Man killed 3 members of McCreary family in 'horrific act of intimate partner violence': RCMP

WARNING: This article contains discussion of domestic violence.

RCMPhave identified the man who killed three members of a western Manitoba family last week, in what they described as a"horrific" act stemming from intimate partner violence.

Marlon Glover, 41, killed the three people at a home in the municipality of McCreary before he died of a self-inflicted gunshot woundlast Friday morning, RCMP said at a news conference Wednesday.

Staff Sgt. Richard Sherring of RCMP major crimeservices said Glover forcefully entered the home of a 37-year-old woman with whom he previously had a relationship around 1:20 a.m. on Aug. 16.

The woman managed to escape and hide in a wooded area, after which Glover went to a nearby residence, where he killed the woman's parents a 66-year-old woman and a 65-year-old man and her 35-year-old brother, police said. All three died of gunshot wounds.

Glover then drove off in his own vehicle, shooting himself on the side of Road 84 W., where his body was found by RCMP that morning.

Police were then called to conduct a well-being check on the 37-year-old. When they didn't find her at her residence, they went to the home where they found the bodies of her three family members.

The womanwas found at around 12:40 p.m. in a wooded area near her home, and taken to hospital as a precaution.

"I can only imagine what must have been terrifying for her, after the ordeal that she had endured prior to escaping and hiding," Sherring said.

Protection order

The events that unfolded Friday were part of a"horrific act of intimate partner violence," Sherring said.

A protection order against Glover filed by the woman was grantedlate last year, with a Manitoba court determining hewas committing domestic violence against his former common-lawpartner.

Sherring said that on Nov. 24, RCMP seized two firearms andammunitionfrom Glover, as well as his licences to possess and acquire guns.

Police still had those itemsat the time of the killings, Sherring said.RCMP arestill investigating where the weapon Glover used came from, he said, adding that police weren'taware of any other firearms he had at the time of the seizure.

"We're also aware that a firearm was used in this senseless act of violence. This is an aspect that still remains under investigation," said Sherring.

"There are many people who are grieving and have lost a loved one," hesaid. "The survivor and family is going through an unimaginable loss and has asked everybody to respect their privacy."

He noted this is the second time suchviolence has resulted in multiple deaths in Manitoba in the past six months alone, after an adult, a teenand three young children were killed in the southern Manitoba town ofCarman lastFebruary.

Sherring said that police had previously responded to calls for service involving the woman, but didn't say how many.

Court documents show that Glover breached the conditions of the protection order five times in November and December of 2023. Charges for all of those offences were stayed.

'So many sleepless nights'

In a hearing on the protection order last November, Glover's former partner described her15-yearrelationship with Glover as "toxic" and "rocky."During that time, they had three children together.

The children weren't in the woman's home when Glover entered it last Friday, police confirmed.

She said in her application that Glover was controlling and manipulative,and that he put her down, called her names, and isolated her from family and friends.She separated from Glover in July 2023, which he did not take well, she said.

"I have made it very clear to him I do not want to communicate with him other than things that are relevant to the children, and making arrangements for pickup and drop-off so that we can have our time equally spent with the kids," the woman said, according to a transcript of the November hearing.

She was a stay-at-home mother for 13 years and said Glover tried intimidating her into staying with him by cutting her off financially while she was caring for their children.When that didn't work, he tried to blackmail her with intimate pictures.

The woman said Glover worked in Alberta, and would be gone for months at a time. When he returned lastOctober, the problems escalated, she said.

Glover continued to harass her online and in texts.Eventually she blocked Glover's number and resorted to communicating with him through email due to "non-stop" texts, she said.

Documents show there were three separate incidents in November where Glover tried to make contact with the woman. He harassed her at work, and on two occasions he went to the house where she was stayingand tried to get in.

"I've had so many sleepless nights thinking he's going to come knocking on my door, or come barging in and I'm home alone by myself," the woman said. "I have nothing to defend myself.I live in the country by myself."

Man killed 3 members of McCreary family in 'horrific act of intimate partner violence': RCMP

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RCMP have identified the man who killed three members of a western Manitoba family last week, in what they described as a "horrific" act stemming from intimate partner violence.

The woman said she installed cameras around her house as a safety precaution.

Sharing custody of their kids was also becoming increasingly difficult, and Glover wasn't allowing her allotted time with their kids, she said at the November hearing.

He was "confusing" the children, and the challenges of trying to co-parent with him, in addition to being harassed, led to her filing for a protection order, the woman said.

"I just want something in law saying he cannot talk to me, cannot communicate.I just want it done," she said.

"I'm just worried that with me going through the courtI don't know.He's unpredictable.I don't know where his head would be at."

In her application,she said Glover had access torifles anda variety of ammunition.She said those firearms were being kept at the house of Glover's mother, and possibly elsewhere.

After theprotection order was granted, a justice of the peace cautioned the woman that "at the end of the day, this protection order is just a piece of paper."

"It is what you do with it that matters," the justice of the peace said.

"If [Glover is]not following the conditions of the order, you need to notify police immediately that he's failing to comply with conditions of a protection order."

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RCMP hold news conference about homicides near McCreary, Man.

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The RCMP provide an update on their investigation into last week's triple homicide in western Manitoba.

For anyone affected by family or intimate partner violence, there is support available through crisis lines and local support services. If you're in immediate danger or fear for your safety or that of others around you, please call 911.