Garry Handlen

• Garry Handlen sentenced to life in prison, can apply for faint-hope parole in 15 years

  Handlen was convicted by a jury earlier this month of the first-degree murder of Monica Jack, who disappeared while riding her bike on May 6, 1978.

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  Jan 28, 2019
  
• Garry Handlen found guilty of first-degree murder in killing of Monica Jack

  A jury has found Garry Handlen guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of 12-year-old Monica Jack over 40 years ago.

  Jan 17, 2019
  
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• Jury debates fate of man accused of killing Monica Jack 40 years ago

  Nine men and three women will decide the fate of Garry Handlen, who pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder.

  Jan 15, 2019
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• Judge gives final instructions to jury in murder trial of Monica Jack

  The trial began in October and jurors are expected to start deliberations on Monday.

  Jan 11, 2019
• Defence urges jury to find Garry Handlen guilty of manslaughter if it believes confession

  A defence lawyer told the jury that if they accept Garry Handlen's confession to a undercover police officer, they could make a finding of manslaughter in the death of 12-year-old Monica Jack in 1978.

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  Jan 8, 2019
• Man accused of killing Monica Jack lied about murder: defence lawyer

  Handlen has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death Monica Jack, who was last seen on May 6, 1978, as she rode her bike in Merritt, B.C.

  Jan 7, 2019
• Defence says Crown used false confession from man accused in murder of Monica Jack

  Garry Handlen has pleaded not guilty to the first-degree murder of Monica Jack in Merritt in 1978.

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  Jan 4, 2019
• ‘No reasonable doubt’ Garry Handlen killed Monica Jack says Crown in closing arguments

  Police arrested Handlen after a 'Mr. Big' sting decades after 12-year-old Monica Jack was killed.

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  Jan 3, 2019
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• ‘I think I strangled her’: Video shows alleged confession of accused B.C. child killer

  The public is getting its first look at an undercover video that appears to show accused child killer Garry Handlen confessing to murder.

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  Nov 14, 2018
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• Garry Handlen’s trial to proceed without preliminary inquiry

  The trial of a man accused in two historical homicides has been expedited. Crown counsel has filed a direct indictment in the case against Garry Handlen. That means the trial will proceed without a preliminary inquiry. The 67-year old is charged in connection to the deaths of Kathryn-Mary Herbert and Monica Jack in the 1970s. Monica Jack was...

  Mar 20, 2015