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CASE 379  |  Kevin Mirshahi  |  June 21, 2024  |  Canada
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DATABASE RECORD
  id                  379
  date                June 21, 2024
  original_date       June 21, 2024
  year                2024
  month               6
  quarter             2024-Q2
  victim              Kevin Mirshahi
  location            Montreal, Quebec
  country             Canada
  scenario            Costly Fame
  description         Cryptocurrency influencer beaten to death in a "torture room"
  kidnappings         1
  violence_torture    1
  drugs_alcohol       0
  weapons             (null)
  theft               (null)
  life_taken          1
  money_wanted        (null)
  coin_type           Crypto
  reports             La Presse
  notes               A drug addict lent her basement to an acquaintance who wanted to steal the young man's cryptocurrency wallet. They kidnapped him, a friend, and 2 girls. The 3 were freed the next day.
  has_processed_date  0
  created_at          2025-12-15 15:26:30
  (flag legend: 'kidnappings' is the DETENTION flag — 1 when the victim was held against
   their will at any point, tied, locked in, held at gunpoint or taken away; it is NOT the
   same as the 'Kidnapping' scenario, which means taken away and held. See README, Definitions.)

AI SUMMARY  [generated at bulk import, NOT verified against sources]
  **Victim:** Kevin Mirshahi, 25-year-old cryptocurrency influencer from Montreal
  
  **Attackers:** Joanie Lepage (32), Darius Perry (27), Nackael Hickey (26), Guillaume Nobert (36, at large), plus additional unknown accomplices.
  
  **Attack Method:** Kidnapping on June 21, 2024 from underground parking garage of Old Montreal condo. Four people abducted total. Victims driven to basement in Les Cèdres.
  
  **Violence Used:** Extreme torture and lethal beating. Victim tied to chair, beaten to death by multiple attackers in basement "torture room."
  Crypto Stolen: Cryptocurrency wallet targeted (amount undisclosed). Victim previously involved in $2 million pump-and-dump scheme, had received threats from investors.
  
  **Status:** Three other victims found alive June 22. Body discovered October 30, 2024 in Montreal park. Lepage arrested August 22, charged with first-degree murder, pled guilty to forcible confinement December 11, 2025. Perry and Hickey arrested November 19, charged with accessory to murder. Nobert remains at large. Investigation ongoing.

LINKED SOURCES
  [url]  https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/justice-et-faits-divers/2025-12-11/une-femme-coupable-de-sequestration/un-influenceur-en-cryptomonnaie-battu-a-mort-dans-une-salle-de-torture.php
  [url_2]  https://globalnews.ca/news/10883670/quebec-man-police-crypto-influencer-kidnapping-death-kevin-mirshahi/
  [url_3]  https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/police-arrest-2-suspects-in-killing-of-montreal-cryptocurrency-influencer/
  [url_4]  https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/kevin-mirshahi-arrests-1.7387589

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Une femme coupable de séquestration | Un influenceur en cryptomonnaie battu à mort dans une « salle de torture »

Ne jamais admettre un crime dans son journal intime. Joanie Lepage n’a manifestement pas réfléchi aux conséquences quand elle a écrit dans un calepin avoir naïvement prêté son sous-sol à une connaissance, qui y aurait battu à mort l’influenceur Kevin Mirshahi, l’année dernière.

Joanie Lepage, 32 ans, a admis jeudi avoir séquestré trois amis de Kevin Mirshahi, l’influenceur en cryptomonnaie retrouvé mort en octobre 2024.

Toxicomane, elle a fait preuve d’aveuglement volontaire en prêtant son sous-sol à une connaissance qui voulait dérober le portefeuille de cryptomonnaie du jeune homme.

À l’insu de Mme Lepage, les malfaiteurs ont transformé l’endroit en véritable salle de torture, où ils ont enfermé Kevin Mirshahi pour le battre à mort.

