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A case that began with a missing teen near Radisson has ended with a plea of guilty to a charge of manslaughter.
Fifteen-year-old Katelyn Noble disappeared from a farmhouse in the Radisson area on Aug. 27, 2007. She was originally from Mission, B.C.
In September of 2018, the RCMP announced that Eduard Viktorovit Baranec, 41, had been charged with first-degree murder and offering an indignity to a body in connection with Noble’s death.
Baranec was arrested at Kent Institution, a maximum-security penitentiary in B.C. where he is currently serving a life sentence for the 2007 murder of Amanpreet Kaur Bahia.
At that time, police said Noble’s body had not been found.
Last Friday, Baranec pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection with Noble’s death.
Defence lawyer Brian Pfefferle told 650 CKOM that Baranec maintained his not-guilty plea to first-degree murder but offered a plea to the lesser offence of manslaughter.
Pfefferle said in an email: “We were grateful that the Crown accepted the proposed plea to a lesser offence. As this case involved the somewhat controversial Mr. Big covert investigation method, a protracted trial would have been necessary. This plea saves literally months of potential court time and perhaps most importantly provides closure to all parties involved.
“Mr. Baranec will be sentenced September 24 of this year, at which time we anticipate a joint submission to be presented to the court. Closure in any case is important, but particularly so in historical cases like this one.”
Baranec is believed to be one of the last people seen with Noble.
Six years after Noble’s disappearance, her mother told 650 CKOM that Katelyn’s boyfriend last saw the teen being embraced by Baranec before she ran away.