Jacques Delisle : Murder and The Judge - the fifth estate

He was the first judge in Canadian history to be convicted of murder. Now from behind bars at a maximum security prison where he is serving a life sentence for killing his wife, Jacques Delisle reveals for the first time what he says really happened in a candid interview with fifth estate host Mark Kelley -- and makes some startling revelations about the case.
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[@crazytempo]

Imagine sending someone to jail and now you gonna be their cellmate

[@MissVioletSage]

Crazy Tempo Excellent point!

[@madamnetworkit]

😂

[@Eleahchris]

WOW! I'm scared just thinking about it.

[@naitoshi86]

You're locked in here with me!

[@retrogurl80]

Yessss!!!! Good point!!!

[@codie191]

To anyone curious, as of April 2021, he is released, awaiting a new trial.

[@alenewalker1188]

thank you for info

[@SirNic4180]

Of course he got a new trial. HE got the complexion.

[@marleylove510]

@@SirNic4180 😉😉😉 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽 (Paul Moony 😊)

[@kevinburgess6112]

yes thank you

[@jasonbernard9012]

Thank you very much for this info, I hope it’s proven with 100% certainty that he’s innocent, as I believe he is, and I hope he is able to get some sort of comfort with his full legal release

[@chrissyparkins1615]

I went into this expecting to not believe the judge, and about halfway through, I realized, he’s actually telling the truth! What a sad, sad story, for everyone involved.

[@stanhankins3175]

This dude looks like he died about 10 years ago.

[@elzbietapaulina9808]

😂😂😂great remark ,so funny

[@cccc9911]

No dude...you are wrong... 8:52

[@rositapalaguachi6663]

He looks scary!!!

[@kimcox9205]

He died the day he killed his wife.....

[@kimcox9205]

Canadas a crazy place Russell williams then this... Watch Russell Williams

[@TheBlankMan-hq4le]

Doesnt help that this guy looks like count dracula lurking

[@koezkoez1939]

The BlankMan1234 a haven't had a meal in a long while Dracula....

[@neverendingstory5426]

LMAOLMAOLMAOLMAO !!!!!!

[@jsilv-radesky3023]

Agreed!

[@taylorfausett177]

The BlankMan1234 Lol! I was thinking that the whole time!

[@tigerdeer]

Laughing so hard!

[@shellwatson4967]

His daughter in law annoys me. She was so selfish to persuade him that he shouldn't tell the truth in court. So they would rather their children think of their grandfather as a murderer than a person who assisted a very sick old lady to commit suicide?

[@leahzamora1911]

Shell Watson It wasn't just the daughter in-law, his children all wanted him to stay quiet and not tell the truth, she was just used as the messenger.

[@MariaMaria-wv1sy]

Shell Watson Was the wife certified brain dead, while she was frail and disabled?

[@annburlingham4563]

This all assumes they believed his story.

[@richardernsberger5692]

Yes, that was a very strange and unwise request, especially when the defense lawyer very much thought the judge should testify.

[@bustamango863]

I was 15 minutes in before I realised this wasn’t interview with a vampire....

[@lianalonge1984]

😂🤣😂

[@treasalynam8940]

hahahahahahahahahah...

[@evelynvanzale4757]

Busta Mango - at 79 years of age, no-one is at their glowing best and imprisonment doesn't help! All the vampire comments are unhelpful and uncharitable! Consider how you might look at 79 if you happen to get that far down the line and realise such comments are very cheap shots indeed!!!

[@lauralewis5726]

😂🤣😂 I think I just died!!!

[@xitlali2047]

LMWOAOAOAOAOOA

[@geegeestarks9817]

If only he hadn't left the loaded gun out for her. Bad decision. But for some strange reason I believe him

[@newlifenowife3522]

... i love my wife . not leaving her with a gun and going to walmart !!!!

