Alleged serial killer Cody Alan Legebokoff made a court appearance Monday in which the court was told a trial could take six months to a year to carry out.
Wearing red prison garb and his head now shaved and with a paler complexion than in the photo police released two weeks ago, a stocky Legebokoff, 21, sat quietly through the proceedings, slightly hunched over and with an impassive expression. He faces four charges of first degree murder in the deaths of Jill Stacey Stuchenko, 35, Cynthia Frances Maas, 35, Loren Donn Leslie, 15, and the disappearance of Natasha Lynn Montgomery, 23.
Crown prosecutor Lara Vizsolyi provided the estimate for the length of the trial.
She added that the Crown counsel's office has not yet seen the full disclosure on the matter, with technical details remaining to be completed.
Outside the courtroom, Vizsolyi said she had no estimate on when the matter will proceed to trial.
Moves have been made to speed up the process.
The Crown has elected to proceed by direct indictment on all four charges, which means there will be no preliminary hearing, and the matters will be heard in a single trial before a jury, unless the Crown consents to some other form of trial.
As a result, Justice Glen Parrett said he may impose a ban on publication when the matter is back before the court on Nov. 9, on any information disclosed to the court until heard by a jury to ensure Legebokoff receives a fair trial.
Along with Vizsolyi, two other Crown proescutors are handling the case - Joseph Temple and Deborah Larsen.
Legebokoff is being represented by Jim Heller and Jeremy Fung.
