Miramichi serial killer Allan Legere, who terrorized the Miramichi for seven months in 1989, has died at the age of 78.
Former journalist, author of books on Legere, recalls terrifying case
Hannah Rudderham · CBC News
· Posted: Mar 10, 2026 5:56 AM EDT | Last Updated: 13 minutes ago
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Serial killer Allan Legere, who was already in prison for one murder, escaped from custody in May 1989 and killed four more people during 201 days as a fugitive. Legere died Monday. (CBC)
Miramichi serial killer Allan Legere, who terrorized the Miramichi area for seven months in 1989, has died at the age of 78.
Legere died on Monday while serving a life sentence at the Edmonton Institution in Alberta, Correctional Service Canada confirmed in a release.
The cause of his death has not been disclosed. The Correctional Service said it will review the circumstances of the death, and policy requires that police and the coroner be notified.
Legere’s 201 days as a fugitive began in May 1989, when he escaped from prison guards escorting him to a medical appointment in Moncton,
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