26 years after disappearance, two men charged in 1999 Quebec murder

Two men have been charged with second-degree murder in connection with 1999 murder case.

Investigators from Quebec’s provincial police (SQ) unsolved case division have arrested two men in connection with the 1999 murder of Maxime Berthiaume.

Kenneth Forman, 82, of Lachine, and Timothy Helpin, 58, of Deux-Montagnes, were arrested on warrants for second-degree murder.

The accused appeared virtually at the Joliette courthouse on Tuesday.

According to the SQ, Berthiaume was reported missing by his family in February 1999. Montreal police (SPVM), along with the SQ, conducted an investigation.

In January, SQ investigators were able to establish a link between Berthiaume’s disappearance and the unidentified body of a homicide victim found in September 2015 in Rawdon.