For seven months, he evaded capture, living in the woods around the Miramichi River, only coming out at night to steal food, rob houses, and murder the community's most vulnerable citizens. government, Charlottetown City Hall joins TikTok ban, More pushback on Halifax council's new rules targeting short-term rentals, 'Unfree labour': N.B. Legere's final confirmed murder is on November 16 of James Smith, a priest who was killed in the rectory of his own church, the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Chatham Hill. as he waits for jurors in his murder trial to return a verdict on Nov. 2, 1991. However, they believed he was still in the Miramichi region. Phone: (403) 343-7105Newsroom: (403) 342-6397Advertising: (403) 342-8617, We strive to achieve the highest ethical standards in all that we do. Legere had made off with valuables from the safe in the rectory and Father Smith's car. The writer says after he wrote about the murder rampage and trial, he received threats of legal action from Legere. "More recently, in May 2019, a weapon was found in your television during an X-ray. The Ottawa Senators have acquired defenceman Jakob Chychrun for their push towards an NHL playoff spot. He answered some yes/no questions with 15 minutes of rambling and refused to keep his answers short and focused on the question. Legere specifically was sentenced to life in prison from a conviction of second-degree murder. The convicted murderer and rapist Allan Legere, who became known as known as the "Monster of the Miramichi" in the late 1980s, has failed to overturn a decision this year that denied him parole. Serial killer applying for day parole NOW PLAYING Allan Legere will. Dew asked if he's reminded in any way of the pain and the suffering people felt as a result of his actions. Legere was convicted in August 1990 on escape charges and received nine more years. SPAL communications spokesperson Francois Boucher said that on Feb. 19, a concerned citizen called the police about a wounded deer near Michel-Chartrand Park and that it was shot 13 times. presentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distribution During his parole hearing last week, Legere didnt accept responsibility for the beating deaths, saying others committed them, and he blamed alcohol for his actions in tying up and sexually assaulting a woman. Then on the night of 23 November in Saint John, Legere hijacked a taxi at gunpoint On May 3, 1989, Legere was transferred from maximum security to the Dr. Georges L. Dumont Regional Hospital for treatment of an ear infection. The eight-page decision, which follows a Jan. 13 Parole Board hearing, also said that in May 2019, a weapon was found inside the television in his cell at the maximum security Edmonton Institution. The Saskatoon police are looking for two suspects in a downtown sexual assault reported last month. Both had been badly beaten and raped. Lordon has spoken to family members of his victims and he said they remain traumatized by the murders. . On June 21 1986, Legere and accomplices Todd Matchett and Scott Curtis targeted a convenience store in Black River Bridge late in the evening. A B.C. Newspapers Limited, 8 Spadina Avenue, 10th Floor, Toronto, ON M5V 0S8. On the morning of 24 November, police stopped the truck The board also had to considerthe future, including Legere'srelease plan, what supports he would have,and how his risk would be managed in the community. The convicted murderer, rapist and arsonist, who will turn 73 in . In addition, board members consider the inmates behaviour in prison, along with their release plan, their supports in the community and how any risks are to be managed. The district was plagued by Criminal Minds Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Legere, who was already in prison for one murder, escaped from custody in May 1989 and killed four more. However, at that time, the science of Fire investigators concluded that an intruder had deliberately set the blaze to destroy the crime scene. We ask you to keep your comments relevant and respectful. Legere broke into homes, shops, and even a church to commit murders, rapes, and robberies. Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have been asked to vacate their home in Britain, suggesting a further fraying of ties with the Royal Family amid preparations for the coronation of King Charles III. When search suggestions are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. DNA and other forensic evidence connected Legere to all three crime scenes. The 77-year-old retired correctional officer said Legere's plan was "kept under wraps but it was put on the file to justify the transfer. In the decision released Tuesday night, two parole board members wrote that Legere had failed to take accountability for his crimes and remained at a high risk to reoffend. No. When Legere committed the store robbery as his first crime, he worked with two accomplices, cut the power before burglarizing the store, and attacked the elderly couple running the place while robbing it, torturing and beating the husband to death and beating and raping the wife. Parole was denied at a hearing on January 31, 2021, and Legere remains incarcerated. The report released after the January parole hearing includes a mention that Legere also attempted an escape in 1991. To order copies of A new intersection will replace a dangerous crossroad in Parkland County, which has been the scene of dozens of crashes, Alberta's transportation minister confirmed to CTV News Edmonton. A CTV News Kitchener reporter has been struck and seriously injured while covering a crash just south of Guelph, Ont. Agar said that contrary to what Legere wassaying, there havebeen issueswith female staff, including his fixation on some staff to whom he's sent poetry