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Convicted killer, 62, escapes from Archambault Institution in Quebec

Jun 23, 2025 | 9:33 AM

MONTREAL — Correctional Service Canada says a convicted killer has escaped from a prison in Quebec’s Laurentians region.

Staff discovered Richard Plourde was missing from his minimum security unit at about 11 p.m. Sunday.

The 62-year-old was serving a life sentence for second-degree murder at Archambault Institution.

He has a fair complexion, brown eyes and grey hair.

He also has a tattoo of a skull bone and a hand on his right shoulder, a rose on his abdomen and the letters R.P. on his right arm.

The federal agency says it has contacted Quebec provincial police who have issued a warrant for Plourde’s arrest.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 23, 2025.

The Canadian Press

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