He killed his wife in cold blood, setting their house on fire while she soaked in the bathtub, so he could collect on the insurance and live happily ever after with his mistress.
We'd love to tell you his name -- but we are not allowed.
The mother of his three young children died a horrible death by smoke inhalation because he poured gasoline along all her escape routes that morning, blocking every path to a door with flames. We think her name should be known.
We can't tell you that, either.
By order of the court, her killer may be the only adult convicted murderer in Canada who is allowed to keep his identity secret. He could conceivably be released from prison one day -- he was sentenced to life in prison and the faint hope clause could see him free in less than 15 years -- with no one knowing he was a killer.
A publication ban on his family surname was first imposed during his trial and extended after his conviction last May to protect the couple's three young children.
I think it's bad law, with all due respect to the judge who ordered it," argues Marc-Andre Blanchard, president of Ad Idem, Advocates in Defence of Expression in the Media. "I think it's unacceptable."
"Under the relatively new Section 486(4.1) of the Criminal Code, judges have the discretion to order that "the identity of a victim or witness or any information that could disclose their identity shall not be published."
http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/Columnists/Toronto/Michele_Mandel/2004/04/18/426807.html
We'd love to tell you his name -- but we are not allowed.
The mother of his three young children died a horrible death by smoke inhalation because he poured gasoline along all her escape routes that morning, blocking every path to a door with flames. We think her name should be known.
We can't tell you that, either.
By order of the court, her killer may be the only adult convicted murderer in Canada who is allowed to keep his identity secret. He could conceivably be released from prison one day -- he was sentenced to life in prison and the faint hope clause could see him free in less than 15 years -- with no one knowing he was a killer.
A publication ban on his family surname was first imposed during his trial and extended after his conviction last May to protect the couple's three young children.
I think it's bad law, with all due respect to the judge who ordered it," argues Marc-Andre Blanchard, president of Ad Idem, Advocates in Defence of Expression in the Media. "I think it's unacceptable."
"Under the relatively new Section 486(4.1) of the Criminal Code, judges have the discretion to order that "the identity of a victim or witness or any information that could disclose their identity shall not be published."
http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/Columnists/Toronto/Michele_Mandel/2004/04/18/426807.html
Three words. Unbelievable. Ridiculous. Ludicrous.