Murder of Sian Simmonds
Guildford · British Columbia · Canada · 1993
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On 27 Jan 1993 Sian Simmonds was shot and bludgeoned in the Guildford basement suite in Surrey, British Columbia, that she shared with her sister Katie. Katie was not home. Sian was 19, the day before her 20th birthday. Josephakis Charalambous, a doctor the sisters had complained about, was later convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder and sentenced to life imprisonment with no parole for 25 years. His appeal was dismissed. He was still serving that sentence as of a January 2025 parole denial.
At a glance
Josephakis Charalambous
First-degree murder; Conspiracy
Timeline· 6 entries
A dated record of reported developments and proceedings.
27 Jan 1993 · Wednesday
Death reported, investigation event
29 Nov 1994 · Tuesday
Verdict, court event
13 May 1997 · Tuesday
Appeal, court event
16 Oct 1997 · Thursday
8 Jan 1998 · Thursday
29 Jan 2025 · Wednesday
Parole hearing, court event
Date estimatedParole Board of Canada denies Charalambous day parole
Coverage· 5 entries
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- BookHancock House
Book-length account of Charalambous and the Simmonds murders.
20 Sep 2023
Podcast episodeCrimelines20 Sep 2023Case episode on the Surrey BC murder conspiracy.
21 Mar 2022
Podcast episodeDark Poutine21 Mar 2022Episode 212 covers the 27 Jan 1993 killing and the roles of Josephakis Charalambous, Brian Gerald West, and David Walter Schlender.
15 Jun 2021
Podcast episodeTrue Crime Brewery15 Jun 2021Episode on Charalambous, the College complaint, Schlender hit, and Shelley’s testimony.
- Podcast episodeMurder With My Mother
March 2025 episode on Sian’s murder and systemic failures around the complaints.
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