Quebec Cold Case Murder: Crown Tells Jury Accused Admits He Killed Teenager in 2000

Published on February 14, 2024

The Quebec man charged with the first-degree murder and sexual assault of 19-year-old junior college student Guylaine Potvin nearly 24 years ago now admits to causing her death, a Crown prosecutor said on Feb. 14. Prosecutor Pierre-Alexandre Bernard made the announcement during his closing arguments in the case against Marc-André Grenon. “The defence will admit that it’s Marc-André Grenon that caused the death of Guylaine Potvin, but by inferences that are different than those we will present to you,” he told the jury at the Saguenay courthouse, some 215 kilometres north of Quebec City. Mr. Grenon’s defence lawyers, who did not call any witnesses, will present closing arguments later Feb. 14. They are expected to argue that the bar to prove first-degree murder was not met, Mr. Bernard said....

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