[@ashleymalkowski6898]

I dont know if I do but I've heard this before but I feel like if you knew u were innocent from the get go you would have said so on the stand under oath being a judge and all

[@shannonlinklater5520]

He was good-looking! like who cares

[@shannonlinklater5520]

Ps monsters are monsters

[@ASingleLettuceLeaf]

I kind of believe him to

[@rasberryjamdoughnut2288]

90% of comments: "He looks like a Vampire" 10% of comments: About the actual case

[@djarvils]

And your comment is out of your 10%

[@JW-qx3xr]

And this is exactly how, and why, we have so many wrongful convictions.

[@teresadalessio1]

I wanted to leave a legit comment, but everyone is talking about him being Dracula, so it just felt ridiculous to say anything about the case... Irony is precious

[@teresadalessio1]

He clearly didn't murder her, but how do say that to someone saying, bro Van helsing should've been the prosecutor?

[@KH-fu7gb]

Also Dracula is from Transylvania..., not France or England... Just an fyi

[@TMPSpodcast]

The only thing missing in this story is the prosecutor's last name being Van Helsing

[@DaveGrantTR]

True

[@terriwalshe9045]

😂😂😂😂🤣🤣

[@Nat0528]

Dead 🤣😂😂😂😂😂

[@ireen6054]

😅😅😅😅

[@ssb4918]

😁😁😁😂😂😂😂😁😁😁😁😁👍👏

[@I3ULL5HIT]

Hearing about his wife stroy reminded me of my grandma always wanting to end her life when she was paralyzed from neck down she's crying every single day because of it till the day she actually passed away. So I kinda understand how his wife felt at that moment.

[@laree82]

It would be awful to watch your loved one live that way.

[@I3ULL5HIT]

@@laree82 it's awful for both sides. It's hard for the sick to watch their loved one having to trouble their selves just to take care of them every single day. At the same time it's hard for the healthy to see their loved one struggle with their sickness every single day.

[@garybuttherissilent5896]

Damn that's horrible, I couldn't phantom seeing my grandma like that...

[@m1ssjuju]

I wouldn't want to be in that position let alone see a loved one fighting day by day but deep down not wanting to live anymore. Gosh it's so tragic..

[@mr.blackhawk142]

SOLUTION...Go VEGAN ASAP! I haven't been sick in 38 years!

[@trentmoss6275]

I cannot fathom laying down a gun in front of someone I loved, and just walking away knowing what they planned to do.

[@genkiferal7178]

i cannot fathom being with someone who would let me malinger for years. I want someone to help me stop the suffering

[@nightshadehelis9821]

I have to agree. It could've been a massive cry for help too. I don't know, I couldn't do that to someone I really loved...you ALWAYS tell them that things will get better, even if you know it's not true.

[@Latabrine]

As a daughter of a quadriplegic father, from the age of 4, those kinds of conversations are a real thing that happen.

[@juniorjohnson5961]

​@@Latabrine My father was paralyzed from the waist down it happened while my mother was pregnant i never saw my father in anything but a wheelchair or the bed He's was depressed the whole time i knew him & caused the rest of my family & myself to be depressed also .

[@susanbengston3208]

@@genkiferal7178: Malingering is pretending to be I’ll, disabled, not truthfully ill. This Case has nothing to do with malingering.

[@TheVCHorseguy]

If anyone came in front of him with this story when he was a judge, would he have believed it?

[@madamnetworkit]

no he wouldn't believe that twisted BS

[@mrs.dr.spencerreid3992]

TheVCHorseguy - Good point!

[@lorrainemorsch3131]

Yes, thank you, I was thinking the same , A brilliant , experienced judge, difficult to grasp on to ??

[@lorrainemorsch3131]

@@madamnetworkit yes !!

[@tamvee]

Probably not but it's a jury and not the judge that decides that.

[@thedeadonmusic8560]

The Fifth Estate is one helluva show!

[@katharina...]

Yeah, they really know how to do it!

[@deannakinsman6790]

@Dani Stark I just found it and I'M HOOKED!!!

