Use of DNA evidence against the ‘Monster of the Miramichi’ set important legal precedent for decades to come, according to one expert.
Case against the ‘Monster of the Miramichi’ set important precedent for how courts use DNA, expert says
Savannah Awde · CBC News
· Posted: Mar 11, 2026 6:07 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago
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Serial killer Allan Legere was arrested on Route 118 in Miramichi after a 201-day manhunt. Legere, who was already in prison for one murder, escaped from custody in May 1989 and killed four more people. (CBC)
Allan Legere is typically remembered for his escape from custody and brutal killings — but his case also marked Canada’s first use of DNA as evidence in court.
That’s according to Amy Conroy, a criminology lecturer at Simon Fraser University who has researched Legere’s case and its implications on criminal matters today.
Correctional Services Canada said Legere, known as the “Monster of the Miramichi” for his violent crimes in the late 1980s, died in custody on Monday.
Legere escaped in 1989 while serving time for the murder of John Glendenning and severe assault of his wife,
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