andhandmade cards. There was an error, please provide a valid email address. Multiple people have died and others were injured in an avalanche southwest of Invermere Wednesday morning, according to the community's mayor. Legere was convicted of the murders on Nov. 3, 1991 after DNA evidence confirmed his presence at the murder scenes. A Digital Archive Relating to the Crimes, Capture and Trial of the Killer Known as the "Monster of the Miramichi." rights reserved. Adam Lordon, the current mayor of Miramichi, said his council has again written letters to the parole board urging it to reject Legeres application. On October 13, Legere broke into the home of two sisters, Donna and Linda Daughney, and raped and murdered them both before also setting their home on fire. Rick MacLean and Andre Veniot, Terror: Murder and Panic in New Brunswick (1990). Legeres escape was followed by a rash of assaults, robberies and auto thefts for which he was considered a suspect. Annie was murdered and Nina was beaten and raped, before their home was set on fire to destroy the scene, but Nina was rescued in time by responders. Legere's parole officer Mercedes Garcia told the hearing hiscase management team did not support giving Legere day or full parole. Legere was kept in a segregation unit in Renous. An investigation is underway into the death of a patient at a Winnipeg hospital. A parole hearing for serial killer Allan Legere, known as the 'Monster of the Miramichi' is scheduled to begin Wednesday. Rescuers comb wreckage of Greece's deadliest train crash, Trudeau Foundation to return $200K donation over possible connection to China, Most Canadian provinces banning or considering banning TikTok from government-issued phones, Are you Jeffrey Dupres? More recently, in May 2019, a weapon was found in your television during an X-ray. The dispatcher spoke with her on the phone until police arrived. Status Exiting without restraints, Legere threatened the personnel with the shiv and held Peggy Olive hostage to keep everyone present at enough a distance while escaping from the hospital, releasing Olive around the time Legere sped off in her car. Apprehended Occupation The Parole Board of Canada had refused Legere's application in January, but he appealed, alleging bias by two women members of the board. The RCMP were called to the intersection of Mostar Road, Rutherford Road and Highway 19A at approximately 11:20 a.m. Tuesday. "You have a number of outstanding issues. Harris said this also fits a pattern of past practice of Legere using the television for improper purposes. In 1989, guards failed to detect a television antenna Legere had hidden in his rectum, and he used it during his escape after being taken out of the prison for a medical appointment. When asked if he considers himself a violent person, Legere said no. Police received tips that he had been seen in places as far apart as Fredericton and Toronto. The eight-page decision that followed a Jan. 13 parole board hearing also noted that in May 2019, a weapon was found inside the television in the serial murderers cell at the Edmonton Institution. The most recent was on January 13, 2021. Vargas said in making a decision, the safety of the public and the protection of the community are first and foremost considerations.. The 72-year-old convicted murderer, rapist and arsonist escaped from custody on May 3, 1989, while serving a life sentence for the murder of store owner John Glendenning during a 1986 robbery. Legere, however, continued to develop fixations on female staff members and to behave inappropriately around them, the report said. However, this time hes standing at the front, instead of sitting down at a desk. Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6. They can sit in wait for years. June 21, 1986-November 24, 1989 In an interview with CTV last year, John Harris, a former manager at the New Brunswick prison that once incarcerated Legere, recalled being stunned when the murderer admitted he had been observing him from a wooded area as the corrections manager played golf. Animal Rescue in Longueuil is calling the actions of a Longueuil police (SPAL) officer "outrageous" after the officer was filmed shooting a deer multiple times while it was on the ground. The Government of Saskatchewan has reached an agreement-in-principle with the federal government on health care funding. South Osborne business owners are expecting construction on a major route to create short-term pains, but they hope it will bring long-term gains. The individuals he murdered were Annie Flam (May 29, 1989; during this incident, Flam's sister was also assaulted); sisters Linda and Donna Daughney (October 13, 1989; Legere set fire to the Daughney home before leaving), and Father James Smith (November 16, 1989). Following Canadas decision to ban TikTok from federal government-issued mobile devices Monday, most provinces have either followed suit or are considering implementing a similar ban on the video app. To make their decision, board members had to consider the past, including Legere's criminal history, and the present, including treatment, insights he has gained and how he has behaved institutionally. Calgary businessman John Torode avoided jail time and said he "regrets" driving impaired as he pleaded guilty in court Wednesday to one count of impaired driving causing bodily harm, against two victims in a head-on crash south of Calgary in June 2020. Allan Joseph Legere (born February 13, 1948), also known as the Monster of the Miramichi, is a Canadian rapist, arsonist, and serial killer . He said several times he didn't expect parole but would like a chance to pursue programs for his rehabilitation at a medium security prison. Criminal Charges The crime scene practically A chief superintendent with the Mounties