Des documents judiciaires révèlent les dessous de cette sordide affaire.

Joanie Lepage, 32 ans, a plaidé coupable jeudi à une accusation de séquestration. Elle a admis avoir loué le sous-sol de sa maison mobile à une connaissance, affirmant qu’elle n’avait pas conscience de son projet : enlever l’influenceur Kevin Mirshahi pour dérober son portefeuille de cryptomonnaie.

Une des preuves se trouvait dans son journal intime. « Le 21 juin 2024, 3000 $, prêter mon sous-sol à des gens peut gentils… ? Fuck oui (avec un emoji de bonhomme sourire) XD !!! », a-t-elle écrit dans un carnet retrouvé par les enquêteurs.

Kevin Mirshahi, 25 ans, a été retrouvé mort dans un terrain boisé à Montréal, en 2024. Lui et trois de ses amis avaient été enlevés et séquestrés chez Joanie Lepage, une femme aux prises avec des problèmes de toxicomanie.

Elle n’a jamais vu les victimes et ignorait tout de la mort de l’influenceur.

« Il s’agit d’un cas d’aveuglement volontaire », a expliqué le procureur de la Couronne, Me Patrick Cardinal, au palais de justice de Salaberry-de-Valleyfield.

Battu à mort dans une « salle de torture »

Les documents déposés à l’enquête sur remise en liberté de Joanie Lepage, l’année dernière, détaillent le triste sort réservé à Kevin Mirshahi et aux trois autres victimes. La jeune femme n’a pas admis l’entièreté de cette trame narrative.

Le 21 juin 2024, l’influenceur ainsi que deux femmes et un homme sont enlevés par des inconnus encagoulés et armés. Kevin Mirshahi est en caleçon, affolé.

« Ils l’ont traîné comme une vidange », relate l’une des autres victimes en parlant de l’influenceur, dans un interrogatoire mené par la police.

Les quatre victimes sont conduites, les yeux bandés, au sous-sol de la résidence de Joanie Lepage, située à Les Cèdres, en Montérégie.

Kevin Mirshahi et un ami sont alors enfermés dans une pièce grise et glauque, au plancher jonché de mégots de cigarettes. On y retrouve un bidon d’eau de Javel, des masques protecteurs, une chaise et une corde.

L’influenceur est attaché sur une chaise avec du ruban adhésif. Plusieurs individus se relaient pour le rouer de coups.

« C’était un passage à tabac », confie aux policiers un témoin de l’agression.

Les ravisseurs ont un seul but : s’emparer du portefeuille de cryptomonnaie du richissime influenceur. Ils demandent le code de son téléphone.

Le jeune homme succombe à ses blessures alors qu’il suffoque dans une mare de sang. On l’enroule dans la toile d’un abri Tempo. La salle est ensuite lavée à l’eau de Javel.

Pendant ce temps, les deux femmes kidnappées sont assises dans une autre pièce au sous-sol, où se trouvent un divan, une fournaise en métal et un trou avec de l’eau pour uriner.

Le « boss » du groupe confie à l’une d’elles qu’ils sont « des professionnels. » « Il n’y aura aucun survivant, mais on peut trouver un compromis. Vous êtes les gens kidnappés les plus le fun qu’on a eus ! », dit-il à sa captive.

Joanie Lepage est à l’étage. Elle ne descend jamais au sous-sol, ne croise pas les victimes et ne participe pas aux attaques sur Kevin Mirshahi.

La Sûreté du Québec lancera une enquête quand la disparition de l’influenceur sera signalée, le lendemain de l’enlèvement.

En août 2024, les enquêteurs saisissent un calepin avec l’inscription « Joanie L. », qui est en fait le journal intime de Joanie Lepage.

Les écrits laissent peu de place au doute :

« 72 heures maximum peu pu attendre qu’ils disparaisse et que l’odeur d’eau de Javel parte !!! »

« Le silence est d’or, la parole est d’argent. Ne pose jamais de questions… »

Quelques pages de notes portent la mention « Alibi ».

