A man who killed a mother and daughter in Tsawwassen two decades ago will get another parole hearing next month. Derik Lord is appealing the Parole Board's May decision to deny him full parole or day passes. He gets a second hearing because the Appeal Division ruled the convicted killer's right to be provided with a police report presented at the … [Read more...]
Serial killer pleads guilty to cellmate murder
November 29, 2011 by
A notorious Canadian serial killer has pled guilty in the murder of his cellmate at a B.C. prison. 47-year-old Michael McGray was serving six concurrent life sentences at the prison in Agassiz. He was sharing a cell with 33-year-old Jeremy Phillips. Last week, Phillips was found dead in the cell, and McGray was arrested. He has pled guilty to … [Read more...]
A letter from the killer?
November 10, 2011 by
Armstrong RCMP have received a letter from a person claiming to be responsible for the killing of Taylor van Diest October 31st. Cpl. Dan Moskaluk says they're trying to determine if the letter is valid and who wrote it. To that end, they are asking area residents to increase their awareness of their surroundings and not to travel … [Read more...]
Elijah Wood Is A Serial Killer In “Maniac”
November 7, 2011 by
Elijah Wood has signed on to star in the remake of gory 80's cult thriller 'Maniac' says Sky News. Wood will play a New York City serial killer named Zito who seeks revenge for his abusive upbringing by stalking, killing and scalping various young women. He begins a relationship with a beautiful photographer named Anne, but his vile compulsions … [Read more...]
De Patie killer at-large… again
November 6, 2011 by
The man who dragged Maple Ridge gas station attendant Grant De Patie to his death six years has violated his parole... again. Darnell Pratt was released to a halfway house in Victoria on Thursday, but De Patie's father Doug tells CKNW parole board officials called him last night to say his son's killer missed his curfew and is now at large. More to … [Read more...]
Killer gets jail for at least 15 years
November 3, 2011 by
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A man convicted in a brutal stabbing death in Surrey, B.C., 13 years ago will have to wait at least 15 years before he can apply for parole.A B.C. Supreme Court judge in New Westminster set the parole eligibility for 52-year-old Gary Johnston, who was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of Vic Fraser.Fraser walked … [Read more...]
New charges for accused killer
October 17, 2011 by
A 21-year-old Prince George man already charged in the slaying of a blind 15-year-old is facing three more first-degree murder charges for deaths dating back to 2009, RCMP announced yesterday. Cody Alan Legebokoff, who is awaiting trial in the November 2010 murder of Loren Donn Leslie, is charged in the deaths of Jill Stuchenko, 35, Cynthia Maas, … [Read more...]
Killer of Good Samaritan dies in prison
October 12, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - A 61-year-old man has died in prison a decade after he was convicted of killing a Good Samaritan in Vancouver's West End.Corrections officials say Mirhashem Seyed-Fatemi died in hospital Monday of natural causes.Seyed-Fatemi was 10 years into a minimum 15-year prison term before parole eligibility following his conviction for the … [Read more...]
Child killer Clifford Olson trending on Twitter
September 21, 2011 by
Reaction to news Clifford Olson is dying of cancer is a hot topic on social media, and there isn't much sympathy for the child killer.Within hours of CKNW learning of Olson's terminal cancer and his transfer to a Laval, Quebec hospital, the reaction on Twitter was strong. Many Canadians are reacting positively to the news, with some … [Read more...]
Looking for a killer
August 24, 2011 by
With a killer on the loose and investigators hitting a brick wall, sometimes the smallest detail can make or break a case. An insatiable thirst for justice, dogged determination and attention to detail is where forensics comes into play. The B.C. RCMP website describes forensic investigation as “a painstaking job that requires years of special … [Read more...]
