RCMP INSPECTOR FORBES
Mindy Tran was not the first unsolved murder case involving Forbes, a murdered Vietnamese girl and an informant later identified as a serial killer.
quote- from Clifford Olson's story:
Then
Attorney General of Alberta the Honourable Neil Crawford received a letterdated
March 25, 1983 from Olson claiming he had information pertaining to three young
girls that were raped and murdered and that one of their bodies had already been
recovered. Olson also sent letters to Peter Lougheed the Premier of the province
of Alberta dated April 5th, 1983 concerning the three murder victims. Olson also
swore an affidavit on June 29, 1983 stating that he had knowledge of the three
murder victims. On instruction from the Attorney Generals office of Alberta,
Corporal G.A. Gary Forbes, R.C.M.P. officer of the general investigation section
of Edmonton visited Kingston Penitentiary to see Olson. Statements were written
on April 14th, 1983and signed by Olson and G.A. Forbes of the R.C.M.P.
pertaining to the three murdered girls. These statements cannont be made public
by Olson because of the R.C.M.P.'s ongoing investigation in this matter. It can
be noted, however, that one of the victims was Oahn Ngoc Ha a 19 years old
Vietnamese who was then employed at the Baniff Hotel where Olson stayed.
Olson was to appear in the Vancouver City Court on a couple of charges in 1977
but as he was on parole he skipped court and left the night before for Alberta,
leaving from the Vancouver Greyhound bus station with his girlfriend Evelyn. On
February 28th the body of 19 year old Oahn Ngoc Ha was found on the Trans Canada
Highway about 53 kilometres west of Golden B.C.
Then came Mindy Tran
Forbes protects Tidsbury who bungles the case against RCMP agent Shannon Murrin.
Consolidation underway for all RCMP detachments, bringing all murder investigations under control of one central department.
Then awarded the Order of merit.