Convicted sex offender charged with double homicide in Hinton was not subject to supervision, says RCMP

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A convicted sex offender facing second-degree murder charges for the death of a woman and her baby was not subject to monitoring at the time of the crimes, the RCMP says.

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After receiving inquiries from both the media and the public, Alberta RCMP Major Crimes said in a Tuesday press release that Robert Keith Major had not had to follow any conditions under the province’s high-risk offender program since July. 2020.

Officers responded to a report of a missing mother, 24, and a 16-month-old boy last seen in Hinton on Sept. 16 at around 6 p.m. The next day, RCMP confirmed that they had found the two deceased.

The Alberta RCMP felonies say the killings took place at Major’s apartment before the Hinton RCMP received the missing persons report.

Autopsies carried out over the weekend ruled the manner of death of both people as homicide.

RCMP said Major lived in the same apartment complex as the two victims, but no other connection between them was identified.

In 2017, the Edmonton Police Service issued a warning about Major, saying he posed a risk of committing a sex crime against women or girls in the community.

The family has requested privacy and the names of the victims will not be released.

Major, 53, has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder and one count of indignity to human remains in connection with the deaths.

Major is scheduled to appear in Hinton Provincial Court on October 20.

The police are not looking for any other suspects.