Cory Bird

Second trial in Lytton stabbing death yields same guilty conviction
KAMLOOPS – A man who stabbed his friend 73 times wept as a jury convicted him of second-degree murder for a second time in a Kamloops, B.C., courtroom.

Accused killer admitted lying to police to cover bisexuality, court hears
KAMLOOPS – A man accused of killing his friend by stabbing him 73 times told an RCMP investigator he originally lied about what happened to cover up his bisexuality.

Forensic pathologist says Lytton man stabbed 73 times had ‘defensive wounds’
KAMLOOPS – The victim of a deadly knife attack in Lytton suffered what a forensic pathologist called “defensive wounds” to his arm, fingers and wrist.

Murder trial begins for Lytton man accused of stabbing friend 73 times
KAMLOOPS – The second-degree murder charge against a Lytton man boils down to a number, according to Crown Prosecutor Frank Caputo. “This case is about 73 stab wounds,” Caputo told the jury of eight men and four women during his opening statement in Kamloops Supreme Court today, Jan. 19. Cory Peter Bird, born 1987, faces...