[@annalisegiovanni7032]

Is anyone in this comment thread from Canada? I'm from the USA & I've got a question.. Is there any particular reason he said "There's a revolver next to her" Bc that's most definitely not a revolver.... I'm jw if he accidentally said it and/or thought it.. Although it's EXTREMELY HARD to mistake ANY pistol/handgun with a revolver. Especially that little .22 caliber

[@somethingaboutbeauty8245]

@@annalisegiovanni7032 I live in Ontario Canada where this show originates and I think it was just said in haste maybe he looked quickly and thought it was. I'm not 100% sure.

[@annalisegiovanni7032]

@@somethingaboutbeauty8245- Hello😀 & ok I see what ur saying. I'm a HUGEEE gun enthusiast.. I own TONS of guns & I go to the shooting range every Friday, Saturday & Sunday. I own then legally of course. So when i seen the gun he called that gun a revolver, I was like.... What? Wait? Huh? LOL

[@TedBackus]

when i was 14 or 15, my father was very sick with emphysema, & heart disease. he was on a ton of medicine, & his life was basically waking up, taking medicine, & spending all his time either in the dining room, living room, or in his bed. I recall several times, when he asked me to get him one of our guns, but i couldnt bring myself to do it. its traumatizing for a loved one to ask that of you, especially as a kid.

[@hals214]

I sympathize with your story ...but you pfp won't let me

[@calliemendoza8563]

@@hals214 we are all humans here, regardless of our political views.

[@nataliecinquini6200]

@@hals214 you're ignorant

[@hals214]

@@nataliecinquini6200 😁😁

[@Mustang1984]

@@hals214 What's wrong with it? Oh, you prefer double digit inflation and wars?

[@hayesydays6333]

If you ever find yourself on the ledge, this isn’t the guy to talk you back down. But he will count to three and give you a helpful push. So there’s that.

[@PlanetXtreme]

it begs the question, do you seriously have the right to tell someone what they can and cannot do, even if it's harmful to themselves (maybe not others)? I understand a lot of places in the world have locations to help suicidal people. And it's probably a good thing those people are getting help. But sometimes they want something really bad. Do I have the right, the duty, to help them? I would want to, yes. I am restricting their ability to do what they want though, even if it's harmful to themselves, it's what they want. Pro-choice or Pro-life? hmm

[@mr.blackhawk142]

hayes, no argument from me!

[@Mrscarricom]

Whenever a spouse has a lover, EVERY other aspect of their life becomes questionable .

[@DMWBN3]

GENEVE NICHOLAS very good point.

[@chookin1]

Of course, what shouldn't it? If you're cheating and betraying the one you're sworn to love all bets are off.

[@michaelpatrick7888]

if you lie about one thing wont you possibly lie about another?

[@sassietroy428]

GENEVE NICHOLAS How do you know what his wife knew, didn't know, agreed to, didn't agree to? Marriages are between the two people involved... applying what you think a marriage should be on someone else's marriage is a great way to be wrong.

[@sassietroy428]

@@Mrscarricom How do you know his wife didn't know he had a mistress? How do you know what was going on in their marriage? YOU DON'T. Just because you would not allow the person you are married to have an outside lover doesn't mean everyone else is exactly like you. GET IT NOW?

[@faebrowne2537]

I can't help but think that if I were in his shoes and he was the judge, he would convict me of murder.

[@good7415]

A Judge do not convict, that’s jury’s work I think !

[@trickortrump3292]

@@good7415 A judge does when it's a bench trial.

[@happyuk06]

That bugger is innocent.

