Parole board decision notes Allan Legere planned an escape in year of murder conviction theglobeandmail.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theglobeandmail.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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.
Allan Legere pourra demander à nouveau sa libération conditionnelle acadienouvelle.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from acadienouvelle.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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. . .
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