Serge Boutin Case: Suspected Murderers Allegedly Revisited Crime Scene

Key testimonies from Lana Dubois in the Charles Lassonde murder trial reveal chilling details about the alleged crime. Dubois recounted how she and Lassonde returned to the burial site of Serge Boutin after supposedly burying him alive. She described their actions following the murder, including a cleaning shift at a daycare and interactions with undercover agents. Ultimately, Dubois cooperated with law enforcement, leading to the recovery of Boutin’s body and her plea of guilty to involuntary manslaughter.

Key Testimonies in the Charles Lassonde Murder Trial

In a chilling turn of events, Charles Lassonde and his former partner, Lana Dubois, allegedly revisited the site where they had buried Serge Boutin just hours prior. This shocking claim was made by Ms. Dubois during her testimony on the third day of Lassonde’s first-degree murder trial at the Sherbrooke courthouse.

Details of the Alleged Crime

On Wednesday morning, Dubois, who is testifying against Lassonde following a collaboration agreement with law enforcement, recounted the hours and days following the alleged murder. After they purportedly buried Boutin alive, the duo made their way to a daycare in Victoriaville to complete a cleaning shift. Dubois remarked, “With two of us, what should have taken four hours was done in just one. It was fast and poorly executed.”

At Dubois’s insistence, they returned to the burial site of Serge Boutin. “I held onto the hope—however naive it may sound—that he had somehow escaped. But when I saw the wood still in place, I realized he was dead and hadn’t managed to get away,” she shared, emphasizing her role as a crucial witness for the prosecution.

The pair also visited a location initially described by Dubois as a dumping ground, where they reportedly dug another hole, presumably as a threat to Dubois herself. “It’s an area where people discard branches. Charles suggested we go there. If I were to report him, I’d likely be next,” Dubois testified.

Leading up to the murder, Lassonde and Dubois had been in contact with several individuals who were aware of their search for a person known as “Bibitte.” “That’s when the deceit began,” Dubois recalled, stating that Lassonde had coached her on a fabricated story to tell others regarding Boutin’s whereabouts.

Following the murder, Dubois described an encounter with two undercover agents posing as individuals looking for Bibitte. “They claimed to be from Montreal and questioned us about Serge. We maintained the same narrative that we had dropped him off in Danville,” she explained.

On August 1, a missing person’s notice was aired, drawing attention to Serge Boutin’s disappearance and the search for two suspects in their fifties. Dubois received a call from a family member who noted the description matched her and Lassonde.

On that same day, Lassonde began seeking legal counsel. Dubois conveyed to her son her intention to cooperate with the authorities. “I told him I wouldn’t run away, that we were planning to go to the police station after meeting with a lawyer,” she stated.

Despite their intentions, the pair did not attend the lawyer’s meeting scheduled for that Monday. Instead, law enforcement intervened at a Victoriaville business where they were cleaning, leading to their arrest. “I emerged from the room and raised my hands to avoid resisting arrest,” Dubois recounted.

In November 2023, as her own trial for first-degree murder was approaching, Dubois chose to cooperate with the police. She ultimately pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, receiving a sentence of just over four years, which she has already completed. Her willingness to collaborate with law enforcement resulted in the recovery of the victim’s body more than two years after the crime.

Her cross-examination commenced on Wednesday afternoon, continuing to unravel the complexities surrounding this tragic case.

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