Beverley Rowbotham’s Family Speaks Out
MANITOBA
On October 25, 2000, the body of 42 year old mother of two Beverley Rowbotham was found in the family car at an abandoned gas station in Selkirk, Manitoba.
Her political advisor husband, Mark Stobbe, was acquitted of her murder 12 years later. The case has remained unsolved ever since.
In this special update episode we’re joined by Beverley’s sister Barb Kilpatrick and niece Melanie to mark a milestone in one of the most high-profile cases the province has seen.
They will reflect on the impact of Beverley’s murder and share new details - including some sad family news and a public plea for information.
Beverley’s remaining family members hope to finally get answers — and justice.
Do you know
“Paul and Ann”?
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Potential credible lead from Calgary
Paul was very well spoken
Anne had a cane and walked with a limp
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More info below
If you can help locate this couple,
please contact us.
“Paul and Ann from Calgary”:
Public plea to help locate a potential credible lead
Image of the Paul and Ann note
TRANSCRIPTION:
“Dear Barb & Dave,
You don’t know us, but we have just realized that you live in Alberta. We live in Calgary, AB and we need to speak to you and your husband about your sister, Bev. Something very horrible happened to our family in 1999 and 2000. The circumstances pertaining to our family came in contact with your sister Bev’s family in 2000, especially just before Bev’s passing in October 2000.
I don’t want to say much and cannot explain this over the phone, but we will need to speak to you in person and will explain all that we know at that time. We are using [Barb Kilpatrick’s co-worker] as a middle person to make contact. When we realized you lived in Rocky Mountain House we jumped in our car and drove to your city because we believe to know what we know.
Regards - hope to see you soon - Paul and Ann.”
If you have information to locate this this couple, please contact Canadian True Crime podcast and we will connect you.
More information:
Obituary for Beverley’s sister Betty Rowbotham who passed away October 18, 2025.
Clinging to hope: Twenty-five years after Beverley Rowbotham was slain, her family believes a mysterious letter could shed light on the case that gripped Manitoba by Chris Kitching for Winnipeg Free Press, October 24, 2025
Credits:
Producer, editor, writer: Kristi Lee
Disclaimer voiced by Erik Krosby
Theme Song: We Talk of Dreams
Music credits:
Blue Dot Sessions, Epidemic Sound
Main information sources:
Court documents:
https://archive.org/stream/293176-stobbe-rcmp-transcript/293176-stobbe-rcmp-transcript_djvu.txt
News archives:
Bev's killer sure was tidy by Tom Brodbeck, Winnipeg Sun (2012)
The pain never goes away by Dave Baxter, Winnipeg Free Press (2018)
Collection of articles from Winnipeg Free Press
Collection of articles from Winnipeg Sun
Collection of articles from CTV Manitoba
Collection of articles from Global News
Collection of articles from CBC Manitoba
1977 Saskatoon Star-Phoenix Article https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-phoenix/183418957/
Obituaries
https://passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-details/id-55964/ROWBOTHAM_BEVERLEY
https://www.gilbartfuneralhome.com/obituary/Julie-Bachewich
https://www.gilbartfuneralhome.com/obituary/ElizabethBetty-Rowbotham