Gilles Giasson

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📝 Description

Gilles Giasson, a 67-year-old man from Trois-Rivières, disappeared in May 2018. Investigators重点focused on his son, François Asselin, after evidence and testimonies linked the case to a homicide. In May 2018, a major search at the Saint-Étienne-des-Grès waste site in Mauricie recovered remains later identified as Giasson; Lefebvre, a coworker, was found separately in Sherbrooke. François Asselin faced multiple murder charges. In June 2021, a jury found him guilty on two counts of murder (non-premeditated) and two counts of outraging corpses in connection with both killings. He was subsequently sentenced to life imprisonment, with parole eligibility anticipated after about 20–22 years. The case drew extensive media attention to the investigations, courtroom proceedings, and the mass-dig search at the dump site.

🔍 Circumstances

Disappearance reported in May 2018. Gilles Giasson and his son François Asselin shared an apartment on Rue Sainte-Cécile in Trois-Rivières. Investigators pursued the homicide theory; the Sûreté du Québec conducted searches at a large dumping site in Saint-Étienne-des-Grès, Mauricie. Remains later identified as Giasson were found among bags at the dump; Lefebvre’s body was found in a cardboard box in Sherbrooke. Asselin faced charges for Giasson’s death and Lefebvre’s death; he stood trial in Trois-Rivières in 2021.

👤 Physical Description

Gilles Giasson: 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in), 84 kg (186 lb); brown hair; blue eyes; age 67 at time of disappearance.

ℹ️ Additional Details

François Asselin, initially accused in connection with Gilles Giasson’s disappearance, was also charged with murder in Sherbrooke for Lefebvre. In 2021, he was found guilty on two counts of murder (non-premeditated) and two counts of outraging corpses; Crown sought 20–22 years before parole. The remains of Giasson were located in a Saint-Étienne-des-Grès dump, while Lefebvre’s remains were found in Sherbrooke. The case received extensive coverage from Quebec media outlets during the 2018 investigations and the 2021 trial.

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