# Charges withdrawn in P.E.I. cold-case killing after key evidence goes missing

https://mins.news/en/video/99262

- CBC News, 2026-10-14 02:08 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQkJyGiBVrc

> All charges in the 1988 murder of P.E.I. teacher Byron Carr have been withdrawn after police lost crucial evidence, including a knife found at the scene and the towel used to strangle him.

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