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Killer denied three murders, inquest hears
2008-03-19 17:09:36.000
Convicted pedophile and killer Douglas Moore threatened suicide repeatedly before he was arrested, and denied murdering three people, a coroner's inquest heard today.
Peel Regional Police Det. Ken Drover told a Hamilton inquest jury looking into Moore's death that he had numerous phone conversations with the Meadowvale man prior to arresting him in March 2004 on sexual assault charges relating to young boys.
Drover said that Moore, 36, told him he had no intention of going back to jail and that he would kill himself.
Drover said Moore, already a convicted pedophile at the time, was aware he could be declared a dangerous offender, which could keep him locked up indefinitely.
Drover told jurors that Moore told him during their phone conversations that, "I'll be a dead sex pedophile."
According to Drover, Moore also said, "I'll just jump off a swing and hang."
Moore denied having a role in the murders of 22-year-old Robert Grewal and Rene Charlebois, 15, both of Meadowvale, and Joseph Manchisi, 20, of Milton, the jury heard.
Peel police maintain, and it has been read into the criminal court record, that Grewal and Manchisi, who were good friends, were killed in 2003 by Moore, who then hanged himself on April 2, 2004 at Maplehurst Detention Centre in Milton while in custody on charges that he molested young boys.
Family members of Grewal and Manchisi attended the inquest.
Moore's death came 12 days after he was taken off a suicide watch on the advice of a doctor.
After Moore's death, Peel police named him as the prime suspect in the murders of Grewal and Manchisi. Police say Moore was also responsible for killing Charlebois.
All three victims went missing in late 2003 and their bodies were discovered in the spring of 2004. Charlebois’ remains were found in a landfill site near Orangeville, while Grewal and Manchisi’s remains were discovered in wooded areas near Montreal.
Moore’s former common-law wife, Sandra Martin, along with a 17-year-old who cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, were convicted of accessory to murder after the fact in the Manchisi and Grewal killings.
Court heard Moore killed the two men believing they had robbed him of drugs and cash. It was later revealed that the 17-year-old was responsible for the robbery. He was 14 at the time.
The motive for killing Charlebois has never been revealed by police.
Coroners' inquests are mandatory in Ontario when an inmate dies while at a correctional facility. The inquest jury will look at what can be done to prevent more suicides.
The inquest before Dr. David Evans continues tomorrow.
lrosella@mississauga.net
Peel Regional Police Det. Ken Drover told a Hamilton inquest jury looking into Moore's death that he had numerous phone conversations with the Meadowvale man prior to arresting him in March 2004 on sexual assault charges relating to young boys.
Drover said that Moore, 36, told him he had no intention of going back to jail and that he would kill himself.
Drover said Moore, already a convicted pedophile at the time, was aware he could be declared a dangerous offender, which could keep him locked up indefinitely.
Drover told jurors that Moore told him during their phone conversations that, "I'll be a dead sex pedophile."
According to Drover, Moore also said, "I'll just jump off a swing and hang."
Moore denied having a role in the murders of 22-year-old Robert Grewal and Rene Charlebois, 15, both of Meadowvale, and Joseph Manchisi, 20, of Milton, the jury heard.
Peel police maintain, and it has been read into the criminal court record, that Grewal and Manchisi, who were good friends, were killed in 2003 by Moore, who then hanged himself on April 2, 2004 at Maplehurst Detention Centre in Milton while in custody on charges that he molested young boys.
Family members of Grewal and Manchisi attended the inquest.
Moore's death came 12 days after he was taken off a suicide watch on the advice of a doctor.
After Moore's death, Peel police named him as the prime suspect in the murders of Grewal and Manchisi. Police say Moore was also responsible for killing Charlebois.
All three victims went missing in late 2003 and their bodies were discovered in the spring of 2004. Charlebois’ remains were found in a landfill site near Orangeville, while Grewal and Manchisi’s remains were discovered in wooded areas near Montreal.
Moore’s former common-law wife, Sandra Martin, along with a 17-year-old who cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, were convicted of accessory to murder after the fact in the Manchisi and Grewal killings.
Court heard Moore killed the two men believing they had robbed him of drugs and cash. It was later revealed that the 17-year-old was responsible for the robbery. He was 14 at the time.
The motive for killing Charlebois has never been revealed by police.
Coroners' inquests are mandatory in Ontario when an inmate dies while at a correctional facility. The inquest jury will look at what can be done to prevent more suicides.
The inquest before Dr. David Evans continues tomorrow.
lrosella@mississauga.net