Two men found guilty in murders of Alberta family

Two men have been found guilty of first-degree murder for shooting one of the men’s parents and sister on a central Alberta farm.

Jason Klaus and Joshua Frank sat silently with no expression as the verdicts were read.

Justice Eric Macklin told court in Red Deer, Alta., that both men repeatedly lied about what happened to Klaus’s family and their stories were full of inconsistencies.

The bodies of Gordon Klaus and his daughter, Monica, were found in their burnedout farmhouse near Castor, Alta., in December 2013. Sandra Klaus was never found, although police believe her body was also in the house.

During their trial, Klaus and Frank each blamed the other for the murders and gave different versions of what happened.

“I am satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt of the guilt of Jason Klaus and the guilt of Joshua Frank on all of the respective charges against them of first-degree murder,” Macklin said.

“Together they planned and carried out the three murders. Each one played a crucial role in executing the plan.”