Court Sends Baumgartner to Jail for 40 Years without Parole

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The former armoured car guard who fatally shot three of his co-workers, and injured one another, in attempt of robbery on the University of Alberta campus in June 2012, Travis Baumgartner, was sentenced on Wednesday to life in prison with no chance of parole for 40 years. Analysts predict that this is the harshest sentence given to any Canadian since Arthur Lucas was executed in 1962 for the murder of a police informant.

Associate Chief Justice, John Rooke, alleged that Baumgartner’s crime were unspeakable, outrageous, cowardly and cold-blooded. During the three-hour ruling on Wednesday, Rooke stated that “these are absolutely some of the most horrendous crimes that anyone can imagine,” because of which “it’s hard to put into words the revulsion of society, of this court, of the public.” Rooke alleged that he could not believe “these assassinations and executions were carried out by a cold-blooded killer all with the simple motive of robbery.” Additionally, Rooke added that since Baumgartner showed “absolutely no compassion for life,” while executing two guards in cold blood and shooting the third in the back of the head at point blank range, while the fourth guard was “ambushed, taken by surprise with no chance.”

Rooke stated that Baumgartner has expressed little to no understanding or acknowledgment of the seriousness of his crimes. During the announcement of one Canada’s harshest sentences, Rooke’s voice splintered while he quoted excerpts from the victim impact statements, though Baumgartner remained expressionless in the prisoner’s box.

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