Mexican national charged with 1996 murder in Vancouver's West End:
A Mexican national has been extradited to B.C. and charged with the 1996 murder of Canada Post ...
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Mexican national charged over 1996 Vancouver murderThe 68-year-old Juan Manuel Rueda Salud was brought from Mexico to British Columbia and is jailed on a second-degree murder charge.
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- On Aug. 12, 2026, Vancouver police escorted 68-year-old Juan Manuel Rueda Salud from Mexico to Canada, where he is being held on one second-degree murder charge.
- Cancer survivor Muriel Lindsay, 40, died on Feb. 16, 1996, and her mother found her fatally injured in her apartment the next day after she missed work.
- According to Insp. Ryan Smith, Rueda Salud had been identified as a person of interest, left Mexico a month after the killing and was located in Oaxaca in 2015.
- Smith said the charge was laid on Nov. 2, 2024, he was arrested under a provisional warrant on Jan. 22, 2025, and he was extradited this week despite contesting the process.
While it is a relief to see a charge finally laid in this matter, it marks the start of another sad chapter for Muriel’s loved ones. Our thoughts are with them now.— Insp. Ryan Smith, Vancouver Police Department, discussing the charging of the suspect and the impact on Muriel Lindsay’s family
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