Derek Saretzky

• Convicted murderers win sentence appeals in Alberta, will get earlier chance to apply for parole

  Four men, each convicted of at least two counts of first-degree murder, have won the right to be able to apply for parole earlier than their initial sentences called for.

  Crime

  Jun 25, 2022
  
• Supreme Court of Canada orders Alberta Court of Appeal to deal with sentence in triple murder case

  Canada's top court has sent the case of two men convicted in the slayings of three family members back to the Alberta Court of Appeal.

  Crime

  Jun 16, 2022
  
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• Saretzky appeal in Alberta triple murder delayed until Supreme Court weighs other case

  Derek Saretzky was found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2015 deaths of Terry Blachette, the man's two-year-old daughter, Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette, and Hanne Meketech.

  Canada

  Oct 26, 2021
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• Alberta Appeal Court refuses to overturn 1 of Derek Saretzky’s 3 murder convictions

  An Appeal Court has refused to throw out one of the convictions against an Alberta man who was found guilty of killing a father and his two-year-old daughter as well as a senior five years ago.

  Crime

  Nov 24, 2020
• Darkness in the Pass

  'Crime Beat' reporter Nancy Hixt takes you through one of the most disturbing cases she’s covered — one that the family of the victims calls a real-life horror show.

  Crime

  Apr 9, 2020
• Alberta courtroom hears appeal from triple-murderer Derek Saretzky

  On Monday, the Alberta Court of Appeal heard arguments from Saretzky's lawyer, as to why he believes his client should be acquitted of first-degree murder in the death of Hanne Meketech.

  Crime

  Feb 11, 2020
• ‘U.S. model’ for parole ineligibility likely to face court challenge in Canada: lawyers

  Legal experts say a sentencing provision that can keep killers in prison for the rest of their lives is likely to make its way to the Supreme Court of Canada.

  Canada

  Dec 17, 2017
• Triple-murderer Derek Saretzky appeals conviction and sentence

  Global News has confirmed Saretzky, 24, requested high-profile criminal lawyer Balfour Der to file a notice of appeal on his behalf.

  Crime

  Sep 7, 2017
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• Convicted triple-murderer Derek Saretzky sentenced to life in prison, no parole for 75 years

  Convicted triple-murderer Derek Saretzky has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 75 years. 

  Crime

  Aug 9, 2017
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• Changes to Criminal Code proposed to allow for all jurors to see verdicts through

  Recent trauma suffered by an excluded juror in Alberta has prompted one of Canada’s leading forensic psychologists to suggest an amendment to the Criminal Code.

  Canada

  Jul 6, 2017