Yukon man who killed wife and acquaintance dies in B.C. prison
Correctional Service Canada said Ralph Bernard Shaw, 65, died in custody while serving a life sentence for killing two Faro residents and wounding another.
- Ralph Bernard Shaw, a 65-year-old inmate serving a life sentence for the murders of two residents in Faro, Yukon, died Wednesday at the Pacific Institution in Abbotsford, according to Correctional Service Canada.
- In 2021, Shaw murdered his estranged wife, 42-year-old Saengduean Honchaiyaphum, and acquaintance 73-year-old Patrick McCracken during a violent spree in the small Yukon town.
- At the Yukon Supreme Court on November 7, 2024, Shaw received a life term for the murders and 10 years for the aggravated assault of a third victim, whom he shot seven times while pursuing him.
- The CSC has not disclosed the cause of death, but the agency is reviewing the circumstances and has notified the coroner as required by standard protocols following a death in custody.
- With a population estimated between 500 and 600 residents, Faro saw its social fabric significantly altered by the killings, as described by the town's chief administrative officer in a victim impact statement.
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A man who was sentenced to life in prison for the 2021 murder of two residents of Faro, Yukon has died while serving his sentence in Abbotsford. A press release on Thursday afternoon (June 25) from Correctional Service Canada (CSC) said Ralph Bernard Shaw, 65, died June 24 while in custody at Pacific Institution and Regional Treatment Centre. The CSC did not indicate Shaw’s cause of death. Shaw was sentenced on Nov. 7, 2024 at the Yukon Supreme …
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A man who was sentenced to life in prison for the 2021 murder of two residents of Faro, Yukon has died while serving his sentence in Abbotsford. A press release on Thursday afternoon (June 25) from Correctional Service Canada (CSC) said Ralph Bernard Shaw, 65, died June 24 while in custody at Pacific Institution and Regional Treatment Centre. The CSC did not indicate Shaw’s cause of death. Shaw was sentenced on Nov. 7, 2024 at the Yukon Supreme …
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A man who was sentenced to life in prison for the 2021 murder of two residents of Faro, Yukon has died while serving his sentence in Abbotsford. A press release on Thursday afternoon (June 25) from Correctional Service Canada (CSC) said Ralph Bernard Shaw, 65, died June 24 while in custody at Pacific Institution and Regional Treatment Centre. The CSC did not indicate Shaw’s cause of death. Shaw was sentenced on Nov. 7, 2024 at the Yukon Supreme …
Man serving time for double murder in Yukon dies in Abbotsford - Northern Sentinel
A man who was sentenced to life in prison for the 2021 murder of two residents of Faro, Yukon has died while serving his sentence in Abbotsford. A press release on Thursday afternoon (June 25) from Correctional Service Canada (CSC) said Ralph Bernard Shaw, 65, died June 24 while in custody at Pacific Institution and Regional Treatment Centre. The CSC did not indicate Shaw’s cause of death. Shaw was sentenced on Nov. 7, 2024 at the Yukon Supreme …
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