Relatives of Byron Carr, along with many other Prince Edward Islanders, have been waiting 35 years for Friday’s announcement from police.
Carr, a well-liked school teacher, was killed in his Charlottetown home on Nov. 11, 1988, and the case had remained unsolved since then.
Friday represented the most significant sign that closure for the family could be imminent, with city police Chief Brad MacConnell saying a suspect had finally been charged with the 36-year-old man’s murder.
Todd Joseph Gallant, also known as Todd Joseph Irving, 56, will be back in court on Feb. 1 on one count of first-degree murder and one count of interfering
