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Police recapture convicted murderer who escaped Quebec prison
Correctional Service Canada says a convicted murderer who escaped from a Quebec prison nearly three weeks ago has been recaptured.
They say Lory Bill Germa was apprehended by the Montreal police at around 7:45 a.m. Friday.
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The 69-year-old escaped from the Archambault Institution north of Montreal on July 5.
Staff at the prison’s minimum-security unit reported him missing after noticing he was absent during an inmate count.
Germa had been serving a first-degree murder sentence for a crime committed in 1992.
Ontario Provincial Police issued a news release after the escape saying Germa might be in southwestern Ontario.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 25, 2025.
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