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Allan Legere (born 1948) is a Canadian
Canada

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 serial killer
Serial killer

A serial killer is a person who murders usually three or more people"One of the most famous [geographically stable] serial killers is Wayne Williams....
, also known as the Monster of the Miramichi
Miramichi River

The Miramichi River is a Canada river located in the east-central part of New Brunswick. The river drains into Miramichi Bay in the Gulf of St....
. He escaped custody in April 1989 while serving a life sentence
Life imprisonment

Life imprisonment or life incarceration is a sentence of prison for a serious crime, often for most or even all of the criminal's remaining life, but in fact for a period which varies between jurisdictions: many countries have a maximum possible period of time a prisoner may be incarcerated, or require the possibility of parole after...
 for the murder of a shopkeeper, John Glendenning, and remained at large for seven months.

During this time he committed four more murders, arson
Arson

Arson is the crime of deliberately and maliciously setting fire to structures or wildland areas. It may be distinguished from other causes such as spontaneous combustion and natural wildfires caused by lightning for example....
, and multiple rape
Rape

Rape, also referred to as sexual assault, is an assault by a person involving sexual intercourse with or sexual penetration of another person without that person's consent....
s, before being recaptured. Rewards of $50,000 were collected for the information that led to his arrest.

His trial featured one of the first Canadian uses of DNA fingerprinting; despite his lawyers' argument that the relatively shallow gene pool of the Miramichi region could easily lead to false positives, Legere was convicted for a second time in 1991.

It is largely suspected that Legere may have killed a fifth victim while he was on the loose.






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Allan Legere (born 1948) is a Canadian
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 serial killer
Serial killer

A serial killer is a person who murders usually three or more people"One of the most famous [geographically stable] serial killers is Wayne Williams....
, also known as the Monster of the Miramichi
Miramichi River

The Miramichi River is a Canada river located in the east-central part of New Brunswick. The river drains into Miramichi Bay in the Gulf of St....
. He escaped custody in April 1989 while serving a life sentence
Life imprisonment

Life imprisonment or life incarceration is a sentence of prison for a serious crime, often for most or even all of the criminal's remaining life, but in fact for a period which varies between jurisdictions: many countries have a maximum possible period of time a prisoner may be incarcerated, or require the possibility of parole after...
 for the murder of a shopkeeper, John Glendenning, and remained at large for seven months.

During this time he committed four more murders, arson
Arson

Arson is the crime of deliberately and maliciously setting fire to structures or wildland areas. It may be distinguished from other causes such as spontaneous combustion and natural wildfires caused by lightning for example....
, and multiple rape
Rape

Rape, also referred to as sexual assault, is an assault by a person involving sexual intercourse with or sexual penetration of another person without that person's consent....
s, before being recaptured. Rewards of $50,000 were collected for the information that led to his arrest.

His trial featured one of the first Canadian uses of DNA fingerprinting; despite his lawyers' argument that the relatively shallow gene pool of the Miramichi region could easily lead to false positives, Legere was convicted for a second time in 1991.

It is largely suspected that Legere may have killed a fifth victim while he was on the loose. This was never proven, however, due to little evidence at that crime scene.

As of 2008, he was one of only 90 prisoners held in Canada's maximum security Special Handling Unit
Special Handling Unit

The Special Handling Unit is Canada's highest-security super-maximum security prison. It is located in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec. As of 2008, it is home to 90 prisoners....
 (SHU).