Gary Allen Srery, a convicted U.S. sexual predator, killed at least four women in Canada after fleeing the country while on bail, and authorities believe there may be more victims. DNA evidence tied Srery to the murders of two 14-year-old girls and two young women in 1976 and 1977 in Western Canada. He was identified as the potential killer through genetic genealogy in 2023, decades after committing the crimes. Authorities worked with U.S. and international agencies during the investigation, but Srery died in a U.S. prison in 2011 while serving a life sentence for rape.
Srery lived illegally in Canada from 1974 to 1998 and used multiple aliases and changed his physical appearance frequently. He was convicted of a sexual assault in 1998 in New Westminster, Canada, and later deported to the U.S., where he received a life sentence for sexually motivated crimes in Idaho. The RCMP believes that Srery’s crime spree may extend beyond the four identified murders, spanning multiple decades and potentially involving other victims in Alberta, British Columbia, and the western United States. They have asked the public for help in putting together a detailed timeline of his movements.
One of Srery’s U.S. victims, who suffered irreversible damage from an attack, confronted him during a court appearance in 2009, recounting the impact of the assault on her life and health. Authorities in Canada are determined to seek justice for all of Srery’s potential victims, urging anyone with information on his crimes or whereabouts to come forward. The RCMP released a short synopsis of each of the Canadian victims, including two 14-year-old girls who went missing in 1976 and two young women found dead in 1976 and 1977.
Authorities believe that Srery’s criminal activities in Canada may have extended beyond the four identified murders, prompting their search for additional information from the public to build a more comprehensive timeline of his movements. Despite Srery’s death in a U.S. prison in 2011, law enforcement in Canada continues to seek closure for the families of his victims. The case highlights the importance of advances in DNA technology in solving cold cases and bringing justice to those impacted by violent crimes.
