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Yahoo
07-07-2025
- Yahoo
Convicted murderer, 69, escapes prison in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Que.
The whereabouts of a convicted killer are unknown, after he escaped from a multi-level security federal institution in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Que., about 40 kilometres northwest of Montreal. According to the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Lori Bill Germa, 69, was unaccounted for during the 10 p.m. count at the Archambault Institution's minimum-security unit on Saturday. The agency said Germa is serving an indeterminate sentence for first-degree murder. Germa is described as having a fair complexion, brown eyes and no hair. He is 5′10″ tall and weighs 166 lbs. Germa also has a scar on his left leg and multiple tattoos, including a sword tattoo on his left arm and two seahorses and a dragon on the right arm. CSC said it contacted Quebec provincial police and a warrant has been issued for Germa's arrest. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said Sunday that they had joined the search after being notified by Quebec provincial officers. OPP said in a news release that they believe Germa may be in southwestern Ontario, in the South Bruce or Hanover areas. Both areas are northwest of Toronto with Hanover roughly 180 kilometres away and South Bruce some 220 kilometres. The release also said Germa was convicted of murder in 1992. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is being asked to contact police. The federal agency said in a news release that it will be launching an investigation into the incident. This is the second time in less than a month that a convicted killer has escaped the facility. On June 22, a 62-year-old inmate serving a life-sentence for second-degree murder, was also unaccounted for. He was located and apprehended the next day by the Sûreté du Québec.
Yahoo
07-07-2025
- Yahoo
Convicted murderer, 69, escapes prison in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Que.
The whereabouts of a convicted killer are unknown, after he escaped from a multi-level security federal institution in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Que., about 40 kilometres northwest of Montreal. According to the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Lori Bill Germa, 69, was unaccounted for during the 10 p.m. count at the Archambault Institution's minimum-security unit on Saturday. The agency said Germa is serving an indeterminate sentence for first-degree murder. Germa is described as having a fair complexion, brown eyes and no hair. He is 5′10″ tall and weighs 166 lbs. Germa also has a scar on his left leg and multiple tattoos, including a sword tattoo on his left arm and two seahorses and a dragon on the right arm. CSC said it contacted Quebec provincial police and a warrant has been issued for Germa's arrest. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is being asked to contact police. The federal agency said in a news release that it will be launching an investigation into the incident. This is the second time in less than a month that a convicted killer has escaped the facility. On June 22, a 62-year-old inmate serving a life-sentence for second-degree murder, was also unaccounted for. He was located and apprehended the next day by the Sûreté du Québec.
Yahoo
06-07-2025
- Yahoo
Convicted murderer, 69, escapes prison in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Que.
The whereabouts of a convicted killer are unknown, after he escaped from a multi-level security federal institution in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Que., about 40 kilometres northwest of Montreal. According to the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Lori Bill Germa, 69, was unaccounted for during the 10 p.m. count at the Archambault Institution's minimum-security unit on Saturday. The agency said Germa is serving an indeterminate sentence for first-degree murder. Germa is described as having a fair complexion, brown eyes and no hair. He is 5′10″ tall and weighs 166 lbs. Germa also has a scar on his left leg and multiple tattoos, including a sword tattoo on his left arm and two seahorses and a dragon on the right arm. CSC said it contacted Quebec provincial police and a warrant has been issued for Germa's arrest. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is being asked to contact police. The federal agency said in a news release that it will be launching an investigation into the incident. This is the second time in less than a month that a convicted killer has escaped the facility. On June 22, a 62-year-old inmate serving a life-sentence for second-degree murder, was also unaccounted for. He was located and apprehended the next day by the Sûreté du Québec.
CBC
06-07-2025
- CBC
Convicted murderer, 69, escapes prison in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Que.
The whereabouts of a convicted killer are unknown, after he escaped from a multi-level security federal institution in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines,Que., about 40 kilometres northwest of Montreal. According to the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Lori Bill Germa, 69, was unaccounted for during the 10 p.m. count at the Archambault Institution's minimum-security unit on Saturday. The agency said Germa is serving an indeterminate sentence for first-degree murder. Germa is described as having a fair complexion, brown eyes and no hair. He is 5′10″ tall and weighs 166 lbs. Germa also has a scar on his left leg and multiple tattoos, including a sword tattoo on his left arm and two seahorses and a dragon on the right arm. CSC said it contacted Quebec provincial police and a warrant has been issued for Germa's arrest. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is being asked to contact police. The federal agency said in a news release that it will be launching an investigation into the incident. This is the second time in less than a month that a convicted killer has escaped the facility. On June 22, a 62-year-old inmate serving a life-sentence for second-degree murder, was also unaccounted for. He was located and apprehended the next day by the Sûreté du Québec.
The Guardian
07-06-2025
- The Guardian
Arkansas killer and rapist caught after 13-day manhunt in mountains
A former police chief who is also a convicted killer and rapist nicknamed the 'Devil in the Ozarks' was captured by law enforcement 1.5 miles north-west of the prison he escaped from following a 13-day manhunt in the mountains of northern Arkansas, authorities announced on Friday. Grant Hardin's identity was confirmed through fingerprinting, the Izard county sheriff's office said in a Facebook post. Hardin, a former police chief in the small town of Gateway near the Arkansas-Missouri border, was serving lengthy sentences for murder and rape. Eventually, his notoriety led to a TV documentary, 2023's Devil in the Ozarks. Hardin had been held at the Calico Rock prison since 2017 after pleading guilty to first-degree murder in a fatal shooting. In order to escape, he had impersonated a corrections officer 'in dress and manner', according to a court document. A prison officer in one of the guard towers opened a secure gate, allowing him to walk out of the facility. Rand Champion, a spokesperson for the state prison system, said that someone should have checked Hardin's identity before he was allowed to leave, describing the lack of verification as a 'lapse' that's being investigated. Searchers had been using bloodhounds, officers on horseback, drones and helicopters in their hunt for Hardin since he escaped on 25 May. An elite and highly trained US border patrol team had recently joined the search, federal authorities announced this week. The border patrol tactical team known as BORTAC provided 'advanced search capabilities and operational support' in the hunt for Hardin, US customs and border protection said. Its members are experienced in navigating complex terrain, the agency said. The Ozark mountains region is known for its rocky and rugged landscape, thick forests and an extensive cave network. Hardin pleaded guilty in 2017 to first-degree murder for the killing of James Appleton, 59. Appleton worked for the Gateway water department when he was shot in the head on 23 February 2017, near Garfield. Police found Appleton's body inside a car. Hardin was sentenced to 30 years in prison. Hardin's DNA was also matched to the 1997 rape of a teacher at an elementary school in Rogers, north of Fayetteville. He was sentenced to 50 years for that crime.
