Chris Purdy, The Canadian Press
Published Wednesday, January 25, 2017 5:06AM EST
Last Updated Wednesday, January 25, 2017 12:48PM EST
EDMONTON -- A judge has sentenced a man to life in prison for killing two Alberta seniors who disappeared on a camping trip.
Travis Vader was found guilty of manslaughter last fall in the deaths of Lyle and Marie McCann, who were in their 70s when they vanished after leaving their home in St. Albert, just north of Edmonton, in July 2010.
Court of Queen's Bench Justice Denny Thomas dismissed a defence submission that Vader should get a lesser sentence because his rights were violated in custody. He did, however, agree to a defence request that Vader serve his sentence in British Columbia because of threats he has received.
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"When the judge said life imprisonment, it was a huge relief," McCann said. "I would have gone anywhere to hear that."
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