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Escaped inmate who admitted to killing B.C. man gets life in prisonZachary Armitage pleaded guilty to first-degree murder halfway through his trial, alongside co-accused James Lee Busch, who was sentenced in mid-December.CrimeJan 11, 2023
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Life sentence for one of 2 fugitives convicted of killing Metchosin, B.C. manA 12-member jury found Busch guilty of first-degree murder on Wednesday. His co-accused, Zachary Armitage, pleaded guilty to the same halfway through the trial.CrimeDec 15, 2022
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Jury finds 1 B.C. fugitive guilty of murder, 2nd escapee revealed to have pleaded guiltyZachary Armitage and James Lee Busch escaped from a Vancouver Island prison in July, 2019 and were accused of killing a Vancouver Island man the day after their prison break.CrimeDec 14, 2022
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Defence lawyer in murder trial of escaped B.C. inmate points to lack of blood spatterSixty-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.CrimeDec 13, 2022
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Crown argues escaped inmates were ‘inseparable’ in final arguments at B.C. murder trialThe Crown has argued Martin Payne was killed in his Metchosin home after returning from his job as a mail carrier in Victoria the day after the suspects escaped from prison.CrimeDec 12, 2022
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DNA evidence presented in 3rd week of high-profile B.C. prison escape murder trialMartin Payne was found dead in his bathroom on July. 12, 2019, a pool of blood by his head, and duct tape binding his arm and leg.CrimeDec 2, 2022
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Trial ends for 1 of 2 suspects in high-profile B.C. prison escape murder trialJustice David Crossin told jurors this week that while evidence against both suspects will continue to be presented, only one of their trials will continue.CrimeNov 30, 2022
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B.C. homicide victim’s daughters remember ‘caring, compassionate’ dad as trial continuesZachary 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.CrimeNov 18, 2022
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Inmate sought money and a ride after B.C. prison breakout, murder trial hearsZachary Armitage and James Lee Busch are charged with first-degree murder in the killing of 60-year-old Martin Payne on July 8, 2019.CrimeNov 17, 2022
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Searches for free porn, prison escape news logged on B.C. homicide victim’s computer, jury hearsZachary Armitage and James Lee Busch are charged with first-degree murder in the killing of 60-year-old Martin Payne on July 8, 2019.CrimeNov 16, 2022
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