Allan Legere (1948 - ) is a Canadianserial killer, also known as the Monster of the Miramichi (not "of Miramichi": at the time this nickname was first applied to him, the City of Miramichi proper did not exist, and so it referred to the region along the Miramichi River). 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Serial killers are individuals who have a history of multiple slayings of victims who were usually unknown to them beforehand. ... Miramichi redirects here. ...
He escaped custody in April of 1989 (while serving a life sentence for the brutal murder of a shopkeeper, John Glendenning) and remained free for seven months. During this time he committed four more murders, arson and multiple rapes, before he was recaptured. Rewards of $50,000 were collected for his capture. Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Life imprisonment is a sentence of imprisonment for a serious crime, nominally for the entire remaining life of the prisoner, but in fact for a period which varies between jurisdictions: many countries have a maximum possible period of time (usually seven years) a prisoner may be incarcerated, or require the... The Skyline Parkway Motel in Afton, Virginia after an arson fire on July 9, 2004. ...
His trial featured one of the first Canadian uses of DNA fingerprinting during which his lawyers argued that the relatively shallow gene pool of the Miramichi region could easily lead to false positives[1]. Genetic fingerprinting or DNA testing is a technique to distinguish between individuals of the same species using only samples of their DNA. Its invention by Sir Alec Jeffreys at the University of Leicester was announced in 1985. ...
Legere was convicted for a second time in 1991, and is currently one of only 90 prisoners held in Canada's maximum security Special Handling Unit(SHU). Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... The Special Handling Unit is Canadas highest security super-maximum security prison. ...
References
NFB film, Allan Legere: The Monster of Miramichi
Profiles of five SHU inmates including Legere
Article on the legal history of DNA fingerprinting which cites the Legere case, misnaming him as "Alain Légère" (requires Adobe Acrobat reader)
AllanLegere (1948 -) is a Canadian serial killer, also known as the Monster of the Miramichi.
He is notable for escaping custody in April of 1989 (while serving a life sentence for the brutal murder of a shopkeeper) and remaining free for seven months, during which time he committed four more murders, as well as arson and multiple rapes, before being recaptured.
Legere was convicted (again) in 1991, and is currently held in Canada's maximum security Special Handling Unit, home to only 90 prisoners.
AllanLegere was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of murdering an elderly shop keeper in Black River Bridge, a sentence he was serving at the maximum security prison in Renous, New Brunswick.
Legere was convicted of four counts of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison.
AllanLegere was placed in a solitary confinement cell, also known as the hole, in the jail's dungeon despite the fact that this area had been deemed inhumane.
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