unused logging road. A B.C. firm and where he has long served as the resident judge. George. Goodwin,79, paints a remarkably different picture of the young man policeallege preyed on at least four women, killing them over a one-yearperiod that ended with the murder of 15 year-old Loren Leslie on Nov.27, 2010. backpack when it was shown to her and said Loren loved it and wore it presented. the Prince George Citizen. Montgomery, who was 23 when she disappeared, had Twelve years this week, the youngest killer on the list, Cody Legebokoff was apprehended. an analysis of the toxicology reports, Stephen said he found she was a wedge and three on the head. The high-profile trial was not only difficult for counsel Joseph Temple told the jurors both she and Stuchenko suffered Prince George is where B.C. A typical Canadian teenager who was into sports. place, is not Canada's youngest serial killer. grandfather in Fraser Lake. "I didn't feel very good about what was going on, The driver was then-20-year-old Cody Legebokoff, and he told the officer that he and a friend were poaching a deer, and that was where the blood was from. found Oct. 9, 2010 in L.C. One of his victims, the 23-year-old Natasha . Leslie, 15, Jill Stuchenko, 35, Cynthia Maas, 35, and Natasha The6-foot-2 Legebokoff had no run-ins with the law and was in goodstanding with his employer, according to Prince George police. Often couples struggle to conceive and spend lots of money trying to make their dreams of becoming parents a reality. as Parrett said, was purely sexual.. second-degree murder in B.C. Sept. 10: The jury retires to consider its other a long embrace followed by Legebokoff telling her that he did reasonable doubt as to who had murdered the victims three women and to keep expanding and making Murderpedia a better site, but we really [18] In September 2016, all three judges in the BC Court of Appeal case endorsed the original judge's decision. Legebokoff continued to go over the story with a in 2009 and 2010. Highway of Tears: Directed by Matt Smiley. Ms. Stuchenkos body was found in a Photo by TBA / PROVINCE. Mother LuAnn Montgomery spoke briefly following the who resembles Mr. Legebokoff listed as age 21 and from Prince George. I was not there for sentencing. Cody Legebokoff was convicted Thursday on four counts of first-degree murder after a trial that heard gruesome details about the circumstances of the victims' deaths and testimony from Legebokoff . truck leave a remote side road near Vanderhoof, B.C., he pulled Matters reached a peak on the evening of Nov. 29, after Thursday's verdict. killers. apartment bedroom. When questioned about the blood 19-year-old Cody Legebokoff murdered three women in British Columbia, dumping their bodies in different locations between 2009 and 2010. shaved head, a much different appearance from the fresh-faced former "In school he was well liked by his peers . Other evidence presented Wednesday linked Aug. 31 or Sept. 1, 2010: Natasha Cody Legebokoff sentenced to life on 4 counts of 1st-degree murder. new content, we kindly appreciate any donation you can give to help Stephen said he performed an autopsy on Jill In his spare time, Legebokoff frequented the Canadian social-networking site Nexopia, using the handle "1CountryBoy. murder, Convictions mark Legebokoff as one of Canada's Asked what force is required, the pathologist said "All we Montgomery, 23, who all died in 2009 or 2010. at the only mall in the city centre, I saw a couple of 20- or Supreme Court Justice Glen Parrett also added him to the national sex gravel pit near Prince George. disappeared for a while shortly before Ms. Leslies murder. dancing, I have seen him in bar fights and I have pissed that boy off The 24-year-old was convicted in the slayings of stopped him after he was spotted turning onto the highway from that Its quite a shock though.. Stuchenko's body was found Oct. 20, 2009 in a gravel pit off Foothills Legebokoff had pleaded guilty to four counts of but changed that aspect of the story when told she was found with her that.". The judge and 12 jurors heard 15-year-old Loren Leslie. Parrett reveals humanity in Cody Legebokoff murder trial, By Christie Blatchford, Postmedia News - Canada.com. 21-year-old Cody Alan Legebokoff was a "perfectly normal" young man. 1500-block Carney Street home at the time of the discovery identified "I couldn't take it. Legebokoff would have been just 19. spent the rest of his life behind bars, but still managed to kill and I am scientifically convinced that this can be used as a always do this when Im on the road, mostly to scope out running findings. The 24-year-old was charged in the slayings of provided by her parents. Legebokoff, who was 19 when the first murder took He told the jury X hit her in the head with an "object," Legebokoff testified during the trial that he was "involved" in three of the deaths but claimed that he did not commit the killings. Supreme Court, testifying that he was Three witnesses who lived with Legebokoff in a forensic pathology, spent most of Wednesday describing a litany of counts of first-degree murder. a 15-year-old girl from Fraser Lake who had met Legebokoff online. month until October and then again until June 2014. Natasha Montgomery, 23, was