HUNTER: Murdered Toronto cop Bill Hancox wasn't mentioned at Parole Board
· Toronto Sun
Murdered Toronto cop Bill Hancox didn’t rate a single mention at recent parole board proceedings for one of his two killers.
Mary Barbara Taylor, the convicted former junkie, was the centre of attention. Good vibes only.
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Enough of that cold-blooded murder stuff, the two-person parole board seemed to sniff. This is about you, Mary, not the still-grieving widow or the two young girls who had to grow up without their devoted father.
Like much of the so-called Canadian justice system, the Parole Board of Canada appears ready, willing and able to whitewash victims of crime. They did the same to murdered Sudbury cop Joe MacDonald in a recent decision. He also left a widow and two small children.
But never mind those guys, apparently.
Killer’s day parole gets extended
According to Parole Board of Canada documents obtained by the Toronto Sun, Taylor, now 58, has had her day parole extended by another six months.
In the board’s written decision that stretches more than 3,500 words of stale bureaucratise and bafflegab, the murder of Hancox merits a mere 77 words.
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On Aug. 4, 1998, Taylor encouraged her lover Elaine Rose Smith (formerly known as Cece) to drive a butcher knife into Hancox’s heart while he sat in a van eating a chocolate bar. The 32-year-old cop was on an undercover assignment at a Scarborough plaza.
The twosome went down for second-degree murder.
Fellow killer also out on parole
Smith is out on day parole as well and was allowed to fly across the country to “spend time with her Indigenous mom and other relatives,” as my colleague Michele Mandel reported last October. She was deemed a “manageable risk.”
Cop killings always — always — cause a community to sit up and take notice. Doesn’t matter whether it’s Toronto, Trenton or Tilt Cove, Nfld. When a cop is murdered, all of us dies a little.
That Hancox — or any other victim — is not mentioned in parole board paperwork dealing with the people who stole their lives is a disgrace. And, oh so typical.
Smith has been on day parole since 2021, Taylor since 2024. The latter is fighting cancer.
No new victim statements
At the most recent review dated April 23, Taylor didn’t offer any “written representations” on why her day parole should be extended. No new victim statements were also provided and instead, the board reviewed previous statements. Hancox’s slaying was described as the “senseless murder of a police officer,” so we got that.
The board wrote that “the victims describe the grief, loss and trauma they continue to experience as a direct result of your actions.”
Taylor’s institutional antics were also outlined.
After that, it’s the same sad tale too frequently repeated. Raised by grandparents, violence in the home, granddad was a boozehound, substance abuse, foster kid, welfare, drug addiction, homelessness, sex work. And then, murder.
The parole board unleashed a slew of conditions on Taylor: No booze, no drugs, no Greater Toronto Area, take your meds, and report any and all relationships. As a bonus, the Correctional Service of Canada gave their blessing for more day parole.
At her most recent psychological risk assessment (February 2024), it was concluded that Taylor is a low-moderate risk of violent recidivism. Well, good. My beef isn’t so much with Taylor as it is with the Parole Board.
Just once, it would have been nice to have seen the name of Det. Const. Bill Hancox, 32-years-old forever.
Husband, father, son.
But you won’t get that from the Parole Board of Canada.
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