Movie on Tsawwassen murders to air on CBC
Scorn, a film about killings masterminded by teenager Darren Huenemann, to be shown this Sunday night

by Maureen Gulyas

Scorn, a film about the murders of Sharon Huenemann and Doris Leatherbarrow in Tsawwassen more than a decade ago, will air on CBC TV later this month.

The film, by Sturla Gunnarsson, has been screening at festivals around the world for the past year. It had its debut at the Vancouver Film Festival last summer. It will air on CBC on Sunday, March 18 at 8 p.m.

It was 1989 when Delta police found the slain bodies of the two women at Leatherbarrow.s home. Delta police Det. Bill Jackson, now retired, and Victoria Det. Gordie Tragear led the investigation, which resulted in the conviction of Huenemann.s son, Darren, and two teenage accomplices, David Muir and Derik Lord.

Darren Huenemann master-minded a scheme to kill his mother and grandmother to inherit a multi-million-dollar fortune. He convinced his classmates to undertake the murders in return for a share of the money.

Gunnerson.s film is said to be an accurate account of the murders and mirrors the detectives. theory on why the then 18-year-old carried out such a grisly crime.

Huenemann was fascinated by the life of Caligula so much so that he partially funded the play so students could stage it at their Vancouver Island high school. Caligula.s ruthlessness fueled Huenemann.s omnipotent belief in himself, which led to the murders of his mother and "beloved gran."

"That.s what we thought all along," Jackson said.

While Huenemann admitted to his part in the murders in an interview with the film.s producers, Lord.s parents, David and Eloise, continue to proclaim their son.s innocence. They.ve recently threatened to sue the CBC if the film is aired as planned.

Lord also refuses to admit to his culpability in the crime. While Huenemann planned the murders, it was actually Lord and Muir who killed the women.

Lord has exhausted every avenue of appeal, all the way up to Supreme Court of Canada. He was denied an appeal by the justices of the court in 1995.