Open in full screen mode On March 16 , a violent fire destroyed a building of 15 housing units on Place D'Youville. The Canadian Press An individual whom police suspect of starting the fire that killed seven people in Old Montreal last March admits he was at the scene of the fire criminal, but claims someone else started the fire. Des Correctional Service of Canada documents citing Montreal police testimony allege that Denis Bégin was filmed in the vicinity of the building that caught fire before and after the fire.
Denis Bégin, a murderer of 58 years old, is nicknamed “the Halloween Killer”.
These documents, first reported by La Presse, indicate that Bégin denies having started the fire, but that he claims to have a photo of the person responsible on a secure account.
He allegedly offered to show the photo to investigators in exchange for immunity in the arson case or a reduction in his life sentence. ;he is currently serving for a 1993 murder.
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Bégin spent 51 months on the run after escaping from a minimum security federal prison in February 2019 and was arrested last May after being identified during the investigation into the fatal fire.
No charges were filed in connection with the fire and the Montreal police never publicly identified Bégin in this case.
The correctional service documents are part of a motion filed by Bégin against the Attorney General of Canada opposing a transfer in a maximum security prison.