In Memory of Leonard Charles Skwarok

1953-1989

Leonard Charles Skwarok was murdered on September 15, 1989 in Wetaskiwan, Alberta by Yvonne Johnson, Dwayne Wegner, Ernest Jensen, and Shirley Salmon. This website will share stories about Chuck, as he was known, by the people that loved him and knew him best. Yvonne Johnson (with co-author Ruby Weibe) published a book, Stolen Life in 1998 documenting her life and her crime against Chuck. This site also seeks to expose some factual inaccuracies in this book.

"Stolen Life"

The Journey of Cree Women

This book is based on what Yvonne Johnson holds to be her own truths about the life she has lived. However, since there is never only one way to tell a story, other persons involved in this one may well have experienced and remember differently the events and actions here portrayed.

Stories

I met Chuck (Leonard Charles Skwarok) in 1983 in Brandon, Manitoba. His friendly personality attracted me to him. He was outgoing and I felt like I knew him for along time...

Victim Impact Statements

I am the common-law widow of Leonard Charles (Chuck) Skwarok, and the mother of his daughter Amanda. I believe that convicted murderer, Yvonne Johnson, has neither in her own mind...

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