In 1984, Kelly was convicted of the first-degree murder of his wife Jeannette Kelly by throwing her from the 17th floor balcony of The Palace Pier high-rise on Sunday, March 29, 1981, in Toronto, Canada. He stated to police that he had seen his wife on the balcony, reaching out over the rail to investigate a rattle. Kelly testified she then slipped and fell to her death. At Kelly's trial, the Crown had evidence that he was working with organized crime, namely money laundering. The prosecution experts testified that the great distance between the edifice and the location of Mrs. Kelly's body could have only occurred if she was strongly pushed.[1]
Arrest and paroleedit
Kelly was arrested for his wife's murder on March 2, 1983. His trial began in April 1984. He was convicted by a jury and was sentenced to life in prison with parole eligibility after 25 years. The trial was covered extensively by Ontario and Canadian national news outlets. He was imprisoned at the federal inmate intake unit at Millhaven Institution for several years as a security precaution due to his past as an RCMP officer. He was eventually transferred to William Head Institution on Vancouver Island in British Columbia.
In November 2012, Kelly's federal parole was revoked, mainly because he had too many secretive relationships with women. He was returned to federal prison.[1] In 2016, he was given day parole and allowed to reside in Victoria, B.C.[3]
Books and moviesedit
In 2007, the second printing edition of the book A Master of Deception: Working Undercover for the RCMP by Robert Knuckle was published by General Store. The book gives a detailed account of the murder and the investigative process.[4]
The 1996 book The Judas Kiss: The Undercover Life of Patrick Kelly by journalist Michael Harris relates the real story of Patrick Kelly.[5]
The 1999 TV movie Murder Most Likely starring Paul Gross as Patrick Kelly was nominated for the 2000 Gemini Award for best TV Movie or Dramatic Mini-Series. The movie is based on Michael Harris's book The Judas Kiss: The Undercover Life of Patrick Kelly.
Referencesedit
^ abNews; Canada (28 November 2012). "Convicted of murder in 1984, former cop Patrick Kelly sent back to jail over warning signs he could kill again - National Post". {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
^"Full parole for RCMP officer who threw wife from Toronto balcony". The Toronto Star. May 27, 2010. p. 10.
^Nielson, Mark. "Ex-Mountie who killed wife moving to Vancouver Island". Prince George Citizen, June 1, 2016. Retrieved April 9. 2019.
"A Master of Deception: Working Undercover for the RCMP" by Robert Knuckle" - Chapter 8, pg. 157-172
January 01, 1970
patrick, kelly, rcmp, officer, other, people, named, patrick, kelly, patrick, kelly, disambiguation, patrick, kelly, former, royal, canadian, mounted, police, undercover, agent, convicted, murderer, officer, toronto, drug, squad, based, toronto, toronto, rcmp,. For other people named Patrick Kelly see Patrick Kelly disambiguation Patrick Kelly is a former Royal Canadian Mounted Police undercover agent and convicted murderer He was an officer in Toronto s drug squad based in Toronto at the Toronto RCMP Building in the early 1970s Contents 1 Murder of Jeannette Kelly 2 Arrest and parole 3 Parole revoked 4 Books and movies 5 References 6 External linksMurder of Jeannette Kelly editIn 1984 Kelly was convicted of the first degree murder of his wife Jeannette Kelly by throwing her from the 17th floor balcony of The Palace Pier high rise on Sunday March 29 1981 in Toronto Canada He stated to police that he had seen his wife on the balcony reaching out over the rail to investigate a rattle Kelly testified she then slipped and fell to her death At Kelly s trial the Crown had evidence that he was working with organized crime namely money laundering The prosecution experts testified that the great distance between the edifice and the location of Mrs Kelly s body could have only occurred if she was strongly pushed 1 Arrest and parole editKelly was arrested for his wife s murder on March 2 1983 His trial began in April 1984 He was convicted by a jury and was sentenced to life in prison with parole eligibility after 25 years The trial was covered extensively by Ontario and Canadian national news outlets He was imprisoned at the federal inmate intake unit at Millhaven Institution for several years as a security precaution due to his past as an RCMP officer He was eventually transferred to William Head Institution on Vancouver Island in British Columbia Kelly was given parole in May 2010 2 Parole revoked editIn November 2012 Kelly s federal parole was revoked mainly because he had too many secretive relationships with women He was returned to federal prison 1 In 2016 he was given day parole and allowed to reside in Victoria B C 3 Books and movies editIn 2007 the second printing edition of the book A Master of Deception Working Undercover for the RCMP by Robert Knuckle was published by General Store The book gives a detailed account of the murder and the investigative process 4 The 1996 book The Judas Kiss The Undercover Life of Patrick Kelly by journalist Michael Harris relates the real story of Patrick Kelly 5 The 1999 TV movie Murder Most Likely starring Paul Gross as Patrick Kelly was nominated for the 2000 Gemini Award for best TV Movie or Dramatic Mini Series The movie is based on Michael Harris s book The Judas Kiss The Undercover Life of Patrick Kelly References edit a b News Canada 28 November 2012 Convicted of murder in 1984 former cop Patrick Kelly sent back to jail over warning signs he could kill again National Post a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a last1 has generic name help Full parole for RCMP officer who threw wife from Toronto balcony The Toronto Star May 27 2010 p 10 Nielson Mark Ex Mountie who killed wife moving to Vancouver Island Prince George Citizen June 1 2016 Retrieved April 9 2019 Knuckle Robert 2007 A Master of Deception Working Undercover for the RCMP General Store ISBN 978 1897113660 Harris Michael 1996 The Judas Kiss The Undercover Life of Patrick Kelly McClelland amp Stewart ISBN 077103959X External links edit A Master of Deception Working Undercover for the RCMP by Robert Knuckle Chapter 8 pg 157 172 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Patrick Kelly RCMP officer amp oldid 1173737603, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
