Serial killer Allan Legere again denied parole
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Allan Legere, serving a life sentence at a maximum security prison in Alberta, has been denied a request for full parole.
Legere, now 77, has been called the "Monster of the Miramichi” for the crimes in committed in the area in the late 20th century.
He was convicted of murder, rape and arson in the early 1990s after he escaped from custody while serving a life sentence for a previous murder.
While at large, he terrorized Miramichi communities and killed four people over the course of seven months before he was caught.
The latest decision by the Parole Board of Canada said Legere still presented an “undue risk to society” if released.
The decision on Dec. 12 included a recommendation from Correctional Services Canada that Legere’s parole be denied because the risk he presents “is not manageable in the community at this time.”
In 2021, he was denied a request for supervised release.
The 2025 decision said Legere waived his right to a hearing, and he did not provide any written correspondence for the decision.
There are several victim impact statements on his file, as recent as this September, that speak to fears about Legere’s possible return to society, the board said.
A number of psychological risk assessments have been done on Legere during his time in prison.
A psychopathy test from October showed Legere placed in the 99th percentile. His score of 36 out of 40 "is well above the traditional cut-off of 30 to diagnosis psychopathy," the board said.
Other assessments showed that Legere is an average risk for sexual recidivism and a high risk for violent recidivism, with a 41 per cent chance of offending within five years and 66 per cent change over 12 years.
Another test placed Legere with a 58 per cent change of recidivation within one year.
A psychological risk assessment completed by a psychologist in 2020 said Legere’s “recalcitrant and maladaptive personality traits have hindered any progress thus far and are relevant to future risk … there is not evidence to suggest that [you] have the insight, skill, or desire to combat these aspects of [your] personality.
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