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By Sheldon Spackman

October 2022 Incident

Sentencing scheduled for one of two suspects charged in murder of missing Wetaskiwin man

Mar 20, 2025 | 4:34 PM

Sentencing is scheduled this fall for one of two men charged in the death of a missing Wetaskiwin man two-and-a-half years ago.

Cashtin Lee Joseph, 30, of Wetaskiwin, is scheduled for sentencing in Wetaskiwin Court of King’s Bench on Sept. 26, 2025.

His co-accused, Stanley Victor Keith Howse, 52, also of Wetaskiwin, has his matters returning to Wetaskiwin Court of King’s Bench on March 25, 2025.

The pair’s upcoming court appearances follow a jury trial that was scheduled for Wetaskiwin Court of King’s Bench from Feb. 24-March 14, 2025.

They were ordered to stand trial in Wetaskiwin Court of Justice on Nov. 9, 2023, following the conclusion of their preliminary hearing to determine if their case had enough evidence to go to trial.

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Each have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Brian Michael Dupe, 63, of Wetaskiwin.

It was on October 20, 2022, at 10 pm., when Wetaskiwin RCMP responded to a report of Brian Dupe missing from contact with friends and family, having not been heard from since October 14, 2022.

At the time of Dupe’s disappearance, police say he was without a permanent residence and frequenting social service agencies within and around Wetaskiwin.

An investigation was launched soon afterwards, and the Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit was brought in to assist.

Through the course of the investigation and with information received from the public, Mounties say human remains believed to be those of Brian Dupe, were located in a rural area west of Alder Flats, late in the evening of Oct. 22, 2022.

An autopsy was completed by the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office on Oct. 24, 2022, which police say confirmed the identity of the remains, being that of Dupe.

RCMP announced on Oct. 25, 2022, that one suspect was arrested, with a second suspect arrested the next day, on Oct. 26, 2022.

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