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Shopkeeper John Glendenning, 66, of Black River, is beaten to death and his wife is viciously beaten, sexually assaulted and then left to die.
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Legere is convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to life in prison with eligibility for parole in 18 years.
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Legere fails in a bid to reverse his murder conviction before the New Brunswick Court of Appeal.
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Prominent lawyer C. David Hughes represented Legere in a murder appeal before the Supreme Court of Canada.
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Legere escapes from the Dr. Georges L. Dumont Hospital in Moncton after being taken there from the Atlantic Institution at Renous for an ear infection. A country-wide manhunt begins.
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Chatham shopkeeper Annie Flam is beaten to death. Her sister Nina Flam is beaten and raped.
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Legere's appeal founders. The Supreme Court said it does not issue rulings in matters where the accused is unlawfully at large. Ironically, the SCOC later ruled on five other cases similar to Legere's.
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Sisters Donna and Linda Daughney are sexually assaulted and beaten to death in their home. The home is set ablaze.
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Roman Catholic priest James Smith is found beaten to death in the rectory of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Chatham Head.
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Legere is recaptured by RCMP near Nelson-Miramichi.
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Legere is sentenced to serve nine years for escaping custody, kidnapping and common assault relating to his May 3, 1989 escape.
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Legere is charged with four counts of first-degree murder.
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A preferred indictment containing the four murder charges is filed with the court of Queen's Bench in Newcastle (Miramichi) and the case is transferred to the Burton Courthouse.
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A book entitled "Terror: Murder and Panic in New Brunswick" was banned by the New Brunswick Court of Appeal. It felt the book tended to lead its readers to believe Legere was guilty.
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Voire dire hearings spanning 19 days conclude. The hearings determined the admissibility of DNA evidence.
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Jury selection begins with a panel of 500 being summoned to the Oromocto High School Auditorium. Of the 500 called 311 were exempted for various reasons while another 32 were excused from attending the selection ceremony.
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Legere's jury trial begins at the Burton Courthouse near Oromocto.
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Legere is convicted by a six-woman, five-man jury on the four murder charges and is sentenced to life in prison.
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Legere files notice of appeal with the New Brunswick Court of Appeal.
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Then Solicitor-General Bruce Smith said security costs charged to his department have climbed past $1.2 million. The province, he said, has to pay $850,000 of the amount.
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Unconfirmed reports surface that Legere is planning another escape and he is flown from the Miramichi Airport to Montreal where he is transferred to a special handling unit.
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The federal government announced costs of well over $110,000 were incurred by the RCMP in the Legere manhunt; another $314,000 for RCMP security measures at the Burton Courthouse and $63,000 for scientific analysis of DNA.