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I can’t find that Dr. Michael Belenky (now listed as a suspect in the other two murders associated with Creighton's Pathology Dept.) is still licensed in Alberta. Can anyone else? He didn’t maintain a license in Nebraska or Pennsylvania where he has previously practiced, but that’s not odd because he didn’t live there and licensing fees are hundreds of dollars. Not having a license currently in Alberta is odd. He last practiced in Calgary in 2011, so what happened to his license? Did it expire immediately after he was booted from his last job and he moved to another area requiring a different license? Was his license terminated in Calgary? Where is Michael Belenky now?
 
Pensfan said:
I can’t find that Dr. Michael Belenky (now listed as a suspect in the other two murders associated with Creighton's Pathology Dept.) is still licensed in Alberta. Can anyone else? He didn’t maintain a license in Nebraska or Pennsylvania where he has previously practiced, but that’s not odd because he didn’t live there and licensing fees are hundreds of dollars. Not having a license currently in Alberta is odd. He last practiced in Calgary in 2011, so what happened to his license? Did it expire immediately after he was booted from his last job and he moved to another area requiring a different license? Was his license terminated in Calgary? Where is Michael Belenky now?
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BBM: Where did you find that? I must have missed it.
 
It was stated in an article. I'll go through the history on my computer and find it.
 
marycarney said:
BBM: Where did you find that? I must have missed it.
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Every Internet article I reread from 2011 stated that detectives had not officially named Belenky as a suspect. Somewhere I read a more recent article which stated that Belenky was one of only 10 people that were questioned and possibly linked to Thomas Hunter's and Ms. Sherman's murder.
 
The only thing I can find is that he was not considered a suspect or a person of interest in the murder of Thomas Hunter. He was interviewed in that case, but obviously police gotten nowhere.

"Omaha homicide detectives interviewed Belenky about two years ago in Calgary. Omaha police said Belenky is one of at least 10 people they have looked at in connection with the stabbing deaths."

http://www.omaha.com/article/20110202/NEWS97/702029911
 
I'm intrigued by the 'olive skinned' description of the possible perp in the Hunter case. Anyone have a picture of this Belenky fellow?
 
NM - I found one with the Calgary article - he is most definitely NOT 'olive skinned'.
 
He is not olive skinned, that's for sure. He is a white russian guy.
 
meanmaryjean said:
NM - I found one with the Calgary article - he is most definitely NOT 'olive skinned'.
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Eyewitness memory is known to be fallible. We describe 3 experiments that aim to establish baseline performance for recognition of unfamiliar faces. In Experiment 1, viewers were shown live actors or photos (targets), and then immediately presented with arrays of 10 faces (test items). Asked whether the target was present among the test items, and if so to identify the person, participants showed poor performance levels (roughly 70% accurate). Furthermore, there was no difference between immediate memory for a live person and photograph. In Experiment 2, the same targets and test items were presented simultaneously, and participants were asked to perform a matching task. Again, performance was poor (roughly 68% accurate), with no difference between matching photos and live people. In the final experiment, viewers were asked to match a live person to a single photograph. Even under these conditions, performance was poor (c. 85%), with no advantage over matching 2 photographs. We suggest that problems of eyewitness identification may involve difficulties in initial encoding of unfamiliar faces, in addition to problems of memory for an event. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)
http://psycnet.apa.org/?&fa=main.doiLanding&doi=10.1037/a0013464

Eyewitness misidentification is the single greatest cause of wrongful convictions nationwide, playing a role in nearly 75% of convictions overturned through DNA testing.
http://www.innocenceproject.org/understand/Eyewitness-Misidentification.php
 
Calgary police must have believed Belenky could become homicidal for some reason. They posted sheriffs at the Belenky's last employer 24/7, warned staff not to talk with him, discussed office and home safety plans with the pathologists with whom Belenky worked, and posted Belenky's photo at buildings with a "if you see him, immediately call this #.


