News Items tag as: Keith Wiens

Former Summerland Mountie who murdered fiancee eligible for day parole in 2022
February 15, 2021 - 3:30 PM

An ex-cop who murdered his fiancée 10 years ago in Penticton has again been granted supervised release.
Family of woman killed by former Penticton cop shocked by freedoms granted
November 01, 2019 - 3:30 PM

Learning her sister’s killer was being granted escorted temporary absences just six years into his life sentence hit Donna Irwin like a ton of bricks.
Victim's family vows to meet 'personal' challenges from murderer five years later
September 01, 2017 - 1:01 PM

PENTICTON - The last you heard the name Keith Wiens was likely in 2013 when he was convicted of the second degree murder of his partner, Lynn Kalmring, in Penticton two years earlier.
How Lynn Kalmring really felt about Keith Wiens
July 25, 2013 - 2:03 PM

POEM SHOWS HER DEVOTION TO THE MAN WHO SHOT HER IN DISPUTE ABOUT MONEY
Wiens to spend 13 years in jail without parole
July 25, 2013 - 12:11 PM

KELOWNA - Justice Geoff Barrow had no doubt Keith Gregory Wiens shot his common-law wife Lynn Kalmring out of anger and planted a knife in her hand to disguise the murder as self-defence.
WIENS TRIAL: Accused had no motive but self-defence when shooting wife
July 22, 2013 - 4:42 PM

KELOWNA - Twelve jurors were told today the only reliable evidence in the trial for Keith Gregory Wiens comes from the accused himself. Defence lawyer Ian McKay says Wiens is the only one left to tell the tale of what happened in the early hours of August 16, 2011 that led to the death of 55-year-old Lynn Kalmring.
WIENS TRIAL: Knife was most likely in victim's hand when shot, says blood expert
July 15, 2013 - 7:32 PM

KELOWNA - Last week jury members in the trial of Keith Gregory Wiens heard key evidence suggesting the knife found in victim Lynn Kalmring's left hand was placed there after her death. RCMP Sgt. Diane Cockle said the

WIENS TRIAL: Accused describes the last day he spent with victim Lynn Kalmring
July 11, 2013 - 7:57 PM

For the first time today members of the public heard Keith Gregory Wiens' account of the events that led up the tragic death of Lynn Kalmring. He described how the last day they spent together began pleasantly but ended with a fatal shooting.
WIENS TRIAL: Accused takes the stand, describes relationship with victim
July 10, 2013 - 11:40 PM

Keith Gregory Wiens first met Lynn Kalmring through an online dating site. He was retired after 26 years in the police force, his last position as a corporal with the Summerland RCMP detachment. While living with Kalmring he worked as a school bus driver and was preparing for a comfortable retirement.
Wiens trial: victim would have dropped knife when fatally shot says doctor
July 08, 2013 - 2:39 PM

Forensic opinion given today in the jury trial for Keith Gregory Wiens suggests the victim Lynn Kalmring could not have held onto a knife after being fatally shot. At the crime scene however, police found Kalmring, with a knife in her left hand.
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News Items tag as: Keith Wiens

Former Summerland Mountie who murdered fiancee eligible for day parole in 2022

Family of woman killed by former Penticton cop shocked by freedoms granted

Victim's family vows to meet 'personal' challenges from murderer five years later

How Lynn Kalmring really felt about Keith Wiens

Wiens to spend 13 years in jail without parole

WIENS TRIAL: Accused had no motive but self-defence when shooting wife

WIENS TRIAL: Knife was most likely in victim's hand when shot, says blood expert

WIENS TRIAL: Accused describes the last day he spent with victim Lynn Kalmring

WIENS TRIAL: Accused takes the stand, describes relationship with victim

Wiens trial: victim would have dropped knife when fatally shot says doctor

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