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Episode 404: In April 2015, someone began targeting some of the city’s most vulnerable residents: men living rough, sleeping outside, and often already failed by every system meant to protect them. By the time the killing stopped, three were dead: 37‑year‑old Miles Monias, 48‑year‑old Stony Stanley Bushie, and 65‑year‑old Donald Collins. Their killer was another man on the margins, a homeless drifter with a long history of violence and untreated mental illness, John Paul Ostamas.

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Media Release - April 28, 2015 - Winnipeg Police Service
R. v. Ostamas, 2016 MBQB 136 (CanLII)
R. v. Ostamas (J.P.) (2016), 329 Man.R.(2d) 203 (QB) | vLex
R v Ostamas, 2022 MBCA 68 (CanLII)
John Paul Ostamas | APTN Archives
John Paul Ostamas | Global News, Videos & Articles
Winnipeg's Duck Face Serial Killer
Winnipeg's history
Garden Hill First Nation | Wikipedia
Little Grand Rapids First Nation
Apr 27, 2015, page 16 - Calgary Herald at Newspapers.com™
Apr 29, 2015, page A5 - Telegraph-Journal at Newspapers.com™
May 2015: Death and the homeless
THE FIRST NATIONAL INDIGENOUS BROADCASTER IN THE WORLD | APTN
Winnipeg police charge man in connection with 3 murders | APTN
Man charged with 3 Winnipeg killings came from ‘good family’ in Eabametoong First Nation | APTN
May 2016: Guilty plea in killing spree
'3 monstrous murders': Homeless killer John Paul Ostamas will get no parole for 75 years | CBC News
‘Person of interest’ located by Winnipeg Police: Sources - Winnipeg
Police say suspect in Winnipeg deaths known to Ontario police
Murder charges for deaths of homeless Native men in Manitoba
Accused serial killer John Paul Ostamas sought help from Kenora pastor

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