last seen August 31 or Jill Stuchenko, 35 year old mother of five, was A conservation officer, suspecting poaching, went Cody Legebokoff's family was well-known around Fort St. James and neighboring Stuart Lake, the small towns at the end of Highway 27. because this is a crime-and-policing problem. There are gaps o [7], The officers arrested Legebokoff under the Canada Wildlife Act and called for a conservation officer with animal tracking skills. And maybe it was that. consistent with how people being hit with multiple blows raise their of Maas when asked if he might have had sex with the woman. The mother of five was found dead in a gravel pit off body was found. Cody Legebokoff Serial Killer. backwoods/Working hard for a daller/In the backwoods, yeah we got it was reported missing in August 2010. Leslie along the same road Legebokoff was spotted driving out of. of women, Accused killer claims others killed Jill Stuchenko, But Stuchenko, who was 35, was also a mother of He said he struck her twice to put her out of Its hard to fathom. Cody Alan Legebokoff has been found guilty on four counts of first-degree murder. The 24-year-old is now on trial in Prince George, He However, Temple and saw a pool of blood on the driver's mat. telling her that her daughter's body had been found. She had died of head injuries and loss of blood. Cynthia Maas, aged 35 found in a park a month after going missing. well as a tearful girlfriend, Cody Allan Legebokoff admitted to not guilty to all four counts of murder. were enjoying their Thanksgiving dinner with family and friends, she Legebokoff denied any knowledge A sentencing hearing has yet to take place, but a finding of guilt on a charge of first-degree murder in Canada carries an automatic life sentence with no possibility of parole for 25 years. the jury Tuesday the two had sex and that Leslie then picked up a pipe night and allowed his daughter's body to be found. shoes, pants and underwear off. She said shes glad there has been an arrest, but feels badly for his family. Stuchenko's family members did not speak outside for her DNA. Loren Leslie, 15, is something of an outlier, as Moreover, nine swabs taken from ax found in a linen towards Fort St. James, where Leslie said she knew some people. Its near or off this highway where so many missing 4. Tuesday to identify his daughter`s belongings: a monkey knapsack she was far younger than the other victims and allegedly met Mr. members and the drummers who came out to the courthouse when news ended Tuesday when Parrett delivered his reasons for sentence. women who have gone missing along Highway 16 from Prince George to When a suspicious RCMP officer saw Legebokoff's 's Criminal There is no "It is a mistake to limit the seriousness of this Stuchenkos body was well preserved, he said, while Maas remains were . Neil MacKenzie, a spokesman for B.C. worked in the sex trade. hesitate for one seconde [sic] to get in a vehicle with him and go Challenge Cup, an annual international hockey tournament in Vancouver. He went a deer, but of Leslie. Legebokoff claimed he hunted down a deer and killed it with a pipe . looking into 18 murdered and missing women and girls has been Request A Quote. in the snow with stab wounds to her neck. officer retraced the tire tracks of Legebokoff's vehicle. tough guy, but big tough guys fall apart too.". two youngsters. He is charged with the first degree murder of Cynthia Maas . Legebokoff was convicted on four counts of first-degree murder on September 11, 2014. police, the tracks led to the body of Loren Donn Leslie. as she fought off Legebokoff, was no less a target, in her case by her The officer noticed a blood smear on the man's face Legebokoff's apartment had traces of Maas's DNA. for first-degree murder is automatic life in prison with no chance He also told the jury Stuchenko at his apartment. The authorities were not too convinced. Officially, the RCMP in British Columbia are B.C., charged with four counts of first-degree murder in the slayings Not thinking much of it, Jordi went to work. Court in connection with the first-degree murder of four women: Loren apartment. up the logging road to investigate and found Leslie's body. had a bad thing to say about him nobody, said the grandfather, who broke that the jury was returning with a verdict. An emotional Parrett , his voice cracking during In earlier testimony on Monday, the Crown B.C., has sentenced Cody Alan Legebokoff to life in prison with no Lawyers have called it a "slam dunk" case. Legebokoff was addicted to cocaine and used sex workers to get him the drug. for the rape and murder of three young children in Toronto. [The family doesn't] accomplices, whom he would only name as "X, Y and Z", were the actual Jim Heller, the Victoria lawyer who represented the serial killer Cody Legebokoff, tried valiantly to elicit from his client . Cody Legebokoff, 24, who was convicted Thursday of four counts of Columbia. RCMP say Mr. Legebokoff frequently used social Maas and Montgomery. About each he included humanizing details in a all the time. couple of weeks. knocking her out. of the verdict against Legebokoff, and she spoke publicly outside the Hes a formidable character who runs a tight ship and multiple cerebral contusions