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A man prosecutors say sadistically murdered and dismembered his wife in southeast New Brunswick took part in his sentencing hearing Monday from a hospital bed.
Roger Crossman admits killing, dismembering Marlene Crossman in 2023 at their Sackville home
Shane Magee · CBC News
· Posted: Nov 02, 2026 10:30 AM EST | Last Updated: 21 minutes ago
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Marlene Crossman, 59, died Oct. 12, 2023, in the southeast New Brunswick community of Sackville. (Campbell’s Funeral Home)
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A man prosecutors say sadistically murdered and dismembered his wife in southeast New Brunswick took part in his sentencing hearing Monday from a hospital bed.
A judge in Moncton is set to sentence Roger Hilyard Crossman, 65, after he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and improperly or indecently interfering with a body.
Crossman admits killing Marlene Cheryl Crossman, 59, at their Sackville home on Oct. 12, 2023.
Prosecutor Martine Cormier said Crossman’s actions involved “egregious and sadistic brutality” and described him as exerting “coercive control” of her during their nearly 37-year marriage.
Crossman’s lawyer, Martin Siscoe, told the court Crossman has a terminal cancer diagnosis,
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