A Heated court battle over estate of murder victims

There's more legal trouble for a Manitoba family at the center of a triple murder mystery.

Brothers Joel and Daniel Labossiere have filed a lawsuit against the estate of their cousin, Remi Labossiere, seeking collection of an $82,000 loan.

The pair, who own JDL Construction, say they gave Remi the cash in 2002 with the understanding it would be repaid with interest.

Remi never had a chance to make good on the deal.

He was shot to death in November 2005, along with his father Fernand and mother Rita. The three were found inside their St. Leon farmhouse, which was also set on fire.

No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.

Remi's estate has not been distributed and is currently in the hands of a Winnipeg lawyer. It is also the subject of another ongoing civil court battle.

At issue is which of two wills should be accepted. An August 2000 will leaves proceeds from the estate, valued at about $1.3 million, to six nephews and nieces.

The second will, dated July 2005, leaves all the property to Remi's brother Jerome, his wife Claudette and their young son.

Jerome Labossiere is a convicted drug dealer who got caught up in one of Manitoba's largest crackdowns on the Hells Angels.

He was arrested in February 2006 as part of "Project Defence" and pleaded guilty to drug charges three months later. Labossiere admitted to selling two kilograms of almost pure cocaine on separate occasions in 2005 to undercover agent Franco Atanosovic, who was paid $525,000 by police to infiltrate the Hells Angels.

Labossiere was sentenced to six years in prison, but has been out on day parole since last December. He will be granted full parole next month after serving just two years of his sentence.

National Parole Board documents also show his parole officer was concerned that Labossiere's release could be thwarted by the temptation to return to a life of crime.

Labossiere claims he's severed his ties with the Hells.

He currently works full-time as a welder.