I do not think he has any chance at all, this is just a formality that he is "entitled" to. I also thinks he likes the spotlight.A parole hearing is being planned next month for Clifford Olson, one of Canada's most notorious serial killers.
In August, the self-described Beast of B.C. will have met his eligibility requirement for a hearing, having served 25-years in prison for the murders of 11 children in British Columbia in the 1980s.
The Globe and Mail reports the hearing will be held at the Quebec penitentiary where Olson, 66, is incarcerated.
Diane Belisle, a spokesperson for the National Parole Board of Canada, said Olson has not signalled any intention to waive his hearing.
"When the exact date is set, all the persons who requested to be at the hearing will be notified," Belisle told the Globe.
It's widely assumed, however, that Olson's chances of winning parole are remote due to the nature of his crimes and the board's mandate to protect the public.
Joe Bellows, a senior B.C. prosecutor who opposed Olson's 15-year review, expressed astonishment Tuesday that Olson will be eligible to seek release.
"I hadn't thought of it at all," he told the Globe. "Suddenly it's been 10 years -- and here it comes."
Olson pleaded guilty in January, 1982 to 11 counts of murder as part of a controversial deal with police and the B.C. attorney general. In return for his plea and for helping police find the bodies of 10 of his victims, $100,000 was put into a trust Olson's family.
Olson is incarcerated in Canada's Special Handling Unit, the country's maximum-security prison in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Que.
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