More than a dozen former employees of Toronto businessman and convicted fraudster Rob Roche have filed complaints over unpaid wages at his PPE supply company, raising questions about how his firms managed to obtain government pandemic support.Former AntisepticPro employee Hayley O’Brien says she’s owed more than $1,500 by her former boss Rob Roche. After CBC…
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Grapevine Police Dept. An inside look at the investigation into the murder of Jackie Vandagriff. On the night of September 13, 2016,…
Copenhagen, Denmark — A Danish man convicted of torturing and murdering a Swedish journalist on his homemade submarine escaped the suburban Copenhagen jail…
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Convicted B.C. killer did not understand consequences of his guilty plea, appeal court hears
by Sue JonesA psychologist and psychiatrist who evaluated Phillip Tallio before the guilty plea that landed him in prison for most of his life both testified this week that they believed he did not have the intellect to understand the seriousness of his situation.Phillip Tallio is seen in a recent photograph taken by his brother while he is living under…
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Lawyer for convicted killer now claiming wrongful conviction says client’s alleged confession was ‘chilling’
by Sue JonesThe lawyer who negotiated a plea deal for a convicted child killer, who now claims he was wrongfully convicted of murder, took the stand in B.C.’s Court of Appeal Thursday.Phillip James Tallio was 17 when he was convicted of second degree murder in 1983 after pleading guilty. He is now in B.C.’s court of appeal…