Here's what makes this case quietly ominous.
Dieppe sits at the literal and figurative crossroads of Atlantic Canada:
- Geography: Right beside Moncton, it’s the hub where the Trans-Canada Highway (Route 2) meets Route 15 (to Shediac and PEI) and Route 106 (to the Confederation Bridge). Truck traffic, cash, and contraband all funnel through there every day.
- Demographics: Bilingual, working-class, with a mix of old Acadian families and newer arrivals. A lot of people know each other, which makes violent fallout from drug debts feel personal and hard to escape.
- Drug corridors: For years it’s been a staging point for methamphetamine and cocaine moving from Montreal/Quebec into the Maritimes, then either north to Campbellton or east across the bridge to PEI and Cape Breton. The fortified trap houses raided in Operation J Trilogy weren’t random; they were placed where the highways intersect and surveillance is harder.
What We Know as of December 2, 2025
The Crime – September 7, 2019
Bernard Saulnier, 78, and Rose-Marie Saulnier, 74, were found stabbed to death in their home on Amirault Street, Dieppe, New Brunswick. A relative called for a welfare check shortly after 10 a.m.; RCMP entered and confirmed both had been killed. No forced entry.
Current Status – December 1–2, 2025
Anyone with information: New Brunswick RCMP Major Crime Unit or Crime Stoppers 1-800-222-TIPS.Sidebar: Operation J Trilogy – The Drug Bust That Started It All(August 28, 2019)
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Current Status – December 1–2, 2025
- Five individuals charged with conspiracy to commit the murder of the Saulniers’ son, Sylvio Saulnier:
- Janson Bryan Baker (29) – also charged with the two 2019 first-degree murders
- Jesse Todd Logue
- Monique Alicia Boyer
- Nicholas Daniel Bain
- Christopher Allen Lennon (bench warrant issued Dec 1)
- Four appeared in Moncton court yesterday; all denied bail.
- Baker’s murder trial is scheduled to begin January 2026 (three-to-four-month jury trial).
The Conspiracy – August/September 2019
Evidence uncovered during the homicide investigation shows a group planned to kill Sylvio Saulnier in the weeks before and after his parents’ deaths. The plot allegedly involved watching his daily routines and possible vehicle tampering. Motive is tied to drug-related disputes.Key Earlier Developments
- August 28, 2019 – RCMP raids under Operation J Trilogy (see sidebar).
- September 7, 2023 – Janson Bryan Baker arrested for the Saulnier murders (exactly four years after the bodies were found).
- January 2023 – Drug charges against Sylvio Saulnier withdrawn after his non-criminal death.
- 2019–2025 – Continuous investigation by RCMP Northeast Major Crime Unit.
Bottom Line
Six years after an elderly couple was murdered in their own home, the file remains active: one accused awaiting trial for the killings, five (including him) now charged with conspiring to murder their only son over drug debts that began with a major police operation ten days earlier.Anyone with information: New Brunswick RCMP Major Crime Unit or Crime Stoppers 1-800-222-TIPS.Sidebar: Operation J Trilogy – The Drug Bust That Started It All(August 28, 2019)
- What it was: A two-month RCMP investigation into methamphetamine and cocaine trafficking in the Greater Moncton area.
- Raids: Multiple search warrants executed on August 28, 2019, including fortified “trap houses” on Dominion Street and elsewhere.
- Seized: Large quantities of crystal meth and cocaine, cash, weapons (knives, swords, crossbows, conductive energy weapon), and bear spray.
- Key arrests/charges: Jesse Todd Logue (sentenced to 8½ years in 2021), Monique Alicia Boyer, Sylvio Saulnier (charges later withdrawn after his death), and others.
- Direct link: RCMP has stated the Saulnier homicides and the conspiracy against Sylvio Saulnier are connected to tensions created by this drug-trafficking takedown.
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