[@CJ-jx4bq]

​@Voracious Reader - *what* pray tell was described at all that would be _"prejudicial in favor of the prosecution"_ ? Great amount of objectivity you've shown. Forgive me but when did we hear that he was _"extremely hard on criminal defense attorneys and seemed to take pleasure in bullying them,"_ at what time marker? ... at 3:30 the defense attorney he chose is said to have found him _"intimidating"_ and that he _"did not let pass any mistake"_ . ... at 3:22 the narrator says _"they [lawyers] described him as being arrogant and aloof,"_ which are two adjectives I find oddly at ends to describe a judge. His attorney further describes that for slight mistakes you would immediately stand corrected, something you could see described as arrogant or sure, _"extremely hard,"_ as you said. Maybe that's how he was seen as aloof, as in regards to the case due to being so wrapped up in the practice of law; that is the judge's job though. I would think being a judge before him would've been the most intimidating. I can't believe you summed up what you heard the way you did and then went a step further with your addendum to smear the guy because you seem to have either forgotten that those arguing cases on both sides are called lawyers or simply assumed the reference was to defense attorneys only. Just one of the many problems in how people digest something they hear and then interpret (misrepresent) that for others.

[@CJ-jx4bq]

@Jerry Andersen - do you understand better now? By doing his job as a judge he's convicted more. Don't laugh. Also ignore that he was an appellate court judge for a long term before he retired.

[@marlenemcmillan8891]

Relationships are complicated....I truly feel he was put in a situation we do not understand..just the two of them do

[@Amna-Irshad-Multimedia-Artist]

I agree

[@honeythetoypoodle4784]

???????? He killed her.

[@esthermensah5346]

What became of Judge Jaque Delile's conviction? Is he still in jail? It will be of interest to know.

[@kimberlyhayes6006]

@@esthermensah5346 they over turned his conviction and he’s out of jail awaiting a new trial.

[@esthermensah5346]

@@kimberlyhayes6006 Hi Kimberly Hayes. It's good news to learn Judge Jacques Delisle is out of jail & awaiting a new trial. I am sure he is thrilled to bits after so many years in jail. I wish him all the best.

[@AA-xc7sm]

How can you love someone and still cheat on them?

[@Cor_Nelis]

They all seemed very eager to convict the judge from the get go.

[@AnnieBoBannie421]

It's like they convicted him for not testifying!! Isn't that his right? Shame on them for holding it against him!

[@williamgibson3862]

I notice that its pretty weird.

[@HungryHelpings]

@@AnnieBoBannie421 no lol they convicted him because of the evidence. His testimony will aid him on his trial and he didn't do that

[@DMWBN3]

They seen the bite marks from previous va,pier victims and they knew he had to be got off,the streets before next full moon 🌕

[@jordanabeaulieu2530]

I wonder why it took him 3 years behind bars to come forward with an explanation when he refused to assist in his own defense at trial!

[@sudilos1172]

:-( sound like he granted her Mercy. No healthy person can understand what it’s like to be a prisoner in your own body.

[@tuc23son]

So why did he keep saying he made a mistake?

[@shyrin36]

Exactly! But luckily there are different ways to go about it. The dying with dignity program for one. Especially with how sick she was.

[@stephenvanburen1818]

@@shyrin36 great point. I think that there should be alot more access to doctors who are willing to help those in such terrible pain and discomfort that are ready to pass on the gift of peace.

[@Shelly_is_crazy]

@@stephenvanburen1818 AGREE

[@PoliticalWonderland]

exactly

[@brandonthomas303]

The difference between guilty and innocent, especially when you are innocent, is who's attorney is the better sales person. Period!

[@Mrscast11709]

You and my husband have the same name 😄

[@NaCl_Salt]

This was a very sad piece. I felt very bad for the man. The daughter in law is a horrible person, all she cared about was reputation, not the life of a man who could have been saved by the truth.

[@StixOf7]

I know. The people who skipped over that just act as if it is ok. I was probably the worst move of this case. She should be put in jail if not for the judge agreeing to do so.

[@gabrielamartiniuc6322]

You feel bad for a man that got rid of his sick wife, a ( burden ) in his way to enjoy the woman he was cheating on her with ? You need help.

[@NaCl_Salt]

@@gabrielamartiniuc6322 did you even watch the whole thing Cruella?

[@jonye7511]

@@gabrielamartiniuc6322 Agreed. He simply did not have to hand her the weapon but it was convenient to do so. As a judge he knew that if he admitted this he would definitely not be acquitted and he was banking on being found innocent.

