Giovanni Redana

In the summer of 1991, Giovanni Redana was a 50-year-old man living and working in the bustling city of Montreal, Quebec. For many years, he had earned his living as a mechanic at a garage in the borough of LaSalle, a community in the southwestern portion of the island. His home was on Lajeunesse Street, a north-south artery running through diverse city neighborhoods. Friends and acquaintances knew him as a man who, like many, faced personal struggles; investigators would later note he had a history of drug use. But nothing in his daily life suggested the violent end that was to come, a mystery that would leave a trail of unanswered questions stretching from the heart of the city to the quiet fields of the Eastern Townships.

The last time anyone is known to have seen Giovanni Redana alive was on Tuesday, August 13, 1991, at his Montreal home. What happened over the next four days remains a blank page in his story. On Saturday, August 17, his body was discovered more than 80 kilometers away. He was found in a field near an abandoned farm building off Racine Road in Bromont, a scenic town known for its ski resort and rolling hills. The peaceful, rural setting was a stark contrast to the violence of his death. An autopsy would confirm that Giovanni Redana had been shot to death. The discovery left his loved ones with devastating grief and police with a complex homicide investigation.

The case was taken on by the Sûreté du Québec, the provincial police force responsible for investigating serious crimes in the region. Investigators had to piece together a difficult timeline, trying to determine Redana’s movements and contacts in the four days between when he was last seen and when his body was found. Why was he in Bromont? Did he travel there willingly, or was he taken against his will? Who did he meet after leaving his home on Lajeunesse Street? The fact that he was found in a relatively isolated rural area, far from his urban life, suggested that his killer or killers were familiar with the location, perhaps choosing it specifically to conceal their crime.

Over the years, the investigation into Giovanni Redana's murder has remained open, but the trail has grown cold. No suspects have been publicly identified, and the motive for his killing remains unknown. His case is one of hundreds of unsolved homicides in the province that are periodically reviewed by cold case detectives. In the decades since Redana's death, forensic science has advanced significantly, offering new hope for cases that once seemed unsolvable. The Sûreté du Québec has since expanded its specialized cold case unit, dedicating more resources to bringing resolution to families who have waited years, and sometimes decades, for answers.

As of May 2026, Giovanni Redana's homicide is still an active and unsolved case. The passage of time has not diminished the need for justice or the hope that someone, somewhere, holds the key to understanding what happened to him in August 1991. Police believe that there are people who have information that could be crucial to the investigation, whether it’s a detail about his final days or something they overheard years ago that now seems significant. The Sûreté du Québec continues to appeal to the public for any information that might help them close this painful chapter for his family.

Decades have passed, but the fundamental questions remain. Who killed Giovanni Redana, and why did they leave him in a field in Bromont? His case serves as a somber reminder that behind every cold case file is a human story cut short and a family left to grapple with a loss that has no closure. The Sûreté du Québec urges anyone with information, no matter how insignificant it may seem, to contact their Centrale de l’information criminelle at 1-800-659-4264.