RCMP to provide update on hunt for murderer who escaped B.C. jail
Rabih Alkhalil, convicted of two murders, escaped with contractor assistance and remains at large with a $50,000 RCMP reward for his capture, three years after fleeing custody.
- On Monday, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Federal Policing Pacific Region and British Columbia's Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit will provide an update on the search for Rabih 'Robbie' Alkhalil, a convicted murderer who escaped years ago.
- Rabih 'Robbie' Alkhalil broke out in July 2022 from the North Fraser Pre-Trial Centre in Port Coquitlam, B.C., reportedly aided by two men posing as contractors while on trial for Sandip Duhre's 2012 murder.
- The RCMP currently lists Alkhalil as number three with a $50,000 reward, and he is also the subject of an Interpol Red Notice.
- Authorities note he has been twice convicted of first-degree murder, including a 2017 Ontario conviction, and four co-defendants received life sentences with no chance of parole for 25 years in 2017.
- The case involved multiple arrests and international cooperation, with Alkhalil on trial for a 2012 Vancouver restaurant shooting murder.
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Police update expected on double-murder fugitive who escaped B.C. jail
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Charges laid in Alkhalil escape | The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit - British Columbia
For Immediate Release: September 8, 2025 Charges laid in Alkhalil escape The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia (CFSEU-BC) and the RCMP Federal Policing Pacific Region (FPPR) confirm charges have been laid against three men who allegedly assisted in the escape of Rabih Alkhalil from the North Fraser Pretrial Centre three years ago.
Police update expected on double-murder fugitive who escaped B.C. jail – Energeticcity.ca
SURREY — Police in Surrey, B.C., are set to announce an update on a fugitive twice convicted of first-degree murder who has been on the lam for more than three years. The RCMP’s Federal Policing Pacific Region and British Columbia’s Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit have announced a news conference later today on the investigation into Rabih Alkhalil. Alkhalil escaped the North Fraser Pretrial Centre in Port Coquitlam, B.C., in July 2022 …
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