What the jury didn’t hear at Janson Baker’s double-murder trial

Janson Bryan Baker pictured in 2021. (New Brunswick RCMP)

A jury in Moncton N.B., has found Janson Baker guilty in the 2019 shooting deaths of Bernard and Rose-Marie Saulnier in Dieppe, N.B.

Here’s what the jury didn’t hear during his two-month long trial and a recap of the testimony and evidence.

What the jury didn’t hear

Nathan Wojcicki testified on Feb. 19 that Zachary Trevors confessed to him that he killed Bernard and Rose-Marie Saulnier.

Trevors, Baker and Wojcicki were all childhood friends and living together on Preston Crescent in Moncton at the time of the killings.

Wojcicki testified, without the jury present, that Trevors admitted to killing “old people.”

Wojcicki said Trevors was intoxicated at the time of his confession, which was several weeks after the murders.

Justice Cameron Gunn ruled Wojcicki’s statements were hearsay and the jury never heard about the alleged confession.

Baker is also one of five people that have been charged with conspiracy to commit murder against Sylvio Saulnier, son of Bernard and Rose-Marie.

Baker, Jesse Todd Logue, Nicholas Daniel Bain, Christopher Allen Lennon and Monique Alicia Boyer were all charged on Nov. 24, 2025.

Those names all came up several times during the trial.

Court also didn’t hear about one of Baker’s past violent offences.

In 2025, Baker was sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting a teacher outside Riverview High School on Jan. 5, 2021.

None of that was allowed to be brought up during Baker’s double-murder trial.

Trial recap

During closing arguments on Feb. 25, defence attorney Brian Munro said the Saulniers were brutally murdered in an execution-style hit that the accused was not capable of.

“It takes a certain kind of evil monster to do this. Mr. Baker is not an evil monster,” said Munro.

He urged the jury to scrutinize all the evidence before making their decision.

Munro stressed there was a lack of forensic evidence against Baker.

“Where’s the proof? Where’s the proof that he was in that house that night?” asked Munro. “You won’t find it.”

Prosecutor Brad Burgess said there was no doubt Baker was the killer during the Crown’s closing arguments.

“Janson Baker shot and killed Bernard and Rose-Marie after confining them in Rose-Marie’s bedroom,” said Burgess.

Burgess said Baker took out a knife and cut a screen window to gain access to the Saulnier’s home.

“Imagine being there in the middle of the night seeing Mr. Baker,” said Burgess. “Imagine how terrifying that would have been.”

Accused takes the stand

Baker took the stand in his own defence on Feb. 18.

During his testimony he repeatedly and emphatically said he was not responsible for the deaths of the Saulniers.

“I did not kill Rose-Marie, I did not kill Bernard Saulnier,” said Baker.

Baker said no amount of money in the world could get him to kill somebody.

“I am not a killer,” said Baker.

Crown witnesses

On Jan. 27, Trevors testified that Baker drove him to the Saulniers’ home in the early-morning hours of Sept. 7, 2019.

Trevors testified Baker drove him in a Hyundai Sonata to a Dieppe neighbourhood well after midnight, but he wasn’t sure why.

Trevors said Baker banged “aggressively” on the Saulniers’ door, but no one answered.

The two separated and a few minutes later Trevors said he saw Baker inside the Saulniers’ home from the patio window.

Trevors testified he could see Baker pointing his hands in the air and yelling something along the lines of “lay on the ground” but couldn’t see anyone else.

Trevors told the jury he made his way back to the Hyundai when he heard two bangs.

“At first I heard a scream and then I heard two bangs,” said Trevors.

He said the bangs sounded like a “gunshot” to him.

Crown prosecutor James McConnell asked Trevors to describe the scream.

“Someone was scared,” said Trevors.

Trevors was arrested in 2022 for the killings, but never charged.

During cross-examination, Munro asked Trevors if he was the one who killed the Saulniers.

“Did you kill them? Did you kill Rose-Marie Saulnier? Did you kill Bernard?” asked Munro.

Trevors denied killing them, saying he was outside.

Court heard the pair returned to 97 Prescott Cres. in Moncton, where they were both staying.

Trevors’ former girlfriend Alicia Mehlenbacher testified they woke her up when they returned home.

Mehlenbacher testified she took photos of Baker wearing gold chains.

The jury had previously heard testimony from another witness who said Baker stole a gold watch and a gold chain off Bernard’s body.

Court heard Baker warned Trevors to never mention what took place or the same thing would happen to him.

Another key witness who testified for the Crown on Jan. 12 told the court Baker admitted to him he was responsible for the murders.

“He told me that he was responsible for a double murder in Dieppe,” the witness said.

The witness was once incarcerated with Baker and cannot be named due to a publication ban.

The witness testified Baker and Trevors went to the Saulniers’ home the morning of the killings.

He said Baker told him that he broke into the Saulniers’ home while wearing a clown mask and was confronted by the couple.

According to the witness’s testimony Bernard Saulnier said, “You’re going to regret this,” but Baker told the couple to “get down” and shot them both.

The witness said Baker stole a solid gold watch and gold chain off Bernard’s body.

J-Trilogy

A massive police operation that took place 10 days before the murders came up frequently during the trial.

J-Trilogy took place on Aug. 28, 2019 with drug raids being conducted at several homes across New Brunswick, mostly in the Moncton area.

Logue was arrested as part of those raids and was charged with two counts of drug possession for the purpose of trafficking.

Court previously heard that Sylvio Saulnier struggled with addiction, was involved in the drug trade and was the owner of a downtown Moncton duplex that was raided during J-Trilogy.

The jury was told earlier in the trial that Sylvio Saulnier’s associates, including Logue, believed he was a police informant – a “rat.”

The Crown alleged Bain directed Baker to find and kill Sylvio Saulnier.

Sylvio was living with his parents on and off at the time, but was not there the morning of the murders.

Sylvio and a longtime friend of his discovered the bodies around noon on Sept. 7, 2019.

A spokesperson for the RCMP told CTV News Sylvio died in 2023, but foul play was not suspected.

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