RNC still seeking more information from public on Salter Place homicide

Royal Newfoundland Constabulary investigators believe they have their man in a west end St. John's murder case, but they're still appealing to the public for more information to help secure a conviction.

Terry Griffin, 30, was found dead inside a home on Salter Place on the morning of July 24. Corey Snook, 48, was arrested a short time later at a home on Gros Morne Place.

Const. James Cadigan, the force's media liaison officer, held a news conference Tuesday morning to ask for any video from the area of Salter Place, Columbus Drive and Gros Morne Place on the morning of the killing.

"A police investigation is about gathering all the information," Cadigan said. "It's not picking and choosing to determine if we have enough. We want every piece of the puzzle."

Snook was already in custody on Monday afternoon when officers paid him a visit at the lockup. They informed him he was being charged with nine new offences, including first-degree murder, careless use of a firearm and three breaches of a release order.

Snook is also charged with assaulting Griffin with a weapon the day before the killing on Salter Place.

He made a brief court appearance by video on Monday, where he told the court he believed he would be represented by veteran Legal Aid lawyer Jason Edwards.

That proved correct on Tuesday morning, when Edwards informed the court he was taking on Snook as client. His case was set over until Aug. 19.

Cadigan said police will continue combing through evidence in the meantime. They've conducted more than two dozen interviews, and executed multiple search warrants on properties believed to be connected to the case.

"This is very much an active investigation," he said.

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