no connection between murdered Trevor Wortman and Gabriel Wortman

The number one question I get asked is Calgary’s murdered Trevor Wortman related to GW, the Portapique spree killer.

The false answer is yes. Yes indeed !

All the many Wortmans in New Brunswick are all related to the family of Georg Wortman who arrived in 1766, as one of the small handful of families that founded Moncton.

But that is hardly what we mean when we say people are related.

Agreed ?

Trevor Wortman, from Calgary, whose murder remains unsolved, was a grandson of Graydon Wortman from Plaster Rock NB. Graydon in turn was son of Allen Wortman.

GW was the grandson of Stanley Otis Wortman of Moncton, 200 km away. Stanley’s father was George Otto Wortman of Moncton.

No real connection between the two.

The ONLY connection I can find is that Graydon’s son Gary lived in Beaverton Ontario at the same time as GW’s uncle Neil and probably uncle Allan did.

Beaverton is very tiny - I know - because my sister lives there and tells me so. Quite often.

A coincidence folks, a strange coincidence, but still just a coincidence....