Murder suicides mystery By DAVID JENSEN TORONTO (CP) — They're among the most frightening human tragedies because they can happen right around you, seemingly without no- tice or reason. Murder-suicides within families, shocking because of their rarity and the unex- pected brutality involved, have been awakening quiet Canadian neighborhoods with an alarming frequency. At least seven incidents have occurred across the country in the last nine months: e Toronto, May 7, 1985 — Young Man Seok, 40, stabbed his wife to death and then slashed his throat. e Calgary, March 31, 1985 — Paul Jess, 39, shot his es- tranged wife and their 12- year-old daughter before turning the gun on himself. @ Toronto, March 24, 1985 — Wolodymyr Danlewycz, 33, went on a shooting ram- page, murdering his parents, sister and uncle and then committed suicide. e Victoria, March 4, 1985 — Joseph Cheng stabbed his wife and two children before cutting his throat. @ Toronto, Oct. 31, 1984 — Dennis Kung, 35, Castlegar News June 16, 1985 your advertising dollars do better in. Accounting Brian L. Brown CERTIFIED GENERAL ACCOUNTANT SUPERIOR Window Covering Products 270 Columbia Ave. Castlegar = Ph. 365-2151 Chimneys SOLIGO, KOIDE & JOHN CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 615 Columbia Ave. (Upstairs) Castlegar Phone 365-7745 Henry John, B.Sc. C.A. Resident Partner his wife and suffe his three children and then killed himself with a drug overdose. Victoria, Oct. 20, 1984 — Agnes Von Hebel, 48, killed herself and her two mentally handicapped children. Hebel and her 14-year-old daughter were found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning in the family garage while her 16- year-old son died of head wounds from a sharp instru- ment. © Toronto, Oct. 17, 1984 — A prosperous, 41-year-old dentist shot his wife and three children before trying to kill himself. His five-year- old son and nine-year-old daughter died and the man faces charges. DRAWS A LINK Dr. R.E. Turner, a spec- ialist in forensic psychiatry, links the incidence of murder- suicides to the prominent media coverage such events receive. “There is a cluster effect where some people hear about such an incident and it triggers something within them,” says Turner, director of the Metropolitan Toronto Forensic Service at the Queen Street Mental Health Centre. “They pick up on it and try to emulate it.” While admitting they don't have all the answers, psy chiatrists feel circumstances surrounding murder-suicided aren't necessarily that mys- terious. Prof. Cyril Greenland, co- author of the 1975 study Murder Followed by Suicide in Ontario 1966-1970, says there are telltale signs that can be spotted and acted upon by friends and. family. A disturbance in sleeping and eating habits, the ap- pearance of depressive ideas, sudden changes in religious beliefs, fear of developing cancer and frequent thoughts of a family member who committed suicide are, by themselves, insignificant. But there is cause for concern if a few of these warning signs are present. The sudden acquisition of a gun is also an ominous sign, says Greenland, who works for the Centre for Crimin- ology at the University of Toronto. His report noted that in 71 per cent of the murder. suicides studied, the weapon used was a gun and in 24 per cent of these cases, it was purchased days before the incident. Depression was reported im almost half the cases in Greenland’s study. Many were depressed for several months and a few for more than a year. Previous at tempts to commit suicide were reported in at least 19 per cent of the cases. 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Despite the sparse attendance, council faced a number of tough questions ranging from contracting out of city services, to the need for the new sidewalk at the Community Complex. Former Castlegar Chamber of Commerce president Mike O'Connor asked for council's position on contracting out services. Feb: 28 Ald. Bob MacBain said council contracting out things like snow removal and park maintenance, but “nothing has been firm.” “Until it can be proven to me there can be 8 money saving, I can’t agree with it,” added MacBain. Ald. Len Embree said contracting out is “a simplistic approach to things.” He noted that the city already contracts out its garbage collection, but said council has a responsibility to those employed on the works crew. “I don't think that contracting out solution,” Embree said. The city also contracted with a private firm to paint crosswalks and road lines last month. However, council members said the movie did not take work away from city astlégar Vol. 38, No. 49 Council faces hard questions has discussed employees because the crew was too busy to undertake the Meanwhile, former city works superintendent Alex Lutz questioned the decision to install a sidewalk in front of the Community Complex. “Is it ever going to be used?” asked Lutz, in what turned out to be the most spirited discussion of the evening. Ald. Carl Henne, chairman of the parks and recreation committee, said the purpose of the sidewalk isn't necessarily for pedestrian use, but to physically divide the complex property from 6th Avenue. “I don't care if it's never used,” said Henne, saying the sidewalk will prevent vehicles from travelling on the property. He said the sidewalk will make it possible for the city to begin planting trees and landscaping the complex. News CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1985 never do an: is the economic pocket.” was called a tax.” But Lutz suggested “all you need is curbs” to prevent vehicles from crossing onto the property. However, Henne rejoined that curbs and gutters would have been as much as a 2':-metre wide sidewalk. “It's a start,” said Henne . . . If you never start you thing.” Elsewhere, Pat Romaine pain. welealy council on the proposed fee for garbage collection. “I have some reservations about it,” said Romaine. “I don’t like this idea of just finding another way of picking our He called the garbage fee “a smokescreen for . . . actually raising our taxes” and said he would “far rather it Romaine added that he doesn't agree with user fees. continued on pege A? 3) WEATHERCAST with pase nf build-up Saturday ond Sunday. 