Even before the hearing started, he often interrupted the hearing officer,extending a routine list of checklist questions to almost an hour. Multiple people have died and others were injured in an avalanche southwest of Invermere Wednesday morning, according to the community's mayor. He picked the locks on his handcuffs and leg shackles and emerged with a homemade knife that he had concealed on his person. presentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distribution Allan Legere, the Monster of the Miramichihttps://youtu.be/lgOc1ZqaXBITonight we are talking about a notorious New Brunswick, Canada murderer dubbed the "Mon. Ottawa city council has approved its $5.5 billion 2023 budget, which includes a 2.5 per cent increase to property taxes. We have enabled email notificationsyou will now receive an email if you receive a reply to your comment, there is an update to a comment thread you follow or if a user you follow comments. Board member Agar said the information on his file speaks to more severe violence and deaths than what he's saying he's responsible for. The defence in the Robert Steven Wright trial spent much of Wednesday questioning procedures the police forensic team followed when collecting evidence. Legere famously escaped from custody on May 3, 1989 while serving a life sentence for the murder of store owner John Glendenning during a 1986 robbery. His gains in (prison) programs havent translated into accountability, and he continues to show limited insights into his risk factors, the parole officer said, adding that Legere has a history of manipulations and pathological traits that make it difficult to assess if hes telling the truth. Weather warnings issued in the Maritimes ahead of Thursday snow, Expanding breach: Blue Cross customers being warned about Sobeys hack, Verbal abuse goes too far for Cape Breton hockey officials, New legislation allows N.B. "Life means life whether the offender is incarcerated or supervised in the community," she said. Legere would also steal money, cars, and other belongings from the scenes, as well as set homes on fire to destroy the crime scenes and in failed attempts to kill any living victims. The next issue of Your Midday Sun will soon be in your inbox. (CBC) A parole board rejected Allan Legere's request for supervised release Wednesday. What theyve experienced doesnt go away, he said. DNA testing in criminal investigations was still new. In regards to the 1991 attempt, file information relays that your plan to escape custody included an intention of taking a female staff hostage.. Unauthorized distribution, transmission or republication strictly prohibited. documentary on Allan Legere, The Nighttime Podcast episode on Allan Legere, The Crime Stories episode on Allan Legere, The this is MONSTERS episode on Allan Legere, June 21, 1986, Black River Bridge, New Brunswick, Canada: The Glendenning couple convenience store robbery and attack, May 3, 1989, Dr. Georges L. Dumont Regional Hospital, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada: The hospital escape, May 3-November 24, 1989, Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada: Numerous unspecified carjacking, vehicle thefts, and assaults, May 29, 1989, Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada: The Flam sisters, October 13, 1989, Newcastle, New Brunswick, Canada: The Daughney sisters, November 16, 1989, Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Chatham Head, New Burnswick, Canada: Reverend James Smith, 69. During Legere's prison escape, he hid a metal shiv made from a TV antenna in his rectum, excused himself to a washroom, pick his handcuffs with a key in his cigar, and used the shiv to keep officers back and briefly take a hostage before fleeing, leaving the woman behind unscathed. In 1987 you attempted to escape twice, in 1989 you did escape, and in 1991 you attempted once again to escape. Read more: On November 24, Legere carjacked a taxi driver, a truck driver, and even an off-duty constable starting in Saint John and made it all the way to outside Rogersville, trying to make it to Moncton, before he was arrested without resistance by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police at a blockade they set up, until being aggressively subdued and trying to strike back at the officials knocking and pinning him to the ground. When that information (of the escape plan) started to come up and it started to get a little intense, thats when the decision was made to have him transferred to the super maximum unit (near Montreal), Harris recalled. In 1987, 38-year-old Allan Legere, a mechanic and petty criminal, was convicted for his role in the 1986 murder of John Glendenning, an elderly storekeeper of Black River Bridge, New Brunswick. 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. Residents believed someone in the area was sheltering Legere. Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time. This article contains sensitive material that may not be suitable for all audiences. Legere appeared at the virtual hearing from Edmonton, where he's being held at a maximum security prison. ", It says the board denied parole based on Legere's violent criminal history "that resulted in the death of a number of victims" as well as a "poor supervision history" and high risk "for violent and sexual recidivism.". Harris urges the board and the federal correctional service to remain vigilant, as he said he believes that Legere will still plan an escape, despite his denials of such an intention during the hearing. When search suggestions are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. Our newsroom abides by the RTDNA Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and follows the Canadian Press Stylebook. In 2015, he was transferred to the maximum-security Edmonton Institution in Alberta. Allan Joseph Legere has applied for parole a number of times, and has been refused each time. The written decision reiterates the board's firm refusal of any form of parole for the 72-year-old inmate, noting Legere's failure to accept responsibility for his violence and his suggestion victims' families forgive him and "move on.". 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). 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. As reports of alleged Chinese interference in the last two federal elections stack up, one of Canada's highest-ranking intelligence officials told MPs that while Canadians' concerns about foreign meddling are understandable, they should be assured that 'the last two federal elections were fair and legitimate.'. A CTV News Kitchener reporter has been struck and seriously injured while covering a crash just south of Guelph, Ont. Audience Relations, CBC P.O. After his 1991 escape plan, Legere was transferred to the special handling unit outside Montreal, and in 2015 he was transferred to Edmonton. The board takes note that you have hidden contraband in your television in the past, and it is concerning that this behaviour has persisted over time.. He's been eligible for day parole since November 2012 and for full parole since November 2015. [7], In 1996, the provincial jail in Fredericton was shut down, and in 1999 the building was repurposed into a science museum; the cell in which Legere was held during his 1991 trial is now used for an exhibit on DNA profiling. Legere requested of correctional service personnel to use the restroom, where he pulled out a metal shiv concealed in his rectum and picked the locks in his full body shackles. and Russell assaults.). Legere was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Atlantic Institution, a maximum-security penitentiary in Renous, NB. He said he's a "different man now," but denied killing two of the four people he was found guilty of killing. He had murdered and made many innocent people suffer terribly. 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. Legere stayed on the run from numerous acts of carjacking, auto theft, and robbery. 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. . Parole was denied at a hearing on January 31, 2021, and Legere remains incarcerated. We ask you to keep your comments relevant and respectful. 1 killed, more feared dead and injured after avalanche near Invermere, B.C. MacLean said in an interview that he finds it frightening to imagine what Legere might have done had he managed to escape again in 1991. Never miss a beat in Canadian Curling with the new On The Rocks newsletter, Stay Posted on Canadian Curling with the On The Rocks newsletter, Allan Legere planned escape in year of murder conviction, parole board says, WARMINGTON: The Kayla Lemieux show cancelled; no longer at Oakville school, Chris Rock will finally hit back at Will Smith over Oscars slap, NO JACKET REQUIRED: Blue Jays pack away home run jacket as part of gritty new attitude, Undercover agent spills on Hells Angels strict sex rules. But it concluded those issues are outside its jurisdiction. Hes planning to get to minimum security where you can just walk away, said Harris. Many of the women Legere attacked were also raped, and some women were left for dead only to live after the assaults. On May 3, 1989, Legere was transported by CSC personnel from the penitentiary to the Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont Regional Hospital[3] in Moncton, New Brunswick, for the treatment of an ear infection. The bodies of both sisters were found in the house, one of them tucked into her bed. 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. Legere escaped the hospital property and through a combination of carjacking and motor vehicle theft, was able to evade recapture. Convicted killer, accomplice to infamous N.B. Legere was transferred from super maximum security to maximum security in 2015. He had a list of people he was going to go after. Span of crimes Legere was convicted of the murders on Nov. 3, 1991 after DNA evidence confirmed his presence at the murder scenes. London, Ont. Huge Jurassic-era bug found outside Arkansas Walmart in super-rare discovery, Missing father of 3 found inside sharks stomach, IDed by tattoo, Massive, multi-year B.C. City Hall has disclosed that 622 municipal workers earned over $100,000 in 2022. -- A notorious New Brunswick. Anyone can read Conversations, but to contribute, you should be a registered Torstar account holder. During his parole hearing last week, Legere didn't 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. According to the board, Legere, who was sentenced to life in prison, has been eligible for day parole since November 2012 and for full parole since November 2015. 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