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A man who stabbed and killed a young taxi driver in Banff, Alta., more than 30 years ago has been granted a day’s parole.
In a decision dated April 4, 2024, the Parole Board of Canada granted Ryan Jason Love a day parole for a period of six months.
“You present a low to moderate risk for violent reoffending and your release plan has sufficient structure to manage this risk in the community,” the decision read.
“As a result, the board concludes that you will not present an undue risk to society on day parole, and your release will facilitate your reintegration as a law-abiding citizen.”
In 1990, Love was 18 years old when he tried, with a knife, to rob taxi driver Lucie Turmel. Love, now 52, ​​stabbed 23-year-old Turmel repeatedly and left her to die in the street.
Love was at large for about two and a half years before he was arrested. In 1994, he received a life sentence for second degree murder with parole eligibility set at the time for 20 years.
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Love was initially granted day parole in September 2011 and eventually transferred to full parole. While out on full parole in 2020, Love was involved in an argument with a close partner and used a baseball bat to break several of the woman’s car windows. At the time, his full parole was suspended.
Love was then returned to the community in March 2021 and remained there until June 2022 when he was caught in the company of a woman suffering from a lack of prestige. The parole board’s decision said he lied to police and his parole supervisor about the circumstances and his release was revoked in August 2022. He has remained in custody since then.
The parole board’s decision stated that Love had been “managed in a minimum security facility without significant problems” since August 2022.
The decision also noted that Love completed counseling and several recommended programs while incarcerated, including those that address substance abuse and violence.
The board said that although the 1990 murder involved a “free level of violence,” Love has a very limited criminal history and remained in the community for two and a half years and managed in the community on conditional release for periods of time between 2011 and 2022.
“The board’s opinion is that you will not, by reoffending, pose an excessive risk to society if you are released on day parole, and your release will contribute to the protection of society by facilitating your reintegration into society as a respectful citizen” the law,” the parole board’s decision was read.
Love’s parole comes with a number of conditions including not drinking, buying or possessing drugs other than prescription medication and other over the counter drugs.
He must not drink, buy or possess alcohol. Boyfriend is not allowed to communicate with anyone involved in criminal activity, and must participate in counseling.
A lover cannot have any direct or indirect contact with the victim’s family.
The board said full parole was denied because it does not offer the same level of structure and supervision as day parole, and is not the most reasonable next step in Love’s reintegration into society.
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