Plaque honouring Brentwood Five stolen from Calgary memorial garden

The family members of five Calgarians fatally stabbed at a Brentwood house party in 2014 are reeling after a plaque honouring their loved ones was stolen.

Josh Hunter, Zackariah Rathwell, Jordan Segura, Kaiti Perras, and Lawrence Hong, known collectively as “the Brentwood Five” were fatally stabbed by Matthew de Grood, who was found to be suffering from undiagnosed schizophrenia and found not criminally responsible for the deaths in 2016.

A bronze plaque was placed in Quinterra Legacy Garden, located at South Glenmore Park, in the fall of 2020 to honour those lost.

Gregg Perras, the father of Kaiti, tells CityNews he went to the park on Thursday to remember his daughter on what would have been her 35th birthday.

That’s when he noticed the plaque was missing.

“It’s like a punch in the gut,” says Perras. “You know, you’re trying to come here and enjoy the space and be calm. And I was calm and peaceful, until I saw that the plaque was gone. It’s upsetting.”

He then alerted the other parents.

Kelly Hunter, the mother of Josh, made a post on Facebook Thursday asking for people to keep an eye out.

“It is a heavy bronze sign, so it took a lot of help I’m sure,” Hunter wrote.

Kyle Tenove, a close friend of two of the victims, tells 660 NewsRadio he has no idea why someone would take the plaque.

“I really like to think that they would have no idea what that sign represented. I think if anybody knew what that sign represented, they wouldn’t be taking it off of such a sacred space,” he said.

The Calgary Police Service confirms it is looking into the disappearance of the plaque, including gathering CCTV footage from the area.

“Obviously, it’s a very isolated area, which makes it difficult, but there are a lot of businesses along the road that sometimes will capture vehicles going in and out of the intersection,” says CPS Insp. Shelby Stewart.

Quinterra Legacy Garden focuses on music and performances to highlight the legacies of the victims. Musical instruments, a performance stage, a picnic area, and various features honouring each victim can all be found in the park.

In December 2025, de Grood was given more freedoms by Alberta’s Criminal Code Review Board.

He is now allowed passes of up to two weeks to visit his family’s home in Calgary and permission to travel to B.C. and Ontario if accompanied by a responsible adult.