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Convicted killer Allan Legere, New Brunswick’s ‘Monster of the Miramichi,’ dead at 78
Allan Legere, convicted of five murders and denied parole twice, died in custody; Correctional Service of Canada will review his death circumstances.
- Correctional Service Canada confirmed Allan Legere died on Monday at 78 while serving a life sentence at the Edmonton Institution and said it will review the circumstances and notify police and the coroner.
- After escaping from custody on May 3, 1989, Legere spent 201 days at large, starting after he fled during a Moncton medical escort, about 120 kilometres from Miramichi.
- While at large, Legere spent nearly seven months sneaking into Miramichi communities and murdered four people in three attacks, including Annie Flam, Donna and Linda Daughney, and Father James Smith, who he 'tortured' before killing, according to Justice Lewis Ayles.
- Nine days after the final murder, Legere was captured on Route 118 and later convicted in November 1991, declared a dangerous offender, and sentenced to life with no parole eligibility for 25 years.
- Late last year the Parole Board of Canada denied Legere full parole, and local officials said his death will bring peace to the Miramichi community after decades of fear.
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Serial killer Allan Legere, New Brunswick's 'Monster of the Miramichi,' dead at 78
HALIFAX — Allan Legere, the serial killer known as the “Monster of the Miramichi,” has died in prison at the age of 78. Legere died in the maximum security Edmonton Institution, Correctional Service Canada confirmed Tuesday. There was no word on what caused his death, but the federal agency said police and the coroner’s office […]
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Convicted killer Allan Legere, New Brunswick's 'Monster of the Miramichi,' dead at 78
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