Fallen Four: The Mayerthorpe Tragedy (Part 2): The Shooting & Aftermath

Published: Oct. 31, 2022, 7 a.m.

b'Episode 242: On March 3, 2005, a contingent of RCMP constables, attended the property of James Michael Roszko, 46 in Rochfort Bridge, near Mayerthorpe, Alberta. The members were there to serve a search warrant for stolen property and a marijuana-growing operation on the farm, discovered the day before. Roszko, knowing the police would be arriving soon, armed himself with the help of a couple friends, Shawn Hennessey and Dennis Cheeseman, and then he laid in wait for the RCMP. When four of the officers, Anthony Gordon, Lionide \\u201cLeo\\u201d Johnston, Brock Myrol and Peter Schiemann, walked into a quonset hut on the farm. Roszko, hidden inside the building, opened fire on the four members, killing them and then himself before the other RCMP members on site could come to their aid.\\xa0\\nIn the last episode we learned of the life of the murderer leading up to the day of the slaying of the four RCMP members. In this episode you\\u2019ll hear about the crime and its aftermath.\\nSources:\\nTown of Mayerthorpe: Home\\nCHILD SEXUAL ABUSE STATISTICS - Darkness to Light\\nReport to the Attorney General : public inquiry into the deaths of Cst. Anthony Gordon, Cst. Lionide Johnston, Cst. Brock Myrol, Cst. Peter Schiemann and Mr. James Roszko - Open Government\\nReport to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General Public Fatality Inquiry - PDF\\nFallen Four | Home\\nFallen Four Memorial Park & Visitor Information Centre | Facebook\\nLine of Fire by Edward Butts - Ebook | Scribd\\nJames Roszko | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers\\nRCMP Tribute to Five Officers\\nMayerthorpe Tragedy - Wikipedia\\n2008 ABQB 242 (CanLII) | R. v. Hennessey | CanLII\\n2008 ABQB 282 (CanLII) | R. v. Cheeseman | CanLII\\n2009 ABQB 60 (CanLII) | R. v. Hennessey | CanLII\\n2010 ABCA 274 (CanLII) | R. v. Hennessey | CanLII\\nMurder charge approved in Burnaby RCMP officer\\u2019s killing | CTV News\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'