Allan Shyback

• Family, friends of Calgary woman killed by husband issue warning to other women

  Allan Shyback was sentenced to seven years in prison for manslaughter and causing an indignity to a body in the 2012 death of his common-law wife, Lisa Mitchell.

  Crime

  Feb 28, 2025
  
• Calgary man who strangled wife, buried body in basement to be released from prison

  A Calgary man who strangled his wife then hid her body in the home they shared with their two children is being released from prison.

  Crime

  Apr 5, 2022
  
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• Day parole denied again for man who strangled wife, buried body in their Calgary home

  Allan Shyback was sentenced to seven years in prison, but the Alberta Court of Appeal later increased the term to 10 years.

  Crime

  Aug 19, 2021
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• Full parole denied for man who strangled wife, buried body in their Calgary home

  Allan Shyback was convicted of manslaughter and causing an indignity to a body in the 2012 death of Lisa Mitchell.

  Crime

  May 21, 2021
• Crime Beat podcast: The disappearance of Lisa Mitchell

  For more than two years, Peggy Mitchell held out hope her daughter Lisa would return. Nothing could have prepared her for the shocking twist the case took.

  Crime

  Jan 14, 2020
• Man who strangled wife, buried body in their Calgary home to stay in prison

  The Parole Board of Canada has confirmed a decision from October that revoked Allan Shyback's day parole after he had sex with a worker at a massage parlour.

  Dec 10, 2019
• Day parole revoked for Calgary man who killed wife, hid body in basement wall

  The Parole Board of Canada, at a hearing in Red Deer, Alta., decided to revoke day parole to Allan Shyback.

  Canada

  Oct 8, 2019
• Day parole granted for Calgary man who strangled wife, encased body in cement

  Allan Shyback was convicted of manslaughter and indignity to a body in the 2012 death of Lisa Mitchell.

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  Feb 19, 2019
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• Sentence increased for Calgary man who strangled wife, encased body in cement

  The appeal court has now added an additional three years to Shyback’s sentence, bringing his total sentence up to 10 years.

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  Oct 11, 2018
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• Allan Shyback sentenced to 7 years for killing wife, burying body

  The Crown is calling for a sentence of up to 15 years for a Calgary man who strangled his wife and buried her body in their basement.

  Crime

  Sep 20, 2017