US EditionMelissa Todorovic, Who Pressured Boyfriend to Kill His Ex-Girlfriend, Granted Day Parole
Melissa Todorovic, convicted of second-degree murder for a 2008 killing, is granted day parole under strict conditions after showing progress in rehabilitation programs.
- Melissa Todorovic, who pressured her then-boyfriend David Bagshaw to kill his teenage ex Stefanie Rengel in Toronto on January 1, 2008, has been granted day parole again in September 2025.
- In 2009, Todorovic was found guilty of first-degree murder and received a life sentence with parole eligibility set after seven years, following the stabbing death of Rengel, who was attacked six times and left to die in a snowbank.
- Since then, Todorovic has demonstrated good behavior, completed correctional programs, pursued education, and received unescorted absences in 2024, leading to her current day parole approval with several conditions.
- The parole board concluded that she is unlikely to pose a significant threat to the community through further offenses and emphasized that her successful reintegration would benefit public safety.
- Her release allows living in a halfway house under strict terms including relationship reporting, no contact with the victim’s family, curfew, and psychological counseling to support safe reintegration.
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Melissa Todorovic, who pressured boyfriend to kill his ex-girlfriend, granted day parole
A woman who pressured her boyfriend into killing his teenage ex in 2008 has been granted day parole for six months. The decision by a Parole Board of Canada panel will allow Melissa Todorovic, now in her 30s, to live in a halfway house under several conditions as soon as a bed becomes available. Todorovic […]
Melissa Todorovic, who pressured boyfriend to kill his ex, granted day parole – 105.9 The Region
A woman who pressured her boyfriend into killing his teenage ex in 2008 has been granted day parole for six months. The decision by a Parole Board of Canada panel will allow Melissa Todorovic, now in her 30s, to live in a halfway house under several conditions as soon as a bed becomes available. Todorovic was convicted of first-degree murder in 2009 for ordering her then-boyfriend, David Bagshaw, to kill 14-year-old Stefanie Rengel. Todorovic, w…
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