For about two weeks, sheriffs were posted at the office 24 hours a day in the city's northwest, while staff was told to have no communication with him.
Police visited staff, including two medical examiners - Dr. Evan Matshes and Dr. Sam Andrews, who have since resigned largely citing a workload too heavy to be conducive to good work - to discuss safety plans both at work and at home.
The office's security system is currently being upgraded.
Justice spokesman David Dear said if "there were indeed any safety concerns," they would not comment on the issue.
In at least one city dental office, a Calgary police poster with Belenky's photograph was posted, although police could not be reached to comment on why it was distributed.
The written warning in part states "a male is currently under investigation for allegations of threats . we are advising as a precaution if you see this man please call 911."
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http://www.calgarysun.com/news/alberta/2011/04/09/17931326.html
 
Witnesses talked about a dark-haired man, with a dark or olive complexion. He was seen walking up to the house in a dark suit, white shirt while carrying a satchel or briefcase over his shoulder.
Lt. Kanger wants to make sure the public doesn't focus too much on the sketch. He wants us to consider the totality of the descriptions. "That’s tough to address…obviously we don’t have anyone in custody so I don’t know if it represents that individual or not. We’ve talked to the witnesses multiple times and at the time, there was a composite put out there. What we don’t want is the focus in the community to be solely on the composite drawing."
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http://www.wowt.com/news/headlines/138984264.html



The couples would travel together. Brumback would help Baltaro inspect labs, and their wives would join. They traveled to Canada and more recently, Japan.
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http://www.kmtv.com/news/local/207819821.html

Did Dr. Brumback inspect the pathology lab/diagnoses where Dr. Belenky worked in Calgary? Was Dr. Brumback a consultant or prepared to be an expert witness against Dr. Belenky in Belenky’s upcoming malpractice trial?
 
Regarding witnessing describing an "olive-skinned" man.
Eyewitnesses are not always reliable.
And suspect could have used a disguise.
 
This is an interesting post including the statement from LE that LE has international sources working on this case.
[ame="http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showpost.php?p=9471129&postcount=559"]Websleuths Crime Sleuthing Community - View Single Post - NE - Omaha Double Murder #3[/ame]
 
The upcoming malpractice lawsuit against Belenky (and others) is related to a tragic mistake he made regarding a traumatic head injury (child neurology). The deceased Dr. Brumback is a national expert in child neurology and has been a paid expert witness in the past.

Another medical examiner who looked at the case for police raised questions about the findings, leading Alberta Justice in Jan. 31 to announce a review of all criminal files handled by Belenky.
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http://medicalmisdiagnosisresearch....ary-pathologist-sued-by-dead-toddlers-family/

I wonder if this other medical examiner was Dr. Brumback or if Dr. Brumback provided expert testimony for the family suing Belenky for malpractice.
 
If the slayings are linked, it would be quite unusual for someone to commit related killings five years apart, said McCrary, the former FBI profiler who now lives near Washington, D.C. But it can happen, he said, particularly if there's a precipitating event that rekindles an old grudge.

Police pursued hundreds of leads and at least 10 suspects in their investigation.
http://www.omaha.com/article/20130526/NEWS/705269901/1685
 
Pensfan said:
The upcoming malpractice lawsuit against Belenky (and others) is related to a tragic mistake he made regarding a traumatic head injury (child neurology). The deceased Dr. Brumback is a national expert in child neurology and has been a paid expert witness in the past.


http://medicalmisdiagnosisresearch....ary-pathologist-sued-by-dead-toddlers-family/

I wonder if this other medical examiner was Dr. Brumback or if Dr. Brumback provided expert testimony for the family suing Belenky for malpractice.
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It seems no matter how much you shuffle the deck, MB keeps coming out on top, doesn't it? I have to wonder if the reference to LE searching 'around the world' didn't suggest they have him in their sights?
 
After looking everywhere in Canada for Michael Belenky, I checked the physician and surgeon license verification site in Alaska and found this.
http://www.dced.state.ak.us/occ/OccSearch/Detail.cfm?board=MED&LicType=S&LicNum=6529
He now has a license in Alaska until Dec. 31, 2014, but lists his address as Vancouver, BC.

Yes, this is the same Belenky.
http://www.prolicenses.com/licenses...temporary-permit-to-practice-medicine/2828672
This is an expired license application from when he lived in Pittsburgh for his Forensic Pathology Fellowship. He must have decided not to take a job in Alaska and took the position in Calgary instead at this time.
 
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