By Canadian Press

Alberta’s high court to rule on life sentence of man who killed seniors

Dec 12, 2019 | 3:15 AM

EDMONTON — The Alberta Court of Appeal is to release its decision today on the sentence appeal of a man convicted of killing two Edmonton-area seniors.

Travis Vader was convicted of manslaughter in the deaths of Lyle and Marie McCann, who vanished in 2010 after setting out on a camping trip.

The couple’s burned-out motorhome and a vehicle they had been towing were discovered shortly after they disappeared, but their bodies have never been found.

Vader received a life sentence with no chance at parole for seven years.

The Appeal Court already turned down Vader’s request for a new trial or for his charges to be stayed.

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The Supreme Court of Canada last week refused to hear Vader’s appeal of that decision.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 12, 2019.

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