developed from a used sanitary napkin seized by police during a court-authorized search of Giesbrecht's home. All six matched. Giesbrecht's husband also provided a voluntary blood sample which suggested he was the father of all the infants. Court has not heard whether he was even aware his wife was pregnant, when the pregnancies occurred or how the babies were delivered. That information may emerge later during the trial. Lawyers have filed a document showing Giesbrecht's husband had a vasectomy in 2011. There is one caveat, however, to declaring with absolute certainty that Giesbrecht is the mother. Defence lawyer Greg Brodsky is challenging the admissibility of the used sanitary napkin, arguing it was obtained illegally by police. He is also not conceding blood on the item belonged to his client. The Crown intends to argue there is only one obvious inference to draw, given that Giesbrecht, 42, was the only adult female living in her home. But provincial court Judge Murray Thompson will have to make a ruling on that issue later in this case. It's not clear how relevant the issue is to the case at hand; Giesbrecht is charged with six counts of concealing a child's body, and whether she was the biological mother of those children's bodies is not necessary to prove the offence. Court also heard Wednesday that forensic specialists determined the remains belonged to five boys and one girl. They were not able to "age" the remains to say when they were born, or under what conditions. The official causes of death have been listed as "undetermined." Brodsky has previously said he believes the remains are likely more than a decade old. He is challenging whether the state of the infants meets the legal requirement to prove the unique charges against his client. Police did originally caution Giesbrecht that they may charge her with murder or some related offence, but that never came to fruition. Brodsky revealed in court Wednesday that his client's medical records show she had 10 abortions between 1994 and 2011. She gave birth to her two sons in 1997 and 2002. The relevance of mentioning those abortions isn't clear at this time, but may emerge later once lawyers get into final arguments. There is no suggestion the remains in the storage locker are connected to those procedures. If Giesbrecht is, in fact, the mother of the six babies, then it appears she has been pregnant at least 18 times over her life. Court has heard that officials were only able to determine the size of Baby No. 1. Medical examination showed him to be weighing 2.85 kilograms (6.2 pounds) and measuring 49 centimetres. His tiny body was found stuffed inside a plastic storage container that also included an unusual list of other items — including three small toy cars, Scooby-Doo underwear, a perfume sample, a Pepto-Bismol bottle filled with coins, a plastic beaded necklace and a McDonald’s Happy Meal coupon. There were also personal papers belonging to Giesbrecht, including payroll stubs from 2004 and a St. John Ambulance training certificate that expired in 2007. Giesbrecht was arrested after U-Haul employees made the grisly discovery while cleaning out her storage area; she was several months overdue on her locker rental payments, ignoring repeated warnings to square up. Giesbrecht is also facing multiple fraud charges stemming from unrelated investigations. She is also charged with breaching a probation order by participating in gambling. A judge had barred her from any such conduct after she previously pleaded guilty to defrauding an elderly neighbour out of nearly $8,000 to feed what has been described in court as a major gambling addiction. An earlier pre-sentence report painted Giesbrecht as a suburban soccer mom of two sons, married for 17 years, and a Siloam Mission volunteer. She had also been a homecare worker for DASCH, which supports people who have disabilities, and previously worked at the St. Amant Centre. ---
  8. When in doubt reboot, when that does not work reboot everything.
  9. It's Manitoba. They get 3 terms. Just like it's Winnipeg. A Mayor is not voted out. They either quit or die in office. They should stick to the PC method and not change. Is there any "colour" in that party? Politically correct answer: Well those are really the results of the feds handling reserves. Politically incorrect answer: Well those are really the results of having reserves. And Autopac. Hope they dont touch them. We have the lowest Hydro/Auto costs in Canada right? I usually vote **** but man I had to send a message about Selby.
  10. Compared to the Liberals? True. Hey Obby Khan was at my station tonight.
  11. The identity of Ren's parents must be a major surprise. Something ala EP5. Wedge Antilles?
  12. Doris Roberts, actress, 90. Best known from Everyone Loves Raymond.
  13. How you think he moved up in the draft to get Tkachuk?
  14. Not with Anaheim owning the team.
  15. Good question. Maybe clones are dumbed down in a way since they did not have independent thought like TFA. Or perhaps the Midichlorians can't be replicated via cloning. For bringing up Midichlorians into the conversation I'd like a steak for my last meal please.
  16. When I look at the chart I wonder why San Diego not on the expansion list ahead of LV.
  17. Toronto has the best AHL team and the worse NHL team. Do minor league teams mean that much?
  18. Would u have started him in the 4th game?
  19. The disaster that was the 2015-16 season of the Moose is over.
  20. https://us.yahoo.com/music/ac-dc-confirm-axl-rose-lead-singer-joining-024600068-rolling-stone.html
  21. And Rey's parents are... https://us.yahoo.com/movies/star-wars-jj-abrams-reveals-big-clue-about-024438518.html
  22. Can we bring that coach back?
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