[@rsg12348]

@@StixOf7 .

[@sharcrum]

Nothing was ever said whether they tested his hands for gun shot residue the night he called for the police.

[@EyesonEnforcement911]

I agree. I was waiting for somebody to mention something about this and it never came up... Very odd case

[@davelehti4000]

Yeah, if non on his hands and it on hers... Seems pretty straight forward

[@Kriophoros]

From the narration, I guess the first responders didn't think it was foul play. The suspicion only arose after the autospy, so they wouldn't be able to test for gunpowder residue anymore. Besides, he said he touched the wife's body too, so a positive test result is not admissible as proof.

[@Learn2SingInEnglish]

I guess the residue was all on her hands

[@edward74alwayz89]

@@davelehti4000 huh🤔?????

[@ltraina3353]

I feel kind of bad for everyone involved here. Yeah, he did the wrong thing by making the gun available, then leaving. But it seems she really was miserable. Tough situation

[@johnplaid648]

I thought it was he shot and murdered his wife to get rid of her so he can openly live with his new woman.

[@michaelpatrick7888]

u mean u believe him?smh

[@michaelpatrick7888]

a person who loves another and wants the person to be alive doesn't put a cocked weapon next to her ,his wife ,albeit ailing and suffering .....but did you consider he may be speaking now bc his ego is getting the best of him,,,

[@thecoi7672]

He's lying. He shot her. He's a monster who wanted to get rid of his wife so he could live the rest of his life with his mistress secretary. No feeling sorry for him

[@johnplaid648]

@@thecoi7672 He wanted to dump his wife. He thinks he can use his reputation to skate away. Like drew peterson.

[@simonwilczynski5863]

He only gets emotional when he talks about him going to jail. Weird

[@evelynvanzale4757]

Simon Wilczynski - That is not true! On several occasions, he is clearly distressed when speaking of his wife and how he loved her and was willing to take care of her! Not everyone sobs uncontrollably at will and he is clearly a reserved character. Obviously, you're one of those who take the 'How the mighty are fallen' angle, which is unfortunate!!

[@laree82]

He cries the hardest @38:40 while talking about his wife.

[@mmooraj]

What do u mean he was more upset while discussing his wife's situation

[@acps78]

Everyone all the time: "Don't judge a book by its cover" Also most of the people in the comments: "He LoOkS LiKe..."

[@RAVEN_SPRING_]

True

[@trikeisawesome]

how do you know they are the same people? if you want to point out hypocrisy, point it out with particular people

[@lt6654]

no mention of police checking accused for gun residue on his hands?

[@julieann522]

my thought too

[@kosmos1957]

Canadian police are inept. Glad in he was convicted in spite of their fear of the old crony.

[@Drew_goo]

Gun residue goes away as soon as hands are washed...

[@mikechen159]

@@Drew_goo no it does not, best way to doit naturally is to wash it with piss, trust me!!!

[@thaghost909]

@@mikechen159 I want to ask why would we trust you, but don't think I should..

[@gfy8729]

Why did he not seek professional help for his wife in that much depresion?. He had the money for the very best and would have known to the best to go to.

[@MissVioletSage]

Pamela Lindy omg. Enough with the Dracula comments. Be original will ya? By the way- all the money in the world does not cure major depression or mental illness. My brother was a very successful actor and took his life. Money and therapists only do so much.

[@beastshawnee4987]

gfy The professionals don’t come home with you and live the daily grind.

[@cy4330]

Depressed people don't want help ok. You can't help people who close up and refuse help.

