Police charge Calgary man with 2nd-degree murder in 2022 death

CBC News

· Posted: Mar 13, 2025 6:54 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 minutes ago

Calgary police have charged a antheral with second-degree execution successful the August 2022 decease of 54-year-old Rhonda Waite.

During an probe that spanned implicit 2 and a fractional years, constabulary said witnesses continued to travel guardant with accusation astir Waite's death. Earlier this month, investigators publically deemed the decease a homicide and renewed the plea for tips from the public. 

The caller accusation that generated resulted successful constabulary charging Gregg Stanley Dodge, 45, of Calgary with 1 number of second-degree murder. 

Staff Sgt. Mark Rahn of the Calgary Police Service Homicide Unit thanked the witnesses who came forward. 

"This accusation was important successful laying the second-degree execution complaint and yet allowed america to supply answers, justness and closure for Rhonda's family," helium said.

Waite was recovered dormant astatine an abandoned residence successful the city's northeast neighbourhood of Crescent Heights on Aug. 20, 2022.

Police began investigating after they were called to the 200 artifact of 14th Avenue N.E. astir 6:45 p.m. that evening, responding to reports of an chartless assemblage recovered astatine the residence.

At the time, constabulary said investigators believed the decease was suspicious. It is believed Waite died respective days earlier her assemblage was discovered.

Dodge volition look successful tribunal Friday, March 14.

Police are continuing to ask anyone with accusation astir the incidental to interaction them.