Codiac RCMP were called to a home on Amirault Street in Dieppe on September 7th where they discovered the bodies of 78-year-old Bernard Saulnier and 74-year-old Rose-Marie Saulnier.

Sgt. Pierre Chiasson stated that both deaths have been deemed suspicious, but there isn’t an active threat to the public. Police do not believe this was a random occurrence.

The New Brunswick RCMP’s Major Crime Unit is asking for the public’s help to locate a second vehicle in connection with the investigation into the homicides of two Dieppe residents in September.

Police are asking for the public’s help to locate a second vehicle in connection with the investigation The vehicle is a black Infiniti SUV, and would have been in the area of Amirault Street in Dieppe during the overnight hours of September 6 to 7, 2019.

On September 7, 2023, Janson Bryan Baker of Moncton, N.B., was charged in Moncton Provincial Court with two counts of first-degree murder. He was already in prison pending court proceedings on several other matters, and was remanded into the custody of Corrections Canada.

Update: On March 2, 2026, Janson Bryan Baker appeared before the Court of King’s Bench in Moncton and was found guilty on two counts of first-degree murder in the 2019 deaths of the Dieppe couple. He was remanded into custody and is scheduled to return to court for sentencing on May 7, 2026.

The case began on September 7, 2019, when 78-year-old Bernard Saulnier and 74-year-old Rose-Marie Saulnier were found dead in their home on Amirault Street in Dieppe, New Brunswick. Their deaths were quickly deemed homicides, prompting a lengthy and complex investigation led by the RCMP’s Major Crime Unit and the Codiac Regional RCMP.

Investigators described the case as exceptionally complex and emphasized their determination to bring those responsible to justice. Police also acknowledged the important role of public assistance throughout the investigation.