Overview

• Court of King’s Bench Justice Colin Feasby handed Dunlop an automatic life sentence today with no eligibility for parole until 2045 after his first-degree murder conviction.
• Dunlop attacked 58-year-old Judy Maerz at Deerfoot Athletic Park, stabbing her 79 times before dousing her body in gasoline and setting it on fire.
• This marks Dunlop’s second homicide conviction after his 2015 manslaughter sentence for killing sex-trade worker Laura Furlan in the same park in 2009.
• A 2020 Correctional Service of Canada risk assessment classified Dunlop’s chance of reoffending as low to moderate prior to his release in April 2020.
• Victim advocates and Maerz’s family have called for stricter parole-review protocols to prevent repeat offenders from targeting vulnerable women.