Former IWS Wrestler Kurt 'Lauderdale' Lauder Arrested On Murder Charges In Canada
The following unfortunate news story was published in tonight's Canadian Press:
HEMMINGFORD, Que. (CP) - A wrestler whose ring nickname is The Career Killer was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder in the death of a 16-year-old girl.
Kurt Lauder, who according to various wrestling websites competes under the name Kurt Lauderdale, was arraigned in the death of Shanna Poissant, who disappeared two weeks ago. Lauder's mother, Suzanne Lauder-Grosser, 52, was charged with being an accessory after the fact. A similar charge against Ian Lauder, 61, the man's father, was delayed because he became ill after being arrested and was taken to hospital.
The three were charged after human remains were found Tuesday in a heavily wooded area near a bike path about 50 kilometres south of Montreal, not far from the Canadian-U.S. border.
The identity of the body was not immediately released but Quebec provincial police spokesman Francois Dore said "it could well be Shanna Poissant's."
"In the middle of the trail we found some kind of mound," Dore said. "The earth was moved so we began the search.
"My understanding is that the body was found under several inches of earth."
It was not known whether the victim had been sexually assaulted.
"I can't say what condition the body was in," Dore said. "I didn't see it."
Police had previously questioned Kurt Lauder because of reports Poissant was last seen in a pick-up truck similar to his, but he was released.
Recent footage broadcast on TVA on Tuesday showed a reporter asking Lauder, who works as a security guard, what happened to Poissant.
Lauder is seen answering, "I dropped her off" before he slams the door in the reporter's face.
Leonard Waxman, the family lawyer, said Tuesday the accused are "very upset by this turn of events."
"It's really a tragedy more than anything, a tragedy for the two families," Waxman said after the arraignments in nearby Valleyfield.
Waxman is expected to seek bail for the parents but not for Kurt Lauder.
Poissant's disappearance shocked this quiet community of 2,500, a sentiment that had not dissipated as of Tuesday.
"It's absolutely disgusting," one woman said. "It's the worst thing that can happen to anybody."
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