Paying Respect With The Detectives
Featuring Detective Dwayne Lakusta, Detective Carlos Cardoso, Staff Sergeant Bill Clark, Detective Paul Gregory, Detective Dale Johnson, Detective Rob Bilawey
Edmonton Police Service
July 17, 2012
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Standing in front of a 2010 homicide scene, members of the Edmonton Police Service Homicide Unit recall an intense investigation which resulted in the arrest of two suspects for the killing of a homeless man. Over the course of the investigation into this crime, the detectives called the area behind the fence where the victim was found by many different names. They referred to it as everything from a “patio” to an “enclosure” to an “alcove”, at times causing some confusion for other investigators. Born out of their need for consistency, Staff Sergeant Clark took to calling it an “albacore”. The name “Team Tuna” stuck to the team, one of three in the Homicide Section. The reputation of the tuna as a large tenacious predator fish has taken on a new meaning for this team of homicide investigators.