Saskatchewan·BreakingA man has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Misha Pavelick, 19, who was fatally stabbed during a graduation party at a campground.36-year-old was charged with second-degree murder almost two decades after Pavelick was fatally stabbedAliyah Marko-Omene · CBC News · Posted: Nov 14, 2025 2:50 PM EST | Last Updated: 2 minutes agoListen to this articleEstimated 1 minuteThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.Misha Pavelick, 19, was stabbed to death at a party on May 21, 2006, near Regina Beach. (Submitted by Saskatchewan RCMP)A jury has delivered a guilty verdict in the trial of a man accused of killing Misha Pavelick during a Miller High School grad party at a campground nearly two decades ago.Pavelick, 19, was fatally stabbed at the Kinookimaw campground near Regina Beach, about 45 kilometres northwest of Regina, on May 21, 2006. The 12-person jury delivered the verdict in a Regina King’s Bench courtroom on Friday after deliberating since Wednesday.The jury found him guilty of second-degree murder, but could also have convicted him of the lesser included offence of manslaughter. His identity is protected under the Youth Criminal Justice Act because he was 17 at the time of the killing.The jury began deliberating on Wednesday after Justice Catherine Dawson read a 200-page summary of the evidence and set of instructions.During closing arguments earlier this week, defence lawyer Andrew Hitchcock said the case against his client had been tainted by “years of gossip and comparing notes” among witnesses. He told the jurors to consider all of the scenarios that could have happened the night Pavelick died. ABOUT THE AUTHORAliyah Marko-Omene is a reporter for CBC Saskatchewan. She has previously worked for CBC and Toronto Star in Toronto. You can reach her at aliyah.marko@cbc.ca.
Jury convicts man in 2006 death of Misha Pavelick at Sask. campground