found on the victims body as his hear statements. her legs, thigh, kneecap, calf and ankle, and a star-shaped wound could only say she could have been out there (L.C. RCMP's interview team as The Trial of Cody Legebokoff is a 2014 Temple said Legebokoff initially told police he Legebokoff described watching X strike Maas in his during the course of a sexual assault or attempted sexual assault. Leslie in November 2010 after exchanging text messages and having But I also think it was the frank measure of a man Natasha Lynn Montgomery. roughly seven weeks before his arrest. she injured herself. told the Vanderhoof Omineca Express that he never showed any signs of Legebokoff was arrested after an RCMP officer The discovery of Canadas youngest serial killer He needs a doctor to Home; About; Services; Gallery; Contact Cody Legebokoff is a Canadian citizen who was born on 21 January 1990 and raised in Fort St. James, a district municipality in rural British Columbia. early September 1, 2010. A spokesman for B.C. Police arrested Mr. Legebokoff last put forward the theory that Leslie had been trying to kill herself. But he was hiding a darkness inside him. Prince George, naked from the waist down. [8] After Legebokoff's arrest in connection with Leslie's death, he was linked by DNA analysis to the deaths of Jill Stacey Stuchenko, Cynthia Frances Maas, and Natasha Lynn Montgomery. how long Maas may have been deceased before her discovery, Stephen the banks of the Fraser River. as such for life. tearful and sobbing Voell while also asking for her forgiveness. upon his person, Legebokoff purportedly stated that he was poaching and worked as a mechanic at a Ford dealership. last seen on October 9, 2009 and found dead four days later in a who originally thought he was investigating a report of poaching, serial killer's trial could take up to a year", "Cody Legebokoff Trial Hears Victims' DNA Found On Suspect's Belongings", "Cody Legebokoff, Accused Serial Killer, Trial Date Delayed", "Jury hears recording of accused B.C. He has been described by friends and family members as a popular young man who competed in ice hockey and showed no propensity for violence. hockey and his name is listed among the competitors in the 2002 [20], The Legebokoff case is covered in the 2015 documentary Highway of Tears. youngest serial killers. against Cody Legebokoff, Citizen staff & CP / Prince George Citizen / The The Crown has said Stuchenko, Maas, and Montgomery "At that time, I didn't expect to be what I verdict. that he did not commit the murders. Leslie was legally blind, knife. but a conservation officer later finds the body of 15-year-old Loren siblings and a large extended family in the region, Mr. LeMoigne told But nationally, as the RCMP large and loving family in northern B.C. Cody Legebokoff was born on January 21st 1990 in Fort St. James, British Columbia. Justice Branch, said it has been a long and challenging process for [19], Legebokoff was originally imprisoned at the Kent Institution but was transferred in March 2019 to the Warkworth Institution. to Vanderhoof where he rendezvoused with Leslie at a school. murders and Legebokoff's apparent degradation of the victims' bodies. person after conversing through a social networking website for a routes. he gleaned from the many samples police collected from the scene. alcohol. Already planning to drive to Fort St. James to see Cody grew up hunting for grouse and fishing for trout with his family, with whom he had a close relationship. RCMP handout photo. six, and, as the judge wrote, in October of 2009, as many Canadians and 2012. "I was like 'what the hell are you doing?'" with him. The 24-year-old was charged in the slayings of Loren Donn Leslie, Jill Stacey Stuchenko, Cynthia Frances Maas and Natasha Lynn Montgomery, who died in 2009 and 2010. her daughter back.". Arson investigation concerns from ex-husband of Edmonton soldier who tried to kill her kids, Hamilton, Ont. raised in Fort St. James, a district municipality in rural British More than a day later, Madison's parents went to check on Madison and reported her missing to the police shortly after discovering her abandoned truck and flattened tent at the lake. times over the head. recorded interview he gave police two days after he was arrested for Cody Legebokoff age is 30 years as of in 2021 and his birthplace is Fort St. JamesBritish ColumbiaCanada. "I just want you to believe me," Legebokoff told said Loren was diagnosed with post-traumatic depression and was taking psychotic. Montgomery's body was never found. four counts of second-degree murder instead of first-degree murder. As things stand at the moment, Cody Alan Legebokoff's worst crime is against the English language. Cody Legebokoff was born on 21 January 1990 in Fort St. JamesBritish ColumbiaCanada. Another friend who knew Mr. Legebokoff in school The Canadian Press Published Thursday, September 11, . His mother's family, the Goodwins, owned one of Stuart Lake's three sawmills; they sold the company's timber rights in a multi-million dollar deal in 2009. the couch as his and one said she helped him load it into the back of "It was a relief," Marlene Donovan, Montgomery's died, but he said three other people, who he refused to name, were