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By Sheldon Spackman
November 2023 Incident

Stay of proceedings for Red Deer woman charged in northern Alberta homicide

Sep 21, 2026 | 3:46 PM

There has been a stay of proceedings for a Red Deer woman accused in the death of a man in northern Alberta nearly three years ago.  

Sara Dawn Aleisha Kappo, 38, had her matters stayed on Aug. 21, 2026, and was previously scheduled for a pre-trial conference in Grande Prairie Court of Justice on Sept. 18, 2026. 

Her two co-accused, Teyenna Angel Rae Kappo, 33, and Dallas Goodswimmer, 25, both of Valleyview, Alta, have their matters scheduled to return to Edmonton Court of King’s Bench on Oct. 22, 2026. 

It was on Nov. 8, 2023, when Valleyview RCMP responded to a report of a male who had been assaulted and was suffering from serious lacerations to his body at a residence on Sturgeon Lake First Nation, Alta, just west of Valleyview. 

Mounties say he was transported to the hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries. Police say an autopsy conducted by the Edmonton Medical Examiner’s Office determined that the victim, 36-year-old Aaron Bellcourt, had died as a result of his injuries and the death was deemed a homicide.  

Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit (MCU) took over the investigation and conducted a lengthy investigation. MCU, with assistance from the Valleyview RCMP Detachment, Grande Prairie RCMP Municipal Detachment, Grande Prairie RCMP General Investigation Section (GIS), Western Alberta District GIS, as well as Alberta RCMP Forensic Identification Services and Interview Assistance Team, conducted the arrest of three suspects on May 24, 2024.  

As a result of the investigation, RCMP initially laid first-degree murder charges against Sara Kappo, Teyenna Kappo, and Dallas Goodswimmer.  

Mounties say they were brought before a justice of the peace and remanded into custody.   

Related: Jury trial scheduled for Red Deer woman charged in northern Alberta homicide

Related: Red Deer woman facing first-degree murder charge 

by Sheldon Spackman