Charges laid in Strathmore homicide

Shannon LeClair
Times Reporter

 

An arrest has been made in the death of Brenda Walker, 49, who was found dead in her home in Strathmore on Jan. 6. Glenn Randall, 52, has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder and is scheduled to appear in Strathmore court on Jan. 20.
First-degree murder is defined as being planned and deliberate, whereas second-degree is where killing was still intentional, but it was not planned in advance, and is sometimes considered ‘heat of the moment.’
“All I have been advised by the investigators is they had reasonable probable grounds for laying the first-degree murder charge. I understand the crown was consulted on that and that’s the charge they felt was appropriate,” said Staff Sgt. Kevin Reilly during a press conference on Jan. 7.
Strathmore RCMP had received a 911 call from a woman, who from all indications appears to be Walker herself, on Jan. 6 at approximately 1:11 a.m. Upon arriving on the scene a few minutes later RCMP found Walker deceased in her home.
The RCMP Major Crimes and RCMP Identification sections were called in. On the afternoon of Jan. 6 Randall was identified as a suspect and arrested without incident.
Walker and Randall had been previously involved in a relationship, which had ended in late 2014.
“Brenda Walker ended it in late 2014, the RCMP have no previous history from either of those people of any domestic violence incidents prior to this investigation,” said Reilly.
The investigation is ongoing and Reilly was unable to release any information about a possible weapon used in the crime. Results from an autopsy, scheduled for Jan. 7 were not released by press time.
Police are asking anyone who may have additional information about this investigation to contact the Strathmore RCMP at 403-934-3968, or Crimestoppers to make an anonymous tip at 1-800-222-8477.