CP NewsAlert: Jury finds man guilty of killing neighbour in rural Manitoba
Written by The Canadian Press on February 13, 2025
WINNIPEG — A jury has found a Manitoba man guilty of first-degree murder in the death of a neighbour he suspected was stealing from his rural property.
Eric Wildman had pleaded not guilty in the shooting of 40-year-old Clifford Joseph, whose remains were found northeast of Winnipeg in 2021.
Joseph had been reported missing by his girlfriend, who told police he planned to steal from Wildman’s property in the village of Stead, Man.
When Wildman learned he was going to be arrested as a suspect in the killing, he fled to Ontario.
The jury didn’t hear that the manhunt ended with Wildman shooting at police in a home just outside Belleville, Ont.
Wildman was found guilty last year of attempted murder for firing shots at officers.
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The Canadian Press