Denis Bégin is a convicted murder who escaped a minimum security facility in Laval, Que., in 2019 and was caught four years later in Montreal.
Radio-Canada has learned that a convicted murderer who once slipped from custody and was on the lam for four years is now the primary suspect in an Old Montreal arson case that killed seven people in March.
Bégin had been on several most-wanted lists after escaping from a minimum security institution in Laval, Que., where he was serving a life sentence for second-degree murder. "We are now talking about a criminal investigation," Insp. David Shane said at the time, noting traces of an accelerant were detected.
When he opened fire on partygoers with a sawed-off shotgun, Bégin was wearing a goalie mask like that donned by fictional villain Jason Voorhees in thePublic danger profile outlined by Parole Board In 1995, she told police it was Bégin behind the goalie mask. A jury found Begin guilty of first-degree murder in 1997, but that conviction was overturned and a new trial ordered after he successfully argued that his statement to police after his arrest was not voluntary.
A psychological evaluation carried out in January 2008 reported a diagnosis of mixed personality disorder, highlighting persistent narcissistic and antisocial traits, limited introspection and inflexibility, documents show.
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