Terry Driver
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Terry Driver, aka the Abbotsford killer is a convicted Canadian murder
er who attacked two teenage girls with a baseball bat, killed one, then taunted police with letters and phone calls.
He was convicted in 1997 of the first-degree murder of Tanya Smith and the attempted murder
of Misty Cockerill, declared a dangerous offender
, and received a mandatory life sentence from then-Judge Wally Oppal
.
In 2006, Driver was transferred from protective custody
at Kent Institution
to the Pacific Institution/Regional Treatment Centre in Abbotsford
for treatment.
Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...
er who attacked two teenage girls with a baseball bat, killed one, then taunted police with letters and phone calls.
He was convicted in 1997 of the first-degree murder of Tanya Smith and the attempted murder
Attempted murder
Attempted murder is a crime in England and Wales and Northern Ireland.-Today:In English criminal law, attempted murder is the crime of more than merely preparing to commit unlawful killing and at the same time having a specific intention to cause the death of human being under the Queen's Peace...
of Misty Cockerill, declared a dangerous offender
Dangerous offender
In Canada and England and Wales, certain convicted persons may be designated as dangerous offenders and subject to a longer, or indefinite, term of preventive detention in order to protect the public.-Canada:...
, and received a mandatory life sentence from then-Judge Wally Oppal
Wally Oppal
Wallace Oppal, Q.C. is a Canadian lawyer, former judge and provincial politician, who is currently serving as the Chancellor of the Thompson Rivers University...
.
In 2006, Driver was transferred from protective custody
Protective custody
Protective custody is a type of imprisonment to protect a prisoner from harm, either from outside sources or other prisoners. Many administrators believe the level of violence, or the underlying threat of violence within prisoners, is a chief factor causing the need for PC units...
at Kent Institution
Kent Institution
Kent Institution is a Correctional Service of Canada facility located in Kent, British Columbia. Opened in 1979, Kent is the only maximum security federal penitentiary in the CSC's Pacific region, which includes the province of British Columbia and the Yukon territory. The majority of prisoners...
to the Pacific Institution/Regional Treatment Centre in Abbotsford
Abbotsford, British Columbia
Abbotsford is a Canadian city located in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, adjacent to Greater Vancouver. It is the fifth largest municipality in British Columbia, home to 123,864 people . Its Census Metropolitan Area, which includes the District of Mission, is the 23rd largest in Canada,...
for treatment.