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By Sheldon Spackman

October 2022 Incident

Trial set for one of two accused of murder in missing Wetaskiwin man’s death

Apr 30, 2025 | 2:48 PM

Trial dates have been set for one of two people charged in the death of a missing Wetaskiwin man two-and-a-half years ago.

Stanley Victor Keith Howse, 52, a resident of Wetaskiwin, is scheduled for trial in Wetaskiwin Court of King’s Bench from Apr. 13-May 1, 2026.

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

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.

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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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