Montreal Gazette
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Jul 17, 2026
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Suspect in 2022 St-Michel murder arrested in B.C.
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MONTREAL CRIME
Suspect in 2022 St-Michel murder arrested in B.C.
Lee Van Smath Germain, 35, was taken into custody in the Vancouver area on Monday.
Lee Van Smath Germain, 35, has been arrested in British Columbia in connection with a 2022 murder in Montreal's St-Michel neighbourhood. (Gazette file photo)
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Montreal Gazette
July 17, 2026 at 2:56 p.m.
Montreal police say a man has been arrested in British Columbia in connection with a 2022 murder in Montreal’s St-Michel neighbourhood.
Police say Lee Van Smath Germain, 35, was arrested in the Vancouver area on Monday.
He faces a charge of m…
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