Derek Saretzky, the man accused of killing two-year-old Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette and her father, Terry Blanchette, will face an eight-week trial before a judge and jury.
On Monday, a judge in Lethbridge set the trial’s start date for May 8, 2017.
Terry Blanchette, 27, was found dead inside his home in Blairmore, Alta. on Sept. 14, 2015. Blanchette’s two-year-old daughter, Hailey, was missing from the home, prompting an Amber Alert. The next day, RCMP found Hailey’s remains in a rural area.
Saretzky was charged with first-degree murder in the deaths last September.
In April, police added a third first-degree murder charge against Saretzky in the slaying of Hanne Meketech, whose death occurred five days before the others.
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Meketech, 69, was found dead in her home in the community of Coleman on Sept. 9, 2015.
An autopsy confirmed Meketech’s death was a homicide, but her cause of death was never released.
Global News later confirmed that Meketech lived next door to Saretzky’s grandparents.
READ MORE: Timeline – Murders of Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette, Terry Blanchette and Hanna Meketch
– With files from Global News
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