Saturday, January 26, 2008

Five Arrested In Radocaj Murder

On Wednesday Jan. 23, RCMP announced the arrest of 3 men in the killing of Ivan / John Radocaj in his home in Inwood in September. They are:

Donald Richard 31, Daniel Richard, 22, and Timothy Richard, 20, charged with first degree murder.

On Friday 2 more arrests were made.

Melody Lynn Sanford, 43, the estranged wife of Radocaj, has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder. Rita Louise Cushnie, 53, is charged with conspiracy to commit murder.

Cushnie is the mother of Donald Richard, and is a friend of Sanford, Sgt. Line Karpish said Friday.

John Radocaj, as Ivan "The Croation Giant", was a Winnipeg pro wrestler for New Brand Wrestling from 1982-84, wrestled briefly in the Maritimes, and as "Big John" was the first MMA champion in Manitoba in 1985 winning the North American Sumo-Style Championships.

http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2008/01/24/4791019.html

http://www.winnipegsun.com/News/Winnipeg/2008/01/26/4794674-sun.html