Overview
- A Roseau jury found Jonathan Lehrer and Robert Snyder Jr. guilty of murdering Daniel Langlois and Dominique Marchand, with jurors returning verdicts after a few hours of deliberation this week.
- Prosecutors said ballistic tests linked two bullets recovered from Langlois’s body to Lehrer's gun and that testimony from a Bois Cotlette employee and a German hiker placed the defendants near the scenes.
- The prosecution called 46 witnesses from several countries to build a largely circumstantial case that prosecutors say connects the killings to a long-running dispute over access to a public road serving Coulibri Ridge and Bois Cotlette.
- Sentencing is scheduled for September 2026 and Dominican officials and prosecutors expect the convictions will be appealed, with any review to be handled by a multi-judge panel.
- Langlois and Marchand were prominent local benefactors who built the Coulibri Ridge eco-resort and funded community projects, and the case strained Dominica’s limited justice resources and prompted an off-island special prosecutor to be appointed.