Edward Steven Robinson, 34, pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Tuesday – more than 11 years after he beat Ivan Stamp to death in 2013.
Robinson was originally charged with second-degree murder. He pleaded not guilty to that charge on Tuesday in the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta.
According to the agreed statement of facts, both men were of no fixed address at the time of the killing and would sometimes drink together in a popular spot behind the Beth Israel Synagogue in west Edmonton.
Robinson – nicknamed Moose for his large stature – and his girlfriend had been drinking there with Stamp sometime between May 28 and June 4 when Robinson became jealous, believing Stamp was flirting with his girlfriend.
He led Stamp, then 31, to a secluded area and punched him in the face, knocking him unconscious.
Robinson punched the unconscious man in the face multiple times more, before dragging him into a treed area nearby where he kicked and stomped him multiple times.
Robinson and his girlfriend then left the area. At no point did Robinson seek any help for Stamp.
The court heard how Robinson returned to the treed area the next day with newspaper and garbage bags wrapped around his feet. After finding Stamp dead, Robinson took Stamp’s ID card and threw it away along with the garbage bags and newspaper.
On June 5, Stamp’s body was found by another man. An autopsy concluded he died of blunt and sharp force injuries, including fatal lacerations to the spleen and kidney.
The case went cold until 2021, when a witness told police Robinson admitted to him that he had beaten a man to death.
Robinson later gave a full confession to undercover police officers during a Mr. Big operation and he confessed to the killing again after his arrest in 2022.
His case has been adjourned until Jan. 17.