Heidi Challand was found murdered in her home with her children in September 1997. Her common-law partners parents made the gruesome discovery after Heidi's parents had not been able to reach her for multiple days.

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Mother, Four Kids Found Murdered On Vancouver Island | The Spokesman-Review

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Hundreds mourn Canadian murder victims - UPI Archives

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Island man who killed wife, 4 kids denied day parole - Victoria Times Colonist

David John Gorton denied parole for 1997 slayings of wife and her kids | Vancouver Sun

Grisly history of parents killing their children on Vancouver Island (cheknews.ca)

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