Allan Legere
| Allan Legere | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 13, 1948 Chatham, New Brunswick |
| Other names | The Monster of the Miramichi |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for 25 years |
| Conviction(s) | Murder, Arson |
| Killings | |
| Victims | 5+ |
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Span of killings
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June 21, 1986–November 24, 1989 |
| Country | Canada |
| State(s) | New Brunswick |
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Date apprehended
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November 24, 1989 |
| Imprisoned at |
Special Handling Unit (?-2015) Edmonton Institution (2015-present) |
Coordinates: 44°13′16″N 76°30′53″W / 44.22111°N 76.51472°W
Allan Legere (born February 13, 1948) is a Canadian serial killer and arsonist, also known as the Monster of the Miramichi, in reference to a reign of terror he inflicted upon residents of the Miramichi River valley of New Brunswick in 1989.
Allan Joseph Legere was born in Chatham, New Brunswick.
Legere was convicted in the murder of shopkeeper John Glendenning, of Black River Bridge, New Brunswick, which occurred on the evening of June 21, 1986. After cutting the power, Legere and his accomplices Todd Matchett and Scott Curtis, broke into the elderly couple's store. After repeatedly beating John and his wife Mary, the trio fled the scene. Mary then discovered her husband (who had been beaten to death); she crawled up the stairs to the phone and dialed 911. The dispatcher spoke with Mary on the phone until the emergency forces arrived. Police tracked down the three and arrested them. Matchett pleaded guilty to murdering John Glendenning and brutally beating his wife Mary; Curtis and Legere were convicted at trial.
Legere was serving his murder sentence at the Atlantic Institution maximum security penitentiary in Renous-Quarryville, under the responsibility of the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC). On May 3, 1989, Legere was transported by CSC personnel from the penitentiary to the Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre in Moncton, New Brunswick, for the treatment of an ear infection. Legere managed to convince the CSC personnel to let him use a washroom at the hospital alone, and there he picked the lock on his handcuffs with a homemade key he had hidden in a cigar. He then used a piece of television antenna that he had concealed on his body as a weapon, and held the officers at bay before fleeing the building. Legere escaped the hospital property and through a combination of carjacking and motor vehicle theft, was able to evade recapture.
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