The family and friends of Nicole Porciello, a Burnaby woman who was murdered on Nov. 16, 2018 on a deserted stretch of local road, have started a five-day social media campaign to bring attention to her tragic death in hopes it will result in a fair sentence for her killer.
Jan Poepl will be sentenced on April 13 after pleading guilty to second-degree murder. Ahead of the sentencing, family and friends are sharing a series of graphics on multiple social media platforms every day to raise awareness and see justice served, said Gina Iuliano.
“Nicole’s son will never hug her again. Jan Poepl may only get as little as 10 years before parole. Will this sentence be enough to match this crime?” said Iuliano.
Family and friends are encouraging the public to support the cause by sharing the graphics on Facebook, Instagram or other platforms.
Porciello, 34, was found badly injured and lying next to a vehicle that had crashed in the 8000-block of Barnet Highway.
Initially, investigators thought her injuries had been caused by the crash, but they later determined it was foul play. Officers with the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team were called in to take over the investigation.
Porciello worked as an education assistant at Templeton Secondary School in Vancouver.
