National Post (National Edition)
KILLER LEGERE'S BID FOR PAROLE PROMPTS A LEGAL DEBATE
Serial killer Allan Legere, shown, is permitted to keep seeking parole — and that has federal politicians and a former jailer suggesting release laws may need to be changed. The parole board rejected Legere's application following a hearing on Wednesday, but board officials noted he has the legal right to reapply for day parole in one year. The 72-year-old convicted serial murderer, rapist and arsonist escaped from custody on May 3, 1989, while serving a life sentence for murder. He returned to the Miramichi area to carry out four brutal murders and a sexual assault and was recaptured on Nov. 24 of that year. Conservative MP Rob Moore says that while the former Harper government tightened the parole system, the Legere case suggests further changes should be considered.