Episode 300: In June 2011, twenty-year-old musician Daniel Jordan Levesque moved from his family home in Revelstoke, B.C., to Victoria, full of dreams to start a new life and advance his burgeoning musical career. On June 15, seeking work, Daniel went to a 7-Eleven store, where he met Joshua Tyler Bredo, the store’s Assistant Manager, who hired Daniel on the spot. Bredo presented himself as a good guy, a helpful friend, but in truth, he quickly became obsessed with Daniel sexually with nefarious motives in mind.
Bredo began grooming Daniel, lying to him with promises of a more lavish lifestyle, plying him with drugs and alcohol while telling Daniel he saw him as a “little brother.” The coercion and lies continued until August 3, when Bredo lured Daniel to his apartment under the promise of an interview for Daniel at a non-existent law firm. It was there that Bredo killed Daniel and set up a scene to make it appear to be self-defence, later calling 911. Bredo was arrested that night and charged with Daniel’s murder. However, the case was not put to rest until after a mistrial in 2015, numerous other delays and a guilty plea to the lesser charge of manslaughter in 2017.
Sources:
2016 BCSC 1843 (CanLII) | R. v Bredo | CanLII
2016 BCSC 2580 (CanLII) | R. v Bredo | CanLII
2016 BCSC 2701 (CanLII) | R. v Bredo | CanLII
2017 BCSC 2134 (CanLII) | R. v Bredo | CanLII
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Lured by Lies — The Murder of Daniel Levesque — Part 1 | Dark Poutine - True Crime and Dark History podcast - Listen or read transcript on Metacast
