The Harshest Sentence in Canada Since the Death Penalty

There is a special place in hell for traitors and betrayers. The people that have to watch your back have a sacred trust. Breaking that trust for greed grants you a one-way ticket to a very warm place in the afterlife.

Liam Hall
7 min readMar 21, 2022
Mugshot of Travis Baumgartner
Travis Baumgartner — Photo Credit

Travis Baumgartner was an armored truck guard working at G4S Cash Solutions in Edmonton, Alberta. Two months into the job, Travis decided to do the unthinkable to make some quick cash.

Travis Baumgartner was in trouble financially. He just got a truck that he really liked, but got himself into pretty big debt to get the truck. Even living in his mom’s basement, he wasn’t making ends meet and was behind on his rent.

After a blowout fight with his mom over him not paying rent, Travis went to work as a trainee at G4S, with 4 other people. 3 of them were trainees as well, and one, Mathew Schuman, had only 3 days on the job.

Everything was going routine that night as the 5 person crew made their way to ATM machines around the University of Alberta grounds.

Travis, along with their trainer, Michelle Shegelski, age 26, Edgardo Rejano, age 39, trainees Brian Ilesic, age 35, and Mathew Schuman, age…

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Liam Hall

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