By Sheldon Spackman

October 2022 Incident

Life sentence for one of two charged in missing Wetaskiwin man’s death

Sep 29, 2025 | 2:17 PM

One of two people charged in the death of a missing Wetaskiwin man three years ago has been sentenced to life in prison.

Cashtin Lee Joseph, 30, of Wetaskiwin, was sentenced in Wetaskiwin Court of King’s Bench on Sept. 26, 2025, after being convicted of second-degree murder in the death of Brian Michael Dupe, 63, of Wetaskiwin.

Joseph was also given a firearm prohibition and is ineligible for parole for 14 years from the date he was first taken into custody.

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

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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.

Joseph’s co-accused, 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.

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