**Heartless Plot to Inherit Millions Ends in Parole for Mastermind and Accomplices**
In a chilling twist of fate, almost 35 years after orchestrating a heinous double murder to inherit a $4 million fortune, a Saanich teenager’s day parole has been extended. Darren Gowan, previously known as Huenemann, now 51, was the mastermind behind the brutal murders of his mother, Sharon Huenemann, and grandmother, Doris Leatherbarrow, back in 1990.
Gowan, then 18, enlisted the help of his classmates, Derik Lord and David Muir, to carry out the gruesome killings at Leatherbarrow’s Tsawwassen home. The trio’s sinister plan involved staging the crime scene as a burglary to mask their true motives for the murders.
Now, after years behind bars and showing signs of progress, Gowan has been granted a three-month extension of his day parole. However, his accomplices, Lord and Muir, have taken a different path. Lord, who maintained his innocence, was recently granted full parole, while Muir had previously admitted guilt and received full parole in 2003.
Despite his parole extension, Gowan remains restricted from contacting any family members of the victims or engaging with individuals involved in criminal activities. The parole board acknowledged Gowan’s work on self-improvement and noted his reduced risk of reoffending.
This twisted tale of greed and betrayal shocked the community and serves as a stark reminder of the heinous lengths some individuals will go to for financial gain. As the trio’s fates continue to unfold, the memory of the tragic murders of Sharon Huenemann and Doris Leatherbarrow lives on, a haunting legacy of a dark chapter in Saanich’s history.
In a chilling twist of fate, almost 35 years after orchestrating a heinous double murder to inherit a $4 million fortune, a Saanich teenager’s day parole has been extended. Darren Gowan, previously known as Huenemann, now 51, was the mastermind behind the brutal murders of his mother, Sharon Huenemann, and grandmother, Doris Leatherbarrow, back in 1990.
Gowan, then 18, enlisted the help of his classmates, Derik Lord and David Muir, to carry out the gruesome killings at Leatherbarrow’s Tsawwassen home. The trio’s sinister plan involved staging the crime scene as a burglary to mask their true motives for the murders.
Now, after years behind bars and showing signs of progress, Gowan has been granted a three-month extension of his day parole. However, his accomplices, Lord and Muir, have taken a different path. Lord, who maintained his innocence, was recently granted full parole, while Muir had previously admitted guilt and received full parole in 2003.
Despite his parole extension, Gowan remains restricted from contacting any family members of the victims or engaging with individuals involved in criminal activities. The parole board acknowledged Gowan’s work on self-improvement and noted his reduced risk of reoffending.
This twisted tale of greed and betrayal shocked the community and serves as a stark reminder of the heinous lengths some individuals will go to for financial gain. As the trio’s fates continue to unfold, the memory of the tragic murders of Sharon Huenemann and Doris Leatherbarrow lives on, a haunting legacy of a dark chapter in Saanich’s history.
