Families of Cody Legebokoff’s victims will have to wait until Tuesday for full closure.
His sentencing was postponed until Tuesday so that Justice Glen Parrett can fully review the Crown’s request to have Legebokoff registered as a sex offender.
Parrett admitted that was outside of regular protocol.
Legebokoff is also looking at a lifetime weapon ban and DNA testing, in addition to possibly life in prison.
Legebokoff had always kept still during the entire trial, and as statements from families of the women he killed were read, he refused to show any emotion, only appeared to listen.
15 statements in total were made, some read by court staff, others read by family members standing mere feet from the man who killed their loved ones, each detailing the effect the murders have had on them.
The statements all spoke of broken families now ravaged by depression and anxiety, children of the women murdered learning that their mothers were killed by Legebokoff over news reports. Some family members have turned to heavy drinking, most have left work under stress leave.
Loren Leslie’s father Doug said his feelings raced during her funeral, while Cynthia Maas’ sister Judy said she can’t get the image of her family screaming and crying as her sister was lowered into her grave.
The statements also spoke about what the victims were like, sharing memories of women with bubbly personalities of outgoing character who loved their families.
They also wanted the women to be remembered for who they were, not as stereotypes on the fringes of society who fell victim to a gruesome serial killer.
His only statement to the court this morning was that he “already said everything he had to say” during his testimony.
Last night, Legebokoff was found guilty of four counts of first degree murder.
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