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Ex-Husband Emerged Shoeless From Woods to Confess He Killed Tatjana Stefanski: Crown
Jurors were told he emerged from the woods and admitted killing her as prosecutors outlined 21 sharp-force wounds and DNA evidence.
- Vitali Stefanski's second-degree murder trial opened Tuesday at Kamloops Law Courts, with the defendant pleading not guilty on Monday; Crown prosecutors will present their case in less than three weeks.
- Tatjana Stefanski, 44, was last seen April 13, 2024, at her Highway 6 home in Lumby, about 25 kilometres east of Vernon in the B.C. Interior, after visiting with Vitali on her driveway; she was reported missing by her daughter.
- Prosecutors presented evidence that a pathologist will testify 21 sharp-force wounds were found on Tatjana's body, with seven stab wounds to her chest causing fatal damage to her lungs and heart; a bloody knife nearby contained DNA from both Tatjana and Vitali.
- Tatjana's body was found April 14, 2024, halfway down a forest road embankment near Mable Lake; Vitali emerged shoeless from woods about six kilometres away and allegedly told Mounties 'Yes, I have killed her.'
- Security footage from a storage unit facility will show two figures entering a black car, while Tatjana was last seen walking toward Vitali's vehicle, which police found with her blood on multiple seats.
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Ex-husband confessed to killing Tatjana Stefanski while shoeless near forest road: Crown
Crown lawyer Tessman said in an opening statement that Tatjana Stefanski, 44, died after suffering multiple stab wounds, including one to the chest and six to her rib cage, that pierced her heart and lung.
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Ex-husband emerged shoeless from woods to confess he killed Tatjana Stefanski: Crown
KAMLOOPS - A Crown lawyer says police were with an abandoned car as it was being towed from a British Columbia forest road when murder suspect Vitali Stefanski emerged shoeless
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