made a passionate plea Wednesday to a middle-aged man missing since he was just three years old to pick up the phone and call police. Annie Flams remains were found in the fire-damaged ruins of her bedroom. "This is about risk and public safety and when we make a decision the board needs to consider everything in your file, the positives and the negatives, and weigh everything out," Dew says. Two weeks later, at 7:35 a.m., on 14 October, a Newcastle volunteer firefighter saw smoke coming from the home of sisters Linda and Donna Daughney, ages 41 and 45. time of his escape from custody. Museum, Nanaimo RCMP say lack of suspect in Walmart arson 'frustrating', RCMP investigating after woman struck by car, seriously injured in Nanaimo. The decision also contains new details of an escape attempt not widely known in the past. Wednesday marks the deadline for high school students to apply to Quebec CEGEPs, and administrators at English colleges say they are struggling with new regulations brought in by Quebec's new language law, commonly known as Bill 96. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning about a rising number of 'extensively drug-resistant' shigella bacteria infections, also known as shigellosis. Thanks for contributing to The Canadian Encyclopedia. Theyre not people who get better. [8], In August 2020, Legere applied for day parole. Legere appeared at the parole hearing by video link from the Edmonton prison where he's being held. The next day, an armed waved down a passing car, whose driver, Michelle Mercer, was an off-duty RCMP constable. He had Legere ran out to the parking lot, where he abducted Peggy Olive at knifepoint and fled The decision said that after the transfer to Western Canada, Legeres behaviour was problematic though it said his violence decreased and that he managed at times to successfully participate in institutional employment programs. Sudbury Police are investigating after an 89-year-old man was robbed of $800 in cash last Friday in the citys downtown core. Legere was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Atlantic Institution, a maximum-security penitentiary in Renous, NB. and told the driver, Ron Gomke, to take him to Moncton. On 3 May 1989, unarmed guards escorted Legere to the Dr. Georges L. Dumont Hospital in Moncton for treatment for an ear infection. [10], Last edited on 24 November 2022, at 13:07, PROFILES of 5 SHU INMATES: Canada's most dangerous cons, Legere murder accomplice granted day parole, The Genetic Imaginary: DNA in the Canadian Criminal Justice System, Michael Wayne McGray's killing didn't stop in prison just like he said it wouldnt, Transfert dAllan Legere: Je tiens rassurer les gens du Nouveau-Brunswick, Monster of the Miramichi's cell now museum exhibit on DNA, "As Allan Legere parole hearing approaches, Miramichi recalls a reign of terror", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Allan_Legere&oldid=1123573312, This page was last edited on 24 November 2022, at 13:07. Audience Relations, CBC P.O. In 1987 you attempted to escape twice, in 1989 you did escape, and in 1991 you attempted once again to escape. of Victims Jekyll-and-Hyde personality that he kept hidden while in. Allan Legere was born in Chatham, New Brunswick on February 13th, 1948. Hes planning to get to minimum security where you can just walk away, said Harris. As Allan Legere parole hearing nears, Miramichi recalls a reign of terror, Convicted murderer and accomplice of notorious serial killer Allan Legere dead at 52, CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices. CTV reporter struck by vehicle while covering crash near Guelph, Ont. "Life means life whether the offender is incarcerated or supervised in the community," she said. In 1989, guards failed to detect a television antenna Legere had hidden in his rectum, and he used it during his escape after being taken out of the prison for a medical appointment. [1] After cutting the power, the trio broke into the store where they were met with the owners, an elderly couple, John and Mary Glendenning. Rescuers searched late into the night Wednesday for survivors amid the mangled, burned-out wrecks of two trains that collided in northern Greece, killing at least 43 people and crumpling carriages into twisted steel knots in the country's deadliest rail crash. John Harris, a former Correctional Service Canada manager at the Atlantic Institution, said during a telephone interview that he recalled the 1991 escape attempt, which intelligence officers at the facility documented. Glendennings wife, Mary, was also beaten and sexually assaulted. His trial for the murders began with an indictment in November of that year. Legere was recaptured on November 24, 1989, following a failed carjacking that began in Saint John and ended outside Rogersville; rewards of $50,000 were collected for the information that led to his arrest. During his hearing, Legere made a number of remarks critical of Rick MacLean, the former editor of the Miramichi Leader who documented the murderers violence in the weekly newspaper and in two books he co-authored. The appeal division said in the latest ruling that Legere raised a number of other issues following the January hearing, such as a request for a hearing every year, and concerns about the quality of his parole officers. He acted out during his childhood, and was known to the police as a violent offender. Legere, who was dubbed the Monster of the Miramichi, is serving a life sentence, and he has no mandatory release date. To order Legere, however, continued to develop fixations on female staff members and to behave inappropriately around them, the report said. She said hisparticipation in some rehabilitation programs hasnot translated to responsibility. 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