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Two Scarborough residents plead guilty to obstruction of justice in murder of Essex woman [Video]

Juliana Pannunzio, 20, was killed on Jan. 19, 2021, during a house party in Fort Erie, Ontario.

Christine Crooks, 18, of Toronto was also shot and killed.

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At a plea and sentencing hearing Thursday morning in Welland Superior Court, Heidi Bahler, now 32, pleaded guilty to a single charge of obstruction of justice.

“I am not the same person I was after walking into that house,” Bahler wrote to the court.

“That night has impacted my life, and my family’s life, significantly.”

In an agreed statement of facts, court learned Bahler was throwing a birthday party for her friend, Trevor Barnett, that night. Court learned there were approximately 16 people at the party, including Pannunzio and Crooks.

Bahler had never met Pannunzio or Crooks until that night.

Toronto resident Christine Crooks (L) and Windsor resident Juliana Pannunzio (R) were killed in the shooting.

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