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Global News
06-08-2025
- Global News
Convicted B.C. killer and bank robber Shawn Merrick up for parole
Convicted killer Shawn Merrick is up for parole, prompting concerns from his victim's family. Shelley Devoe was just 42 years old when she was murdered by Shawn Merrick. Her body was discovered on Burke Mountain in Coquitlam in 2006. Merrick shot Devoe, believing she had stolen some cocaine. Later, he was sentenced to life in prison with no parole eligibility for 10 years. 'She was absolutely gorgeous and beautiful,' Devoe's daughter Melinda Russell told Global News. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy 'She liked to dance, and she was very crafty. She was a very, very strong, smart, intimidating woman. And you definitely knew she was in a room. So, such a beautiful being. And yeah, we miss her a whole lot.' In 2015, Merrick escaped from the Mission Institution. Story continues below advertisement While on the lam for six weeks, he committed six bank robberies, prompting an extensive manhunt. Merrick was arrested after he was discovered hiding on the roof of a house in Langley. He was subsequently sentenced to 11 additional years in prison. Now, he's up for parole. Devoe's daughter is deeply concerned. 'I've looked at the progress reports that Corrections Canada has sent me, and personally, I don't see any significant progress there on the inmate's part or any significant interventions that might say this fella is better,' Russell said. Shawn Merrick's parole hearing is scheduled to begin on Wednesday.
CBC
22-05-2025
- CBC
High-risk sex offender Randall Hopley arrested shortly after release from prison, police say
Social Sharing Vancouver police say they arrested high-risk sex offender Randall Hopley on Thursday not long after he received statutory release from prison. Hopley was released from Mission Institution Thursday morning, police said, and was directed to reside in a Vancouver halfway house. "He refused direction of his parole officer and left the halfway house," Vancouver police said in a statement. He was arrested later in the day after a Canada-wide warrant was issued, according to police. Hopley completed a six-year prison term for the 2011 abduction of a three-year-old boy in southeastern B.C. and was released in 2018 to a Vancouver halfway house under a 10-year long-term supervision order. Vancouver police issued a public warning in 2018 that he still posed a risk of significant harm to young boys. He was arrested in January 2023 for allegedly violating conditions of the order. Hopley's criminal record also included convictions for assault and sexual crimes, including three sex offences against children. He was the subject of a 10-day manhunt in November 2023, which ended after he was found standing at the locked door of the Vancouver Police Department annex on East Cordova Street near Main Street.
