SASKATOON – The trial of George Allgood, who is accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend, has heard from the RCMP officers involved in an undercover operation that lead to his arrest.
Allgood is accused of shooting Susan Reinhardt and David Ristow through an open sliding door as they slept in a Saskatoon home in 2006.
Ristow survived the incident.
On Monday, the court heard undercover officers invited Allgood into a fake crime organization during which time he confessed to a fake crime boss about the shootings.
But the defence questions the validity of that admission because Allgood was made aware that he stood to gain $25,000 if he told the truth about his criminal history.
“Mr. Allgood did not commit the offence, but he made a statement, the question is why would he make such a statement,” said defence lawyer Morris Bodner.
“Some of the reasons are, him wanting to be part of this organization, the remuneration they paid, they had a big carrot at the end of the stick,” he added.
The officer in charge of the undercover operation, who can’t be identified for safety reasons, told the court it was made clear to Allgood that he could leave the fake organization any time he wanted to.
He also said the staged homicide is designed to use a degree of violence similar to what is being investigated, so the suspect feels comfortable talking about their criminal history.
The trial continues on Tuesday.
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