Allan Legere, New Brunswick’s ‘Monster of the Miramichi,’ dies in jail | Globalnews.ca

Allan Legere, a notorious serial killer who killed five people in New Brunswick in the late 1980s, has died in jail. Correctional Service Canada says the 78-year-old convicted murderer and rapist, known as the “Monster of the Miramichi,” died Monday at Edmonton Institution.“As in all cases involving the death of an inmate, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) will review the circumstances. CSC policy requires that the police and the coroner be notified,” it said in a news release Monday.Legere had been serving a life sentence since Jan. 22, 1987;  in 1989, he escaped while receiving care in a nearby hospital and was later recaptured. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. He had been denied parole multiple times, including this past December when the Parole Board of Canada decided Legere still posed a high risk for violent offences and a moderate risk for sexual crimes. Story continues below advertisement 2:12 Notorious serial killer set to have a parole hearing More on Crime More videos Police investigating after shots fired at U.S. consulate in downtown Toronto One of accused in Abbotsford double homicide doesn’t meet bar for murder: Lawyer Kelowna charity hopes for surge in donations to re-open quickly after break-in and theft Family of Tumbler Ridge shooting survivor sues OpenAI Ford condemns ‘cowardly attacks’ on 2 Toronto-area synagogues Provincial police officer recruitment campaign with a national focus ‘Canada at a crossroads’: Jewish groups call for action after 3 synagogues hit by gunfire Calls for ban on social media access for minors following Tumbler Ridge tragedy The board noted his poor behaviour in prison and the serious nature of his earlier crimes, which included physically and sexually assaulting several victims and “brutally ending the lives of five innocent people.”As well, the board said all of the crimes were committed while Legere was either on a mandatory release from prison or after he had escaped from custody.Leger had yet to complete a high-intensity sex offender program, which meant he remained classified as an untreated sexual offender, the board found.— with files from The Canadian Press