Jasmine Richardson

Jasmine Richardson and her alleged boyfriend killed her family in Medicine Hat, Alberta. Those killed included Marc Richardson (42), Debra (48), and Jacob (8). They were found on April 23, 2006 in the afternoon.  At the time of the killings, Jasmine was only 12 years old. She was arrested the next day in Leader, Saskatchewan with her 23 year old boyfriend, Jeremy Allan Steinke. In May of 2006, Kacy Lancaster was charged with being an accessory to the murder, for disposing of evidence.

Jasmine Richardson is the youngest person in Canadian history to be charged with multiple murder.  Jasmine, a seventh grader, had been grounded by her parents for dating Steinke, due to the age difference.

On July 9, 2007, Jasmine was found guilty of three counts of first-degree murder. On November 8, 2007, she was sentenced to the maximum allowable sentence of 10 years, maximum, for a child under 14 years of age.