A convicted murderer who overpowered a guard while on a day outing in Alberta and took hostages during a nine-day manhunt has been denied parole.
The board made the decision in the case of William Bicknell despite a plea and apology from the 55-year-old.
“I want to let the victims and their families know that I’m not a monster. I’m just a guy that made bad decisions a couple of times,” Bicknell, sitting in a wheelchair at Ontario’s Millhaven Institution, told the board at Thursday’s hearing.
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