Man Charged in 1986 Murder of Nunavut Girl Previously Served Time for Two Other Killings

Jopey Atsiqtaq, arrested at an Ottawa halfway house, faces new charges decades after initial investigation.

Jopey Atsiqtaq, who was on parole, has been charged with the 1986 second-degree murder of 15-year-old Mary Ann Birmingham in Iqaluit, Nunavut.
Atsiqtaq had previously served a 25-year life sentence for the murders of two other individuals in the 1980s in the same area.
Birmingham was found brutally murdered in her home while her family was out of town, and her sister discovered the body upon returning from a trip.
In a 1990 preliminary hearing, a judge ruled there wasn't enough evidence to try Atsiqtaq for Birmingham's murder at that time.
Atsiqtaq was arrested at a halfway house in Ottawa and is scheduled to appear in court again on October 29.