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IN OTTAWA and right across Wimpland, the blubbering
over the possible reintroduction of capital punishment
reaches oceanic proportions. But the blubber merchants
need have no fear. Nor need future murderers.

The debate is a sham and
whatever the parliamentary ver-
dict, delaying tactic will follow
delaying tactic. In permitting the
debate to take place at all, the
country’s top hypocrite is only
trying to save what’s left of his
political ass.

The lachrymose in the land
should nevertheless know about
Richard Mark Ellard of the U.S.
Not that we have to go south to
find monsters. But those who
have killers’ best interests at heart
may also like to shed a few tears
over his story, which appeared in
the November, 1986, issue of
Reader’s Digest and was-brought
to my attention by Mrs. Sandra
Craig of North Van.

In 1971, Mrs. Nancy Conn of
Alabama, a widow, went out with
her 21-year-old niece, Miss
Charlotte Parks. Ellard abducted
the two‘women at knife-point
from a parking lot, beat them

savagely, and raped Miss Parks.

repeatedly. Pleas for mercy went
unheeded. He had to kill them, he
-said, because he was ‘‘on the
dean’s list at the University of
Alabama” and could not afford
[to face rape charges.

He tied them. up, forced them
into the trunk of his car, and tried
to gas them by attaching a hose to
the exhaust and running it
through a hole in the floor of the

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NORTH VANCOUVER CITY
COUNCIL: Monday, May 4, 7:30
p.m.: Licence to use re: 2331
Western Ave./ Grant to Big

- Sisters/ Outdoor dining renewal

re: Anatoli Souvlaki/ Public hear-
ing notification re: signage discus-
sion paper/ Track and field facility
re: Sutherland School/ Park and
Tilford cre: Official Community
Plan amendment and _ rezoning/
Park and Tilford re: tax relief —

. partnership and enterprise agree-

ment, N.S. studios of Cannell
Films/ Rezoning application re:

.1400 block Lonsdale Ave./ North

Shore Gardens Contest re: grant
appLcation/ Personal contract for
serving summonses/ Liquor policy
review bylaw amendments/
Skateboard ramps in city parks.

WEST VANCOUVER DISTRICT
COUNCIL: Monday, May 4, 7:45
p.m.: Closure of 3rd St. to Upper
Levels Highway/ Ambleside-by-
the-Sea re: proposed plan and ac-
tion program/ Appointment of
Ambleside Waterfront Committee/
1994 Commonwealth Games,
Richmond re: proposal to host/.
Chartwell subdivision/ Right-of-
way agreement policy/ Request to
fence . utility easement re: 855
Eyremount, 775 King Georges
Way.

NORTH VANCOUVER
DISTRICT COUNCIL: Monday,
May 4, 7:30 p.m.: Rezoning bylaw
adoption re: Roche Point Drive/
Adoption 1987 Budget Approval
Bylaw/ Adoption 1987 Tax Rates

‘ Bylaw/ Official Community Plan

amendment, North Van City, 900
block Marine Dr./ Status report
re: Park and Tilford site/ Applica-
tion for siting area re: Com-
monwealth Machines and Equip-
ment Ltd., 1411 Hunter Street/ Tri
Power Homes Ltd. re: rezoning at

vehicle. When they struggled to
remove the hose, Ellard opened
the trunk and bludgeoned the
older woman. He then raped the
niece again and murdered her.

Mrs. Conn was dragged to a
pond, where Ellard stabbed her
many times and held her head
under water, leaving her for dead.
But she survived even though she
had terrible injuries. These includ-
ed the loss of an eye, crushed
facial bones, broken sibs, nervous
paralysis, and double pneumonia
from being immersed in the water.

Terrified, she lay near the body
of her niece for 24 hours before
crawling to a road to attract
attention.

Crippled and half-blinded
though she was, she had memoriz-
ed the number of Ellard’s car and
he was arrested. Whereupon he
confessed to also having
murdered an Alabama U. co-ed.

While awaiting trial he bragged
he would ‘‘get’? Mrs. Conn. He
escaped from custody, and she
had to move to a different loca-
tion. He was recaptured, but
because of pre-trial plea-
bargaining the prosecutor did not
ask for the death penalty. So
Ellard was sentenced to life im-
prisonment plus 20 years for
assault, and given a second life
sentence for murdering the co-ed.

In jail, he offered another

Berkley and Carnation, alternative
ldyouts/ North Lonsdale Plan and
Traffic Study re: methods of
deterring through traffic on Well-
ington/ Funding for Capilano

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prisoner who was due to be releas-
ed $500 to kill Mrs. Conn. In 1977
he escaped again and she was
given a police escort to and from
work. That went on for seven
months, after which Ellard was
caught again.

In 1981, Ellard was given a con-
ditional parole. But because of the
murder of the co-ed was sent to
serve time in Georgia. He was
clearly on the way to getting some
sort of parole, though, so Mrs.
Conn went public with her story.

Public anger over this outrage
has now made it unlikely that this
sub-human will ever be released.
But you never know...He could
also escape for the third time.

The North Van lady asks:

“If the ‘‘nay-sayers’’ met
Ellard or his ilk one dark night
would they still rail against the
death penalty before he struck his
fatal blows? Would they still be
nay-sayers if their wife or child
were repeatedly raped and finally
murdered by an Ellard profile? |
Would they still say ‘‘nay’”’ if the }
killer escaped or was paroied to
kill other members of their
family?”

Good questions, Mrs. Craig.
But don't expect any answers, Ex-
pect more drivel.

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A correction for Wednesday’s
column, in which I reported that
Mr. Peter Lefaivre, co-president
of the West Van Teachers
Association had said at Monday’s
closed meeting of the WVTA that
he would consider a teachers’
walkout to be legal until being
told by the school trustees’ lawyer
that it was not.

Mr. Lefaivre insists he said ex-
actly the opposite. He told WVTA
members, he says, that he had
consulted two independent
lawyers, both of whom advised
that a walkout would be illegal.
And he so advised the members.

] accept Mr. Lefaivre’s version
of what happened and offer him,
the WVTA, and readers my
apologies.

This week at councils

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meeting Wednesday, May 6 at 7:30
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9 - Sunday, May 3, 1987 - North Shore News

News’ sailing
race gets set

IT IS time, once again, to dust off
the sails and take to the water for
the 10th annual North Shore News
sailing race, set once again this
year for Sunday, June 21.

“As far as I know it’s the se-
cond largest race in B.C. in terms
of the number of boats,"’ News
publisher Peter Speck said of this
popular nautical event.

More than 60 boats last year
vied for top honors on the race
course that saw skippers piloting
their crafts from Dundarave Pier
to Lighthouse Park and back to
the official race finish line moored
just off the Kitsilano Yacht Club.

Race officials have decided that
this year’s course will be the same
as last year’s.

“It’s a lot of fun,’’ said Speck.

“It’s partly a race but it’s partly a
sail-past for boaters no matter
what their (yacht) club affiliation
is."
Speck will again be racing and
hopes to finish higher than he did
last year. “I’m slowly moving up
in the finish and I hope to break
into the 40s soon.”

The sailing race this year is being

-cosponsored by Pacific Quest.

Charters and CHQM radio.
Watch future editions of the
North Shore News tor regular up-

dates. For more race details and
registration information, contact
Janice Silver at 985-2131.

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