WELLAND — On a frigid winter evening, evil came out to play.

By the time the smoke had cleared in the early morning hours of Jan. 19, 2021, Juliana Pannunzio, 20, of Windsor, and Christine Crooks, 18, of Toronto, had been shot and killed.

More accurately and appropriately, the cruel slayings were nothing less than executions.

The tragedy unfolded during yet another dreary COVID-19 lockdown . Not everyone was following the rules — in fact, most Canadians, in their own ways, were breaking them. For example, weekly I’d grab a six-pack and meet up in Monarch Park with a buddy.

Still, one group of people were going further than a quiet booze-a-ramma in the park. That Tuesday night in Fort Erie was going to be a birthday bash, complete with drinking games.

But sometime in the early mornin

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