Calgary police searching for convicted murderer

A wanted poster for Joch Simon Pouk PHOTO: Calgary Police Service

By Joey Chini

Posted Apr 7, 2022 10:24 am.

Last Updated Apr 7, 2022 10:43 am.

Calgary police are searching for a man who was convicted in one of the most prominent murders in the city.

Joch Simon Pouk, 28, was found guilty in the swarming death of 18-year-old Lucas Strasser-Hird outside a Calgary nightclub back in 2013.

Strasser-Hird was beaten and stabbed to death outside the now-shuttered Vinyl nightclub in southwest Calgary following a minor dispute at the coat check inside the club.

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Anyone who sees Pouk is asked to contact police at 403-266-1234 or report information through Crime Stoppers.

–With files from Kenney Mason and Tom Ross

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