B.C. jury trial hears man charged with murder confessing to killing girl, 12
VANCOUVER — A man charged with killing a 12-year-old British Columbia girl provided details in a video seen in court, saying he abducted, sexually assaulted and strangled her near Merritt.
Garry Handlen gave the information to an undercover officer posing as a crime boss who shows the man several documents including a fake RCMP memo about DNA analysis.
Handlen has pleaded not guilty to a charge of first-degree murder in the death of Monica Jack, who disappeared on May 6, 1978, while riding her new bike on a highway in the B.C. Interior.
On Nov. 14, 2014, Handlen was the focus of an RCMP sting that began months earlier while he was living in Minden, Ont., the court heard.