Alberta Review Board

• Review board hears Matthew de Grood’s psychosis is in full remission

  A mentally ill man who stabbed and killed five young people at a Calgary house party seven years ago could be in a group home by Christmas, a review board heard Wednesday.

  Crime

  Sep 8
• No new freedoms granted to Matthew de Grood, who killed 5 at Calgary house party while delusional

  The Alberta Review Board says a mentally ill man who stabbed and killed five young people at a Calgary house party has been making progress but will not be going into a group home in the next year.

  Crime

  Sep 16, 2020
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• Matthew de Grood, who killed 5 while delusional in Calgary is making progress: psychiatrist

  A psychiatrist treating a mentally-ill man who killed five young people at a Calgary house party said Matthew de Grood has made progress but any new freedoms will be granted slowly.

  Crime

  Sep 8, 2020
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• Crime Beat podcast: The Brentwood Five massacre, Part 3

  Hear about the horrific bond between two of the most high-profile Canadian killings: the Brentwood Five massacre and the Greyhound bus beheading.

  Crime

  Apr 7, 2020
• Alberta Review Board chairwoman resigns; says she received no government support

  The chairwoman of the Alberta Review Board says she has decided to resign after months of what she characterizes as banging her head against a wall.

  Politics

  Nov 20, 2019
• Alberta justice minister pushes for changes after Matthew de Grood allowed more freedom

  Doug Schweitzer says he'll ask his department to examine any and all options around the review board process to respect victims.

  Crime

  Oct 3, 2019
• Matthew de Grood can be eased into community, have unsupervised outings: review board

  With prior approval, Matthew de Grood will be able to leave Alberta Hospital in Edmonton unsupervised for outings in the city.

  Crime

  Oct 1, 2019
• Review board hears Matthew de Grood doing well, should have unsupervised outings

  A judge in 2016 found de Grood not criminally responsible for the killings because he was suffering from schizophrenia at the time.

  Crime

  Sep 17, 2019
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• Man found not criminally responsible for Alberta work camp killings still a safety risk: report

  A report says a man found not criminally responsible in November for the stabbing deaths of two people at a northwest Alberta work camp is not entitled to an absolute discharge.

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  Jan 4, 2019
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• Matthew de Grood to be moved to Edmonton for reintegration, given more freedoms

  Matthew de Grood, now 27, was found not criminally responsible for the 2014 stabbing deaths of Kaiti Perras, Josh Hunter, Zackariah Rathwell, Jordan Segura and Lawrence Hong.

  Crime

  Oct 3, 2018