A welcome email is on its way. “I didn’t even know they knew each other.”. In judicial practice, back-to-back life sentences are two or more consecutive life sentences given to a felon. The town of Blairmore, Alta., is shown as RCMP investigations continue into the disappearance of Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015. This penalty is typically used to prevent the felon from ever getting released from prison. The knife was thrown into the same fire in which Hailey’s remains were burned, he said. 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"Why did the devil tell you to kill Terry?" READ MORE: Outpouring of grief over death of two-year-old Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette. Other countries either allow multiple concurrent life sentences which can be served at the same time (e.g. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it This page was last edited on 29 June 2020, at 11:00 (UTC). Fourteen sat through the evidence in order to protect against a mistrial in the event several jurors had to be excused for various reasons such as illness or a death in the family. He also faces an allegation of causing an indignity to the infant's body and a third first-degree murder allegation in the Sept. 9, 2015, killing of Hanne Meketech, 69. He said he put her in the back of the van and she just sat there as he drove to the woods. "The verdict is obviously for the victims here … their families, and the communities in the Crowsnest Pass area," he said. ON 250 Richmond Street West, Third Floor, Toronto ON M5V 1W4, 416-872-1010 | 1-877-518-5151 (toll-free long distance), General policy questions or comments: Mike Bendixen - Program Director, Questions about News programming and policy. Please try again, 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4. Questions about a prize won with NEWSTALK 1010? Blanchette’s body was found inside the family home in Blairmore, Alta. Unauthorized distribution, transmission or republication strictly prohibited. The jury took three hours to reach its decision, heading into deliberations at 12:51 MT on Wednesday afternoon. I live in Edmonton.”, READ MORE: ‘She was my baby’ – Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette’s mother Cheyenne breaks down. Read more: Emotional day at trial as Derek Saretzky reveals what his son told him, Also: Accused told Mountie Hailey's 'spirit is floating around'. Officers say they are investigating a possible connection between the murders of Hailey and Terry – and the death of 69-year-old Hannah Meketech in the nearby community of Coleman. Watch below: Two-year-old Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette’s mother, 20-year-old Cheyenne Dunbar, spoke to reporters Wednesday after charges were laid in the murder of her little girl and her father. Jurors had asked the judge in a letter read on Monday if he would consider letting all 14 stay together as a group and deliberate to reach a verdict for "closure.". The court heard videotaped confessions from Saretzky who told police he killed Meketech _ a friend of his grandparents _ on the spur of the moment. Hailey’s mother, Cheyenne Dunbar, said she and Saretzky were friends, but haven’t been in touch for years. His daughter was missing. Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Edmonton SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. And with that, the judge leaves the room. webmaster@newstalk1010.com, 299 Queen Street West “There was no connection, sexually or otherwise, between her and Derek,” he said Wednesday afternoon. “That’s not what’s going on.”. In his conversation with Saretzky, McCauley spoke in a low, even voice throughout, even though he initially hoped the accused murderer would tell them where they could find Hailey alive. But the court does not have any "wiggle room" in the law and only 12 can head to the jury room for deliberations, said prosecutor Photini Papadatou. No real motive emerged during the trial, but Saretzky told police the devil told him to do bad things. This is a common punishment for a double murder in the United States, and is effective because the defendant may be awarded parole after 25 years when they are eligible, and then must serve an additional 25 years in prison to be eligible for parole again. After striking the victim in the head the accused said he choked Blanchette with a rope and then cut his throat. By ticking this box I agree to receive the chosen newsletter(s), including promotional, programming, marketing and other survey emails. Deze pagina is voor het laatst bewerkt op 29 mei 2020 om 15:53. RCMP investigators at the scene of the disappearance of Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette in Blairmore, Alta., Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015. By law, two had to be randomly selected to leave. "No, no, no, I didn’t do that," Saretzky replied. CBC: Triple murderer Derek Saretzky wants a new trial following convictions in Crowsnest Pass killings; This crime-related article is a stub. 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McCauley asked Saretzky to take him to the scene which he said was "a couple miles" from the detachment. “Yes it’s a disgusting and heartbreaking thing that has occurred, but coming from someone who so obviously knows this man (just take a look at my last name) you have to understand that this is extremely shocking to us and is killing us inside too because he really was never a bad guy.”, READ MORE: $20,000 raised in 24 hours for funerals of Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette and Terry Blanchette. 71010, Newsroom Line Tilleman: "heartbreaking as it was ..virtue in humanity" on display in this case and in community, Tilleman now reviewing sentence on indignity to a body conviction, Tilleman: Reviews other multiple murderers who received consecutive parole ineligibilities (like Douglas Garland). Wikipedia® is een geregistreerd handelsmerk van de Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., een organisatie zonder winstoogmerk. Terry Blanchette's father and sister are in the front row of the gallery, Prosecutor Photini Papadatou is here, have not seen defence lawyer Patrick Edgerton yet, At Lethbridge courthouse for sentencing of triple murderer Derek, Defence, "I want to apologize to the court. Those officers worked "tirelessly," according to RCMP Insp. A jury in Lethbridge, Alta., has found Derek Saretzky, 24, guilty of three counts of first-degree murder in the slayings of a toddler, her father and a senior citizen. WARNING: There may be graphic evidence/photos. Derek Saretzky found guilty of 1st-degree murder in deaths of toddler, father, senior, 'She cried a little bit': Derek Saretzky details kidnapping and killing of child in interrogation video, Derek Saretzky 'lost' and 'shaking' hours before he's suspected of 1st murder, says aunt, CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices. "Did the devil make you have sex with her?" 416-872-1010 | 1-877-518-5151 (toll-free long distance), Send a Text Derek Saretzky, who is 24, was charged in the September 2015 deaths of Terry Blanchette, Blanchette's two-year-old daughter Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette and 69-year-old Hanne Meketech. After another round of deliberations, the jury came back and recommended Saretzky serve three consecutive periods of parole ineligibility, meaning he would not be able to apply for parole for 75 years. A jury in Lethbridge, Alta., has convicted Derek Saretzky of first-degree murder in the deaths of Terry Blanchette, his daughter Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette, and Hanne Meketech. WARNING: Story contains graphic details that may be disturbing to some readers. Saretzky hung out with toddler he's accused of murdering and her mother a year before killings. For instance, Edgerton said the officer who interviewed Saretzky was "pushing him to give answers," with the accused often just agreeing with the investigator rather than offering details. The killings occurred in the small close-knit region known as the Crowsnest Pass in southwestern Alberta. nathan.bonifacio@bellmedia.ca, Submit reception reports to CFRB 1010 or CFRX 6.070 MHz by going to this link: Global News has confirmed that Meketech lived next door to Saretsky’s grandparents. From bad weather to car accidents to political decisions that will affect you, NEWSTALK 1010 delivers alerts right to your inbox, Sign up to receive information on contests and promotions from NEWSTALK 1010. It also serves as a type of insurance that the defendant will have to serve the maximum length of at least one life sentence if, for some reason, one of the murder convictions is overturned on appeal. Saretzky, 24, faces charges of first-degree murder in connection with the Sept. 14, 2015, death of Hailey’s father, Terry Blanchette, 27, and the little girl’s abduction and slaying. 250 Richmond Street West, Third Floor Derek Williams. We encountered an issue signing you up. Derek Saretzky, who is 24, was charged in the September 2015 deaths of Terry Blanchette, Blanchette's two-year-old daughter Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette and 69-year-old Hanne Meketech.