Accused killer proclaims innocence in suicide letter
A man charged in a 2014 Saskatoon murder case set out to prove his innocence when he wrote two letters before taking his own life, according to his now former lawyer .
John MacAulay was on remand awaiting trial on charges of second degree murder and offering an indignity to a body in the 2014 death of Norman Playter.Both MacAulay and Playter were members of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club.
On Friday, the case took a major twist when MacAulay was found dead in his cell at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre.
Before his suicide, MacAulay mailed the letters from the jail to defence lawyer Kevin Hill. The letters contained explosive details about the alleged crime.
“I was curious because I wasn’t expecting any correspondence from him,” Hill said describing his reaction to finding the letter on his desk Friday morning.
Hill said as he read it soon became apparent that MacAulay had or was planning to take his own life. It prompted him to contact the correctional centre where he later learned MacAulay had killed himself at 5 a.m., five hours before he opened the letter.