Tiki Laverdiere

Mounties suspected Tiki Laverdiere was dead before her burned, bludgeoned body was found wrapped in a carpet under rocks in a Saskatchewan pond in the summer of 2019. She was a 25-year-old mother of two. Her death launched five years of investigation and prosecutions, revealing a story of suspicion, drugs, booze and revenge, climaxing in one long […]

Prosecuting 10 people charged with the murder of Tiki Laverdiere over the past five years presented its own set of challenges. North Battleford Senior Crown Chris Browne and Prosecutor Charlotte Morden prosecuted all the cases of the 10 people convicted in Laverdiere’s murder. “This is a situation where 10 people were charged with this homicide for […]

A 10th person has been charged in the death of 20-year Tiki Laverdiere. Back in April of 2019, Laverdiere traveled from Edmonton to North Battleford for a funeral. She then went missing, with her remains being found in a rural area outside of North Battleford. Since then, nine people have been arrested and charged by […]

Trial begins in just over a year at Battleford Court of Queen’s Bench for 31 year old Nikita Sandra Cook of the Onion Lake Cree Nation. She is one of the 8 charged in connection to the disappearance and death of Tiki Laverdiere of Edmonton. Cook’s charges include first degree murder and kidnapping. Laverdiere travelled […]

Charges for one suspect in the Tiki Laverdiere homicide investigation are being upgraded. RCMP say based on further investigation, 23 year old Jesse Sangster of Edmonton is now facing first degree murder, kidnapping and improperly interfering with a human body charges. Police say these are in addition to the previous charge of theft of a […]

RCMP have found another suspect in relation to the Tiki Laverdiere murder. 31 year-old Nikita Cook was wanted for first degree murder and kidnapping charges, and was arrested in Edmonton without incident. Cook will appear in North Battleford Provincial court on Monday morning. RELATED: Seventh person charged in Tiki Laverdiere murder wanted on Canada-wide search […]

An eighth arrest has been made in relation to the Tiki Laverdiere homicide. Saskatchewan RCMP announced Thursday they have arrested and charged 55-year-old Mavis Quinn Takakenew of North Battleford with accessory after the fact to murder. She makes her first appearance in provincial court tomorrow morning at 9:30 a.m. in North Battleford. The RCMP is […]

A seventh person has been charged in relation to the death of Tiki Laverdiere. The victim’s remains were found outside of North Battleford nearly three months after she traveled to the area for a funeral. Six people have already been charged, but RCMP say 31 year-old Nikita Cook of the Onion Lake Cree Nation is […]

A sixth person has been charged in relation to the murder to Tiki Laverdiere. The victims remains were found in a rural area outside of North Battleford on July 17th, nearly three months after she traveled from Edmonton to the area for a funeral. Since then, five people have been arrested and are now facing […]