Judge Orders Bitcoin Wallet Returned to Family of Convicted Canadian Killer
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A Canadian judge has ordered that a laptop containing a Bitcoin wallet be returned to the family of William Sandeson, who is serving a life sentence for the 2015 murder of fellow university student Taylor Samson during a drugs deal, Global News reported.
Key facts
- Sandeson has said the Bitcoin was worth between about $5,800 and $7,200 (C$8,000 to C$10,000), according to Global News
- Sandeson, then 23 and about to start medical school at Dalhousie University, arranged for Samson, 22, to come to his apartment on August 15, 2015, to sell him cannabis that Sandeson had arranged
- The judge did rule that about $3,600 (C$5,000) in cash found in Sandeson's apartment after the murder was "offence-related property," meaning it will not be returned
- A lawyer representing Samson's family in a separate wrongful death lawsuit, in which the cryptocurrency had been at the center, has said it could now be worth more than $144,000 (C$200,000)
Summary
A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge ordered that a laptop holding a Bitcoin wallet be returned to the family of convicted killer William Sandeson. Justice John Bodurtha found the Crown had failed to prove the Bitcoin was connected to the 2015 murder of Dalhousie University student Taylor Samson. The wallet has been valued at anywhere from C$8,000 to more than C$200,000, and was at the center of a wrongful death lawsuit brought by Samson's family. Justice John Bodurtha of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that prosecutors had not proved the cryptocurrency was linked to the killing.