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Three Charged in Penticton Double Homicide After Nearly Three-Year Probe

The BC Prosecution Service has approved charges spanning first-degree murder to indignity to human remains for the three suspects.

The RCMP logo is seen in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Alannah Brown and her boyfriend Douglas Barker were found dead in a burned-out car near the Kickininee Provincial Park pull-out on Sept. 15, 2022
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Overview

  • The RCMP E-Division Serious Crime Unit concluded an almost three-year investigation into the 2022 deaths of Alannah Brown and Douglas Barker by arresting three suspects on July 19, 2025.
  • Jilane King faces a first-degree murder charge in Barker’s killing and accessory after the fact counts in both homicides.
  • Simon Bourbonnais is charged with manslaughter in Brown’s death, unlawful confinement, indignity to human remains and accessory after the fact to both killings.
  • Tyler Stuart has been accused of accessory after the fact and indignity to human remains in relation to both victims.
  • Authorities discovered the bodies in a burned-out vehicle near Kickininee Provincial Park on Sept. 15, 2022, and continue to seek public tips through the Serious Crime Unit tip line at 1-877-987-8477.