The Regina John Doe: The Story of Michael Kirov

Sketch of John Doe, courtesy of the Regina Police Service.

On July 28, 1995, a young man had been walking along the train tracks in Regina, Saskatchewan, when he was struck and killed by the train. The Canadian Pacific (CP) train struck the man, at the railway crossing at 13th Avenue, and Courtney Street. It had been an east-bound train, carrying 104 boxcars. Despite the conductor blaring its horn, and the railway crossing’s red lights flashing, the man ignored…