Suspected murder in the Caribbean
Bodies of Canadian business couple found
December 6, 2023, 3:32 a.m
Two charred bodies are discovered in a burned-out car on the Caribbean island of Dominica. Apparently they are the operators of an eco-resort; the two Canadians had been reported missing. The police arrest four people.
According to a media report, the police on the Caribbean island of Dominica have found the suspected bodies of a missing Canadian business couple and arrested four people. The Canadian tech entrepreneur and his partner are being investigated on suspicion of murder, the “Dominica News Online” portal reported, citing Public Security Minister Rayburn Blackmoore.
The dead were found on December 1st in a burned-out car near an eco-resort run by the couple. The bodies were too badly burned to be identified. The police have ruled out an accident; the dead had gunshot wounds. Three of the four arrested were foreigners; one of them was said to be the neighboring couple of the alleged victims. According to local media reports, the two Americans have been arguing with the Canadians for years over an access road.
A foundation in Montreal founded by the entrepreneur and named after him wrote on her website, 66-year-old businessman Daniel Langlois and his partner died under tragic circumstances on December 1st in Dominica. Langlois founded the company Softimage in 1986, which was taken over by Microsoft in 1994. The 3D animation software developed by the company has been used in Hollywood films such as “Jurassic Park,” “Titanic” and “The Matrix.” “His contribution to the world of cinema is immeasurable,” wrote the Canadian film authority NFB on the X platform.