Crimes
Crawford was sentenced in 1981 to 10 years imprisonment for manslaughter in the killing of Mary Jane Serloin, in Lethbridge, Alberta.
While under police surveillance, Crawford sexually assaulted Theresa Kematch, who was herself arrested, while Crawford was not.
Crawford was convicted in 1996 of killing three native women in Saskatoon in 1992, Eva Taysup, Shelley Napope, and Calinda Waterhen. He is currently serving three concurrent life sentences in Saskatchewan Penitentiary.
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