Killer and sex attacker Allan Legere dies in prison aged 78
(Edmonton) Killer and sexual assaulter Allan Legere, the “Miramichi Monster” who committed numerous crimes in New Brunswick in the 1980s, has died in prison at the age of 78.
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The Correctional Service of Canada confirmed that Legere died Monday at Edmonton Institution, a maximum security prison in the Alberta capital where he was serving a life sentence.
The cause of death has not been released, but the Correctional Service of Canada said it will “review the circumstances of the incident.” The police and the coroner will be notified.
In 1986, Legere was one of three people convicted of murdering storekeeper John Glendenning during a burglary in Black River Bridge, New Brunswick. The victim’s wife, Mary, was beaten and sexually assaulted.
In January 1987, Legere was sentenced to life in prison for second-degree murder.
On May 3, 1989, while still serving his sentence, Legere was taken to Moncton Hospital to be treated for an ear infection. He went to the bathroom, where he picked the lock on his handcuffs and escaped.
For the next seven months, Legere spread terror in the Miramichi region of northeastern New Brunswick, attacking and robbing people while evading police.
On May 28, 1989, he murdered and sexually assaulted 75-year-old Annie Flam before setting fire to the home she shared in Chatham with her sister-in-law, 61-year-old Nina Flam. Legere was also convicted of beating and sexually assaulting Nina Flam.
In Newcastle, sisters Donna and Linda Daughney, both in their 40s, were sexually assaulted and murdered in their home, which was burned down on October 14, 1989.
On the evening of November 16, 1989, the battered body of Reverend James Smith, aged 69, was found in the rectory of Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Chatham Head.
The manhunt for Legere ended on November 24, 1989, when he surrendered to police near Nelson.
