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Allan Legere is escorted from the RCMP detachment in what is now Miramichi, N.B. on Nov. 24, 1989, after being arrested earlier in the day. A written decision denying Allan Legere s parole says he planned a hostage taking and escape the same year he was convicted of multiple, brutal killings in Miramichi, N.B. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan January 20, 2021 - 2:04 PM
HALIFAX - Allan Legere plotted a fresh escape the year he was convicted of a series of brutal killings that had created panic in Miramichi, N.B., according to a written decision denying him parole.
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.
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The decision also contains new details of an escape attempt not widely known in the past.
The convicted murderer, rapist and arsonist 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.
He then terrorized in the Miramichi area as he carried out four more brutal murders, several arsons and a sexual assault before being recaptured on Nov. 24, 1989.
Yet, even when he was imprisoned at the maximum security Atlantic Institution following his 1991 conviction, Legere appeared to keep plotting how he could get away. According to file information, you have a history of attempting to, and being successful in, escaping from custody, the decision read. In 1987 you attempted to escape twice, in 1989 you did escape, and in 1991 you attempted once again to escape.
The Parole Board of Canada refused on Wednesday to release serial killer Allan Legere after hearing him blame others for the murders he committed and argue he could safely return to New Brunswick.The. . .
The Monster of the Miramichi will not be released on parole.
The Parole Board of Canada Wednesday refused supervised release for convicted New Brunswick serial killer Allan Legere according to multiple media outlets.
72-year-old Legere is serving a life sentence after he escaped custody in May of 1989 while incarcerated for a previous murder and assault.
The result was a seven month manhunt which saw him terrorize the communities of Miramichi before being apprehended in November 1989.
In that time, he killed four people, including 75-year-old Annie Flam, sisters Donna and Linda Daughney, 45 and 41 respectively, and Rev. James Smith, a 69-year-old Catholic priest.