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Independent review ordered into Byron Carr murder investigation after charges dropped

CBC Canada · October 20, 2026 at 3:20 p.m.

Independent review ordered into Byron Carr murder investigation after charges dropped

An independent review into the Byron Carr murder investigation has been ordered after charges in the P.E.I. cold case were withdrawn last week because Charlottetown police lost crucial evidence, provincial officials said in a news release Tuesday.

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