“Mr. Big” hears all from accused Klaus family killer

“Mr. Big” took the stand Friday at the triple murder trial for Jason Klaus and Joshua Frank.

The two are charged in the Dec. 8, 2013 deaths of Gordon, Sandra and Monica Klaus, Jason’s parents and sister, at the family’s Castor area farm.

The undercover officer who testified Friday posed as the head of the crime organization RCMP created to gain Jason Klaus’s trust and coax him into confessing that he killed his family. Klaus eventually admitted he helped plan the murders, but said it was Frank who shot them before burning the farmhouse to the ground.

Mr. Big explained to Klaus that he had a dying uncle who was willing to take the fall for the murders to get Frank off the hook. But before doing so he needed to have all of the details regarding what took place.

However, Mr. Big said he didn’t believe Klaus’s account of what happened and wanted to hear it himself. This prompted Klaus to arrange a meeting between Mr. Big and Frank, which took place in a parking lot at CrossIron Mills mall near Calgary on July 19, 2014.

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In a one-on-one conversation in Mr. Big’s pickup truck, the video of which was played in court Friday, Frank told him how he went about shooting Gordon, Sandra and Monica in the head, twice each, before shooting the family dog and lighting the house on fire.

He also shared where he threw the keys to Monica’s truck after disposing of it following the murders. Frank even took Mr. Big and other crime organization members to the area of the Battle River where he threw the murder weapon, a 9 mm pistol, ammo and some clothing into the water. The video from Frank’s tour of this scene was also played in court on Friday.

One question Mr. Big said he “couldn’t wait” to ask Frank was how he passed a polygraph test when interviewed by RCMP. Frank told him that he’d “figured out the butt pad… how to fidget on it,” in order to make it appear he was providing investigators with truthful answers.

“Would it be safe to say you’re a stone-cold killer?” Mr. Big asked.

“I guess,” Frank replied.

Mr. Big also asked him, “What made you talk freely like this?”

“If it helps J(ason) it helps me.”

The evidence gathered during the four-month sting operation is currently the subject of a voir dire, a trial within a trial, in which Justice Eric Macklin will determine its admissibility.

The trial resumes in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench on Monday.