3 Sections (A, B &C) COOL TREAT... tion Sunday at the Doukhobor Sports Day for frozen Young pair take break from the ac- Despite a vote Monday overwhelm- ingly in favor of a settlement wikjeh includes ap increment increase and 48 Unhappy teachers ly indicated an increase of between 1.5 and 1.7 per cent would be acceptable for Castlegar teachers. This settlement is for the six-month per cent wage hike, C: are still disgruntled. “We've been screwed again,” said ap irate Mike Rodgers, president of the ~eatonae District Teachers’ Associa“ the wage increase, which costs the district $24,000, takes effect June 30, and the 1.27 per cent increment in- crease, costing $66,000, comes into ef- fect June 1. The wage increase is for senior teachers in their last year of the 10-year regular increment scale, said Rik Hall, chairman of the teachers’ bargaining committee. It means an average increase of about $18 a month. “I don’t think it good settlement, but it's a settlement,” commented Hall Tuesday. “It's frustrating to have worked this hard for an $18-a-month raise.” About 50 teachers voted 90 per cent in favor of the board’s offer, at a meeting Monday, said Rodgers. There are about 135 teachers in the Castlegar district. Commenting on the low voter turnout, Rodgers said, “A lot of people realize that no matter what happens, the government is going to legislate what we get.” The teachers’ package adds up to a 1.75 per cent increase, which techni cally must receive final approval from icicle. Sunny weather made annual sports day a huge pet January, 1985. An arbitration panel previously gave Casi teachers no increments and a Monday is virtually identical to one rejected by teachers June 11, said Hall. However, that rejection came the day before a Supreme Court ruling denied an appeal from the B.C. Tea- chers’ Federation to a directive from Finance Minister Hugh Curtis, which allowed arbitration boards to stop in- crement payments. If the challenge had been successful, Castlegar teachers would have re- ceived increments denied them for the 12-month period. Teachers ‘had initially rejected the board's offer in favor of going to arbi- tration because they hoped to receive a 1.75 per cent wage increase for the six-month period, and have their incre- ments reinstated by the Supreme Court. “The (teachers’) association reluc tantly accepted the board's offer be cause of the court case which upheld Curtis’ right to legislate against tea chers,” Rodgers said Tuesday. He said the BCTF intends to pursue the matter further. School board chairman, Doreen ion . ti i success. Photo page, B3. or Ed Peck Costews Photo by Ryan Wilson ECONOMIC RENEWAL FUND But Peck, who this year rejected an earlier 2.3 per cent increase awarded teachers through arbitration, previous. that had requested. program. Perra agreed in an interview that the $50,000 will mean downscaling the Under the Computer Applications in Resource Management proposal, college will offer a series of computer training courses designed specifically to upgrade and update government and industrial resource management per sonnel in the applications of p' of and microcomputers to their work. The college said in its proposal that approval of the request will enable the institution to provide the type of train ing which is currently required to One program for college By CHERYL CALDERBANK Staff Writer Selkirk College has proval for only one new program under the provincial government's $5.8 mil lion economic renewal fund. College principal Leo Tuesday night's college board meeting the Computer Applications in Resource Management ceived informal approval. But the program was only one of a total of 11 proposals submitted and will get only $50,000 instead of $223,850 it newable resources received ap- dustries. Perra told resources,” proposal re $1.3 million of the announced in April the ceiving more funds update individuals working in the re- “The training offered will lead to more efficiency among personnel and assist in more efficient utilization of the college said. Perra said he wasn't sure why the proposal was the only one approved, but he noted that forestry is a primary resource industry in the province and the proposal may have been the only one of its kind submitted However, Perra added there are still two more dates when the government will approve more projects. So far the provincial government Perra told the meeting that an econ omically depressed region such as the Selkirk College region should be re He said that the day before the Smecher said Monday the settlement reflects the school board's recognition that “increments are a contract obli. gation”, adding that “we just needed an opportunity to pay them.” —inside SPORTS DAY: Pass Creek and Blueberry elementary schools held their sports day last week For all the results B88 This is probably “the worst situation in the province” in terms of unem ployment, he said. “The Lower Mainland in my opinion has certainly received large sums of money under economic renewal,” Perra said, listing Expo 86, Automated Light Rapid Transit, and the Coquihalla Highway as examples Board member Bob Buckley said it seems there were other proposals which better met the criteria than Selkirk’s. He said the college should find out why that was. But Edward Mannings, a newcomer to the board, said all is not lost. He referred to the two dates when more proposal approvals will be announced “Perhaps some of our other appli cations will be successful,” he said Some board also whether the other college prepecals were not detailed enough The Computer Applications in Re management in busing for kindergarten students SOME GLITCHI: only $100 in his checking account has allocated $5.8 million fund no charges have been filed state that Washing’ again cent funding was made at a B.C. Association of Colleges workshop, Statistics Can ada indicated that the offici: ployment rate for this region is 22.2 ger renewal source Management proposal was nine pages long while the other proposals with the exception of a proposal for a certificate program in Appropriate fechnology related to agriculture, sil to the bank was small unem- downtown Poulsbo. BUSING ISSUE: A parents’ delegation from Tarrys elementary school wants the Castlégar school board to reconsider cancelling noon-time POULSBO, Wash. program allowed a Keyport man to withdraw $34,980 from 20 automatic teller machines around Puget Sourid even though he hod Christopher Posten, 20, who discovered that his plastic bank card was capable of causing vast amounts of cash to spew out of the cash machines, voluntarily turned himself in to police Poulsbo police are investigating the cash machine spree, but Bonk officials say there must have been a problem with a new operating program installed in the bank's 129 automatic tellers in d Posten’s card to fap the fill again and Obviously we had a glitch in it Rainier vice-president in Seattle. “That has been corrected Michael said if anyone else had discovered the glitch, the loss Posten first discovered the power of his bank card Saturday’ when he tried to withdraw $40 from the Rainier bank machine in a2 — A glitch in a new operating said George Michael, o J on poge A2 ~~.