A Sundre resident accused for a murder that took place 47 years ago, has a three-week trial set for next year.
Seventy-three-year-old Ronald James Edwards was accused of the murder of 16-year-old Pauline Brazeau, a Métis, single mother from Saskatchewan, on January 9, 1976.
He is set to appear before judge and jury starting March 3, 2025.
Edwards was arrested on Now 7, 2023 after new DNA evidence was discovered by the RCMP Historical Homicide Unit and the Calgary Police Service.
Edwards is charged with non-capital murder, as it appears in the 1976 criminal code.