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Barrie police reveal murder charges linked to complex homeless encampment investigation

Robert Ladouceur faces 19 charges including first- and second-degree murder linked to a homeless encampment; investigation began after a missing person report earlier this year.

  • Charging in a homicide investigation, Barrie Police Service this afternoon arrested Robert Ladouceur and charged him with first- and second-degree murder and two counts of indignity to a dead body.
  • On Aug. 1, 2025, Police searched the Victoria Street encampment after a missing person report sparked a Major Crime/Homicide Unit investigation.
  • Police said searches spanned multiple locations, including a wooded Barrie encampment, a Huntsville, Ontario, rural property, and a North Simcoe County residence, with suspected human remains sent to Toronto’s Centre of Forensic Sciences.
  • Pending further disclosure, a news conference is set later this month; the accused remains in custody with a bail hearing scheduled for Friday at the Ontario Court of Justice in Barrie.
  • After police left the scene, fencing was installed around the investigation site, and the County of Simcoe is helping residents displaced by the Barrie encampment closure.
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The Toronto StarThe Toronto Star
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Barrie police charge man in connection with murders, dismemberment of two people

Barrie police arrested Robert Ladouceur, 52, who is facing 19 charges that include first- and second-degree murder, and indignity to a dead body.

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Toronto SunToronto Sun
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Accused charged with murder in dismemberment deaths of 2 men: Barrie cops

A 52-year-old man is facing multiple murder charges among other offences in the dismemberment deaths of two other men spanning from Barrie to Huntsville.

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Barrie police reveal murder charges linked to complex homeless encampment investigation

After two weeks of silence from the authorities following a homeless encampment evacuation and investigation, Barrie police issued a media release on Thursday revealing a complex and twisted months-long investigation into a report of a missing person, now one of two men believed to be dead.

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52-year-old man charged in connection with deaths of two men, Barrie police say

Barrie police say a 52-year-old man is facing several charges, including murder, in connection with the deaths and dismemberment of two men.

·Toronto, Canada
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Global NewsGlobal News
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Toronto man on trial for 2nd-degree murder admits to dismembering woman

Watch Toronto man on trial for 2nd-degree murder admits to dismembering woman Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

·Toronto, Canada
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Man accused of killing, dismembering two people north of Toronto

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·Winnipeg, Canada
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Muskoka Region broke the news in Muskoka Lakes, Canada on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
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