Bc Prison Escape

• Defence lawyer in murder trial of escaped B.C. inmate points to lack of blood spatter

  Sixty-year-old Martin Payne was killed on July 8, 2019, a day after Busch and Zachary Armitage walked away from William Head Institution in Metchosin on southern Vancouver Island.

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  Dec 13, 2022
  
• Trial ends for 1 of 2 suspects in high-profile B.C. prison escape murder trial

  Justice David Crossin told jurors this week that while evidence against both suspects will continue to be presented, only one of their trials will continue.

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  Nov 30, 2022
  
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• B.C. homicide victim’s daughters remember ‘caring, compassionate’ dad as trial continues

  Zachary Armitage and James Lee Busch are accused of murdering Martin Payne in 2019 the day after they escaped from a minimum-security prison on Vancouver Island.

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  Nov 18, 2022
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• Searches for free porn, prison escape news logged on B.C. homicide victim’s computer, jury hears

  Zachary Armitage and James Lee Busch are charged with first-degree murder in the killing of 60-year-old Martin Payne on July 8,  2019.

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  Nov 16, 2022
• Police retract photos released in search of suspects who helped B.C. inmate escape

  Police said previously released images of the two suspects believed to have helped Rabih Alkhalil escape are stock images from the internet.

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  Jul 23, 2022