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Prince George MP Todd Doherty pens letter demanding serial killer's return to maximum security

Cody Legebokoff was transferred to a medium security facility in Ontario
Hanna Petersen
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Cody Legebokoff. (via the Canadian Press)

Cody Legebokoff’s transfer to a medium security prison continues to cause public outcry.

Cariboo-Prince George MP Todd Doherty is again calling for the immediate return of the serial killer to maximum security prison.

Doherty sent a letter this morning (March 18) to the minister of public safety Ralph Goodale, calling for immediate action to send Legebokoff back to maximum security.

He was transferred from the maximum security Kent Institution in Agassiz, B.C. to the medium security Warkworth Institution in Trent Hills, Ontario on Jan. 23.

In between 2009 and 2010, Legebokoff killed three women, Jill Stuchenko, Natasha Lynn Montgomery, Cynthia Maas, and a 15-year-old girl, Loren Leslie.

In his letter to Goodale, Doherty references a letter he received from Brendan Fitzpatrick who was superintendent in charge of operations with the RCMP E Division Major Crime Section, at the time of the murders.

“On behalf of all of Mr. Legebokoff’s victim’s, their surviving families and the investigators whose blood sweat and tears went into the arrest and conviction of this individual, I reach out to you to bring this issue to the public’s attention and demand answers of the Public Safety portfolio why this convicted killer is being given this generous benefit,” reads Fitzpatrick's statement.

“The Minister needs to account for why the victim’s families were not consulted and why the police had no input into this placement. He needs to account for why the youngest Serial Murderer in Canadian history is provided the luxury of a new, less secure environment. The victim’s families have barely had a chance for their grief to numb. Now they are being victimized again.”

Legebokoff was convicted on all four counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison with no parole for 25 years.

Doherty concludes his letter to the minister, stating “for the sake of the families and indeed the public interest, you must act immediately and see that Legebokoff is returned to maximum security.”

Doherty also addressed the issue in parliament on March 1, with Goodale responding “I will examine the facts and get back to him with further information.”