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Crown Prosecutors Stay Charge for Alberta Man Convicted in 1987 Murder

Summary by The Globe & Mail
61-year-old Roy Allan Sobotiak spent over 30 years in prison and now stays at a Fort McMurray assisted living facility

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National PostNational Post
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Prosecutors stay murder conviction of Canada's longest-serving wrongfully convicted man, lawyer says

Lawyer James Lockyer says the group was "delighted" by the news and believes this is the longest a wrongly convicted person has spent in prison in Canada

·Canada
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The Globe & MailThe Globe & Mail
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Crown prosecutors stay charge for Alberta man convicted in 1987 murder

61-year-old Roy Allan Sobotiak spent over 30 years in prison and now stays at a Fort McMurray assisted living facility

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Edmonton JournalEdmonton Journal
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Prosecutors stay charge for Roy Sobotiak, convicted in 1987 killing, says Innocence Canada

An Alberta man who spent more than three decades in prison for the death of an Edmonton woman has had his charge stayed, the group representing him announced.

·Edmonton, Canada
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Edmonton Journal broke the news in Edmonton, Canada on Saturday, August 2, 2025.
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