Jurors are expected to begin their deliberations today at the trial of accused serial killer Cody Legebokoff.
The 24-year-old is facing four counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of four women in northern B.C.
He is accused of killing Jill Stuchenko and Cynthia Maas, both 35, 23-year-old Natasha Montgomery and 15-year-old Loren Leslie.
Yesterday, Legebokoff tried to enter guilty pleas to second-degree murder, but the move was rejected by Crown lawyers.
Legebokoff’s defence counsel was asking for a second-degree murder conviction. His lawyer, James Heller, told the jury there is reasonable doubt that the murders were planned and deliberate.
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Last month, Legebokoff said he was “involved” in the deaths of three women he is accused of murdering but did not carry out the actual killings.
The Crown has argued Legebokoff planned the murders, sexually assaulted his victims and should be convicted of the more serious charges of first-degree murder.
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