Joanie Lepage est interrogée par des policiers le 22 août 2024. Elle explique alors ne pas connaître les victimes et se décrit comme « nounoune et naïve ».

« J’ai fait un mauvais choix », dit-elle. Elle avoue avoir des problèmes d’argent et de toxicomanie.

Elle jure ne rien savoir du kidnapping. Elle croyait plutôt prêter son logis pour une affaire de drogue.

Mme Lepage, défendue par Me Patrick Davis, retournera au palais de justice de Salaberry-de-Valleyfield en janvier prochain. Trois autres hommes ont été accusés dans le dossier de Kevin Mirshahi et sont en attente de procès dans cette affaire.

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Crypto influencer’s death: Quebec police seek man in high-profile case | Globalnews.ca

If you get Global News from Instagram or Facebook - that will be changing. Find out how you can still connect with us.

Quebec provincial police are asking for the public’s help in locating a man they allege was involved in the high-profile killing case of a cryptocurrency influencer.

The Sûreté du Québec issued a notice Friday in search of 36-year-old Guillaume Nobert of Saint-Lazare, Que. Investigators say Nobert is wanted in connection with the death of Kevin Mirshahi and the forcible confinement of three other people.

It is the latest development in the months-long investigation, which has led to the arrests and charges of three other people to date.

Mirshahi, 25, disappeared after he and three other people in their 20s were kidnapped from the parking garage of his Old Montreal condo building on June 21. Three of the abductees — two women and a man — were found alive the following day in western Montreal, but Mirshahi remained missing.

By August, investigators had concluded Mirshahi had been killed. Police arrested Joanie Lepage, 32, of Les Cèdres, 45 kilometres southwest of Montreal. Lepage was charged with first-degree murder, forcible confinement and accessory after the fact to murder on Aug. 22.

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Police arrest 2 suspects in killing of Montreal cryptocurrency influencer

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Police arrest 2 suspects in killing of Montreal cryptocurrency influencer

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2 more arrests in death of Montreal cryptocurrency influencer | CBC News

Two more people have been arrested in connection with the death of a cryptocurrency influencer whose body was found in a Montreal nature park last month.

Darius Perry, 27, and Nackael Hickey, 25, charged with kidnapping

CBC News · Posted: Nov 19, 2024 3:55 PM EST | Last Updated: November 19, 2024

The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.

Quebec provincial police said Tuesday that Darius Perry, a 27-year-old from Châteauguay, Que., and Nackael Hickey, a 25-year-old from Montreal, are charged with kidnapping and being accessories after the alleged murder of Kevin Mirshahi.

Joanie Lepage, 32, has already been charged with first-degree murder in the case.

Mirshahi was kidnapped early on June 21 from a luxury condo in Old Montreal.

Three other people were kidnapped from the condo at the same time. Those people were found hours later, near a bus stop in Montreal's west end.

But Mirshahi remained missing. His body was found in L'Île-de-la-Visitation Nature Park on Oct. 30, in the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville.

Body found in Montreal nature park was that of kidnapped cryptocurrency influencer, police say

Police also located a burned-out SUV that is believed to have been used to transport the victims.

Based on the victims' testimony, police were able to locate a home in Les Cèdres, in the Montérégie region, where police believe Mirshahi's alleged murder took place.

Mirshahi was the subject of an investigation beginning in 2021 by Quebec's investment regulator, known as l'Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF).

According to public records, he was the owner and operator of a private group on the messaging app Telegram known as "Crypto Paradise Island" with 2,500 members, and used other social media platforms, such as Instagram and Snapchat to promote cryptocurrency.

In July 2024, the AMF extended an order on Mirshahi, as well as a company and two other individuals, prohibiting their activity as a "broker or investment adviser" as well as a ban on securities transactions and the withdrawal of certain social media publications.

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