Missing man killed while murder suspect was on parole: documents

A Calgary man facing a murder charge in connection with the death of a missing person is accused of committing the killing while on parole, according to documents from the Parole Board of Canada (PBC). 

This week, Calgary police announced a second-degree murder charge against Shaun Alexander Folk, 47, in the death of Christopher Stevenson.

The PBC documents show Folk was serving a four-year sentence for firearms and drug trafficking offences, among others, when he was released on full parole in July 2023. 

Stevenson was last seen on Aug. 24, 2023.

In September, police notified Folk's parole supervisor that he was a suspect in the murder investigation. 

His parole was revoked and Folk was sent back to prison.

"The investigation indicated significant evidence that you were involved in criminal behaviour and according to police, returned to your offence cycle," wrote the parole board.

"The Correctional Service of Canada determined that your risk had increased to an unmanageable level and you were suspended and returned to federal custody due to deteriorating behaviour."

Criminal record

Folk has a years-long criminal history including convictions for drugs, weapons, forgery, fraud and forcible confinement.

In June 2019, after Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officials intercepted a package addressed to Folk that contained a device capable of being converted to act as a firearm suppressor or gun silencer, police launched an investigation.

In the course of that investigation police seized nine firearms, two stolen vehicles, forged documents, drugs and body armour. 

Folk was handed a four-year sentence in January 2021. It was his second federal sentence (sentences of more than two years).

The PBC document, authored on Aug. 1, 2024, is a decision regarding conditions imposed as Folk was about to hit his statutory release date. 

By law, offenders who have served two-thirds of their federal sentences are granted statutory release.

In the document, the board noted Folk continued to be on police radar.

"The investigation is ongoing and you remain a prime suspect in the case," reads the decision.

Folk was due to be released within a matter of days or weeks of the PBC decision. It's unknown whether he had been released prior to the charges being laid in connection with the death of Stevenson.

He is scheduled to appear in court on Aug. 28. 

On Friday, police announced charges against a second man in connection with Stevenson's death.

Ali Samir El-Sayed, 45, is charged with accessory after the fact to murder.