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View from the StripBy Casey Lessard It’s fair to say it’s been a tough summer for our community.Most obviously, we’ve had to deal with a murderer taking the lives of two of our own, Bill and Helene Regier. The act and subsequent mystery about the killer’s whereabouts made it difficult to grieve without wondering if [...]
Our readers write… Hi Casey,Compliments on your paper in general, and special accolades for this special edition honouring the Regiers.Although I didn’t have the pleasure to know them personally I feel I know Helene and Bill now and what they believed in and stood for through your various interviews with those who knew them so [...]
Visitors to the GrandBendStrip.com website sent their messages of condolence to the Regier family after the murders of Bill and Helene Regier July 23: Todd & Terri Lynn Cornies: With all of our deepest sympathy to all family and friends of Bill & Helene, we are deeply sorry for your loss. Charlene Doak (London): So [...]
We can never know the depth of the pain the Regier family has experienced. I speak for my family and our community when I say our thoughts and prayers are with them all as they pursue healing and comfort.I’ve learned a lot about our community this week. Learned a lot about Bill and Helene Regier, [...]
Message from Father Ray Lawhead as recorded at the Regier funeral For the past week there’s been a lot of stories in the news. Sad things. News that’s rocked the community, rocked the friends and family, anyone who knew Bill and Helene. Not nice news.But I’m here to tell you that I have some news [...]
As presented to the media July 25 by Father Ray Lawhead It is with profound shock and sadness that we come before you to express our sincere appreciation and gratitude for your support and prayers.Bill & Helene were known as pillars of the community for their strong faith and family values. Bill was an active [...]
Story by Casey Lessard Police say they have captured Jesse Norman Imeson in Quebec near the Ottawa border. The 22 year old was wanted for the murders of Bill and Helene Regier in Mount Carmel and Carlos Rivera in Windsor. Police tell CTV News Imeson was trying to break into a home in Portage-Du-Fort, Quebec, [...]
Residents of Renfrew, near Ottawa, are on high alert for Jesse Imeson after an area resident found the Regiers’ stolen 2006 GMC Sierra pickup truck Monday night. The truck was in a heavily wooded area off Kerr Line, White Water Region. The discovery comes one week after Bill and Helene Regier were killed at their [...]
Story by Casey Lessard Forensics teams say the green Ford Taurus stolen from a home near the farm of Bill and Helene Regier the day before they were killed was not connected to their murders. The car was stolen in connection with a break-and-enter two concessions east of the Regier home, as were two rifles. [...]
Story by Casey Lessard Forensic pathologists have confirmed that Bill and Helene Regier died of gunshot wounds inflicted between the night of Sunday, July 22 and the time the police received a phone call at 1:20 p.m. the next day (Monday). Ontario Provincial Police continue to follow leads into the murders on Bronson Line north [...]
Story by Casey Lessard Ontario Provincial Police and Windsor police have set up a toll-free tips line dedicated only to finding information about the whereabouts of Jesse Norman Imeson, wanted in connection with the murders of Carlos Rivera in Windsor on or about July 18, and Bill and Helene Regier on or about July 23. [...]
A Grand Bend Strip reader has asked for a closeup version of the photos of Jesse Imeson’s tattoos. The photos have been blown up from the original files previously on this website.
The following is a transcription of the message given to the media by Father Ray Lawhead of Mount Carmel parish on behalf of the Regier family, grieving the loss of Bill and Helene Regier: It is with profound shock and sadness that we come before you to express our sincere appreciation and gratitude for your [...]
Story by Casey Lessard Jesse Norman Imeson is now considered America’s Most Wanted after the website http://www.amw.com added the man suspected in the murders of Carlos Rivera and Bill and Helene Regier Wednesday. Meanwhile, police have found one of the two vehicles they were seeking in relation to this case. At about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, [...]
Story by Casey Lessard The funeral for Bill and Helene Regier will be held Monday, July 30, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic church in Mount Carmel. The couple will be laid to rest one week after their bodies were found at their nearby farmhouse. Police still do not know [...]
By Casey Lessard Centralia area resident Lindsey Glavin is lucky to be alive after spending some time with Jesse Norman Imeson, accused in the murders of Mount Carmel residents Bill and Helene Regier and Windsor resident Carlos Rivera. After discovering Imeson was a wanted man, Glavin and Imeson parted ways. (Update: OPP tell Canadian Press [...]
Selected quotes from Tuesday’s news conference detailing known facts about the hunt for murder suspect Jesse Norman Imeson. Reported by Casey Lessard Windsor Detective Staff Sargeant William Donnelly:The search was called off 1 a.m. Sunday morning after the search had commenced Saturday afternoon. The decision to end that search was a joint decision made by [...]
Personal photos of murder suspect Jesse Norman Imeson now circulating on Facebook: If you see Imeson, do not approach and call police immediately. He is considered armed and extremely dangerous.
A photo of the victims of this week’s double homicide. Bill and Helene Regier lived on Bronson Line and were very active in the Mount Carmel Catholic church community.
Story by Casey Lessard Police confirmed Tuesday at a news conference in Exeter that Jesse Norman Imeson is a suspect in the murders of Bill (72 years) and Helene (73 years) Regier at their home on Bronson Line between Mount Carmel and Dashwood. Police also believe Imeson could be still be in the area. They [...]
Story by Casey Lessard The owner of a green 2005 Ford Taurus with a license plate AXSR 755 has reported the vehicle stolen, and police believe murder suspect Jesse Imeson could have taken the vehicle. It’s unclear when the car was stolen, and whether it has any connection to a double murder and truck theft [...]
Story by Casey Lessard Huron OPP now say Jesse Norman Imeson, wanted since Friday in connection with a Windsor murder, is considered a person of interest in the murders of two people found dead at the home of Bill and Helene Regier Monday. The designation of “person of interest” falls short of considering Imeson a [...]
Story by Casey Lessard While the names of the victims of Monday’s double murder near Mount Carmel have not been released, the scene of the crime was the farm home of Bill and Helene Regier. Police are looking for the Regiers’ truck, a 2006 GMC Sierra pickup truck with Ontario licence JK 8334. They believe [...]
Story by Casey Lessard Still no word on the whereabouts of Jesse Norman Imeson, suspected in the double murder of Mount Carmel residents Monday. Police spent the day gathering evidence at the Bronson Line home just north of Mount Carmel and have not officially released the names while they contact next of kin. If you [...]
