Gary Allen Srery: US predator tied to 4 murders and counting in Canada while running from feds

A convicted American sex offender has killed at least four women in Canada after fleeing the country while out on bail, and authorities believe there are more victims.

Gary Allen Slery, who died in a U.S. prison in 2011, fled to the northern border after jumping bail on a rape charge in Los Angeles in 1974 and hid in the Calgary area of ​​western Canada, where authorities say he was arrested. It is said that he was hunting women.

According to the Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in Alberta, DNA evidence has linked Slurry to the February 1976 murders of 14-year-old Eva Dvorak and Patricia McQueen, whose bodies were found in an underpass. It is said that

Seven months later, he is accused of killing 20-year-old housekeeper Melissa Lehorek, whose body was found in a ditch along a highway west of Calgary, and 19-year-old bank employee Barbara McLean, who disappeared after leaving work. According to Canadian law enforcement, the incident took place at a bar in February 1977.

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Nearly 50 years and 850 potential suspects later, Slery was identified in 2023 as a potential killer through genetic genealogy, RCMP said at a press conference Friday.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police say the unidentified man’s DNA was identified as the same suspect in the 2003 Lehorek and MacLean murders, but no match was made until 20 years later.

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Canadian authorities cooperated with U.S. and international organizations during the 2023 investigation into Slery, who was ultimately sentenced to an Idaho prison in 2011 while serving a life sentence for rape.

If he were still alive, he would be 81 years old and would have been charged in four cold cases, authorities said.

However, Canadian law enforcement officials do not believe the number of bodies remains at four. RCMP said Slery lived in Canada illegally from 1974 to 1998, living a “transient” life.

Victims of Gary Allen Slery’s murder in Canada (top left to bottom right): Eva Dvorak (14 years old), Patricia McQueen (14 years old), Melissa Reholek (20 years old), Barbara MacLean (19 years old) . (Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Alberta)

RCMP say he used several different numbers, including Willie Blackman and Rex Long, often changed his appearance, changed cars and moved around Canada.

Slery was eventually arrested for sexual assault and convicted in New Westminster, Canada in 1998, deported to the United States, and convicted of sexually motivated crimes in Idaho, serving a life sentence. was sentenced.

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In a press release, the RCMP has created a map and timeline of his possible whereabouts in Canada, including Calgary from 1976 to 1977, and from the mid-to-late 1970s to 2003. The provinces of Alberta and British Columbia were also included.

But police do not believe his crimes are limited to the four murders in a 12-month period and have appealed for the public’s help in putting together a detailed timeline of his actions.

Gary Allen Slurry He used several different numbers, including Willie Blackman and Rex Long, and frequently changed his appearance, changed cars and moved around, RCMP said. (Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Alberta)

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police released this image and asked for help in compiling a detailed timeline of Gary Allen Slery’s whereabouts, as they believe he killed other victims. . (Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Alberta)

“We truly believe that the suspect is responsible for not just four murders, but many more, either in Alberta, British Columbia, or in the Western United States.” It’s clearly possible that he did,” said RCMP Sgt. Travis McKenzie said at a press conference Friday.

When Slery fled the United States, he had a lengthy criminal history that included convictions for forcible rape, kidnapping, and robbery. CBS News reported.

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“Mr. Slery, you have ruined my life,” one of the serial killer’s US victims said in an emotional victim impact statement before he was sentenced to prison. The Spokesman-Review reported. In October 2009.

“I had a stroke because of the stress and damage you caused me in that bathroom. Do you understand me?” the survivor told the court in 2009, according to a local newspaper. The victim said the victim tried to look at Slery and bit him several times.

Gary Allen Slurry was implicated in at least four murders in Canada in the 1970s, but died in a U.S. prison in 2011 before he could be charged. (Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Alberta)

She said the stroke she suffered during the attack had caused “irreversible damage” to the left side of her body.

“I have grandchildren. I have children. I have a family that loves me very much. It’s not fair that my family had to watch me go through a living hell. You. has hurt me…and I cannot repair it,” said the survivor. He said. “Just like I have to pay a life sentence even though I did nothing wrong, you deserve a life sentence.”

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Canadian authorities are determined to bring justice to all of Slery’s potential victims.

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RCMP appealed to anyone who knew Slery, or who knew him by his many aliases, to come forward with information to the Alberta RCMP Historical Crime Unit by: K-IDEOLOGY@rcmp-grc.gc.ca or call 780-509-3306.

“For more than 40 years, investigators have never given up on identifying the perpetrators of these murders,” Superintendent David Hall, head of Alberta’s RCMP Major Crime Branch, said in a statement. “Identifying the culprit will not bring Ava, Patsy, Melissa and Barbara back. But it will help the families finally get some answers about what happened to their loved ones all those years ago. It is our hope that we can do so.”

Gary Allen Slurry abandoned his victims along highways and underpasses on the outskirts of Calgary. (Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Alberta)

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RCMP released a brief summary of each of the Canadian victims.

1. and 2. Eva Dvorak and Patricia McQueen, both 14 years old

The two middle school students were close friends who attended the same school in Calgary. On February 14, 1976, they disappeared while walking in downtown Calgary.

Their bodies were found the next day under the Happy Valley overpass on Highway 1, just outside the city.

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According to police, Eva Dvorak and Patricia McQueen, both 14 years old, were found dead under the Happy Valley overpass on Highway 1, just outside Calgary, Canada, in February 1976. (Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Alberta)

3. Melissa Rehorek, 20 years old

Rehorek is originally from Ontario and moved to Calgary in the spring of 1976, working as a housekeeper.

She lived at the YWCA in downtown Calgary and was last seen on September 15, 1976 by her roommate, who told police that Rehorek was planning to hitchhike out of town while on vacation. did.

On September 16, 1976, her body was discovered in a ditch on what is now known as Township Road 252. Again, the ditch was located near the highway and just a short distance from the city.

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RCMP say 20-year-old housekeeper Melissa Lehorek was found dead in a ditch along a highway west of Calgary. (Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Alberta)

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4. Barba MacLean, 19 years old

Mr. MacLean moved to Calgary from Nova Scotia in 1977 and worked at a local bank.

The night she disappeared, February 25, 1977, she was last seen leaving a hotel bar and walking home alone.

Her body was discovered about six hours later by a dog walker in Calgary.