[@marklawrence8810]

He shot her to be w his mistress

[@KH-fu7gb]

Omg. So I've been depressed probably half my life. I have a good logic, am smart, and can usually tell where therapists are going before they ever do...depression is a brain/mental issue. I have sought help, medication..all the bs for years...and the one thing I can't get that helps it in my state? Marijuana. Honestly best meds I've ever had. I've been on probably 13 diff meds since I was 15. Now 30? No thanks... but nothing, and no amount of therapy will ever cure it. Ever. If you've never been depressed .....so much that you forget about everyone in your life to think about ending it... Then your just sad. Sorry but no amount of defense is goin to prove this man didn't do what his wife wanted. He was an easy target for doing something someone he loves, and begged him to do.

[@Mmc317]

Until you walk in someone's shoes you have no idea. So sad, Culturally we put animals out of there misery but have to watch our loved ones suffer. Blows my mind 🤔

[@grayter]

"There are innocent people in prison..I helped put them there..including myself.."..

[@bobbymenon4057]

😅😅😅

[@rloperfido3817]

He know sleeps in his cell upside down from the ceiling

[@vassoanzaoui8530]

🤣🤣funny cause its true😉😂

[@Eleahchris]

LOLOLOL!!!

[@richmann2264]

You are condemned to hell for all eternity !!!

[@tabitharosefreeman1793]

😂

[@byronburkhammer2224]

rosa loperfido she had a taint infection. No one can live with that !! 🤮🤮🤮

[@vespermartini2556]

All the comments about the judge looking like Dracula, but what about the interviewer's resemblance to Ted Bundy?

[@criticRN]

Vesper Martini lmao 😂

[@lolawinewinelola]

Damn Yes he does 😂

[@Gonken88]

I think we all could do without such immature comparisons when the subject matter is of a more serious nature.

[@firstnamelastname9646]

Gonken88 💡⬆️

[@melancolie83]

Vesper Martini OMG! You’re so right!

[@Bjova]

Maybe he should have put her in the hospital instead of giving her a gun.

[@neen42]

This is why I wear full coverage under eye concealer. Without it, I look like this guy.

[@tktalk6900]

i know a vampire when i see one

[@Horsewoman725]

TK Talk 👍🏾

[@helensug507]

😂😂😂

[@Soph149]

😂😂😂

[@danka603]

LMAO

[@biggeminy7558]

Right💀

[@robertphelan262]

They say in the beginning of this the most respected judge in Canada and he's making mistakes lying to the police I realize now that was a mistake come on dude you know the law inside and out

[@callmeimads_thataestheticg3155]

With a gun in front of a depressed wife, what was he thinking?!?! He reallly wanted her gone ....so obvious...he has everything to gain !!!

[@tuc23son]

Absolutely!

[@VickyRyan2018]

I think he’s innocent... i feel people are judging him for having a mistress

[@KenyanBunnie]

Oh well.

[@jackiep1225]

@Righteous Agitator armchair psychologist much?

[@inquisitive504]

Me too

[@VickyRyan2018]

@likeable antagonist lolll tu dois consulter

[@ClaryJaxon]

"Jurors are often swayed by faulty science". This is so true, even for judges deciding cases without a jury. Hence why so many innocent people in prison.

[@angc1456]

agreed

[@hunnybunny1961]

No one can understand how she was feeling.

[@FloatingFont]

Or how he was feeling

[@SamtheMan0508]

@Edi2003 His wife is depressed, he's having a long term affair so he leaves a loaded gun at her bedside?? I believe he stayed married because a messy divorce wouldn't have looked good in the press for such a "highly respected" judge. If you truly love your spouse, you don't cheat. We don't know what he and his wife talked about before he left the house, but he tells a good story, he was "willing" to spend the rest of his life taking care of her. What a sport. Of course, he could have pulled the trigger and set up his alibi, i.e., bringing home 2 salads, I don't know but I do know he's 100% creep.

[@SilverMe2004]

@@SamtheMan0508 I can guarantee you that his wife was not going to catch him cheating. also most people that have extra marital affairs don't plan on leaving their spouse

[@clararichardson1834]

I can I have been there so several times I just don't want my parents to ask 'why' when I'm gone I'll sacrifice my happiness for them

[@jackwilson5542]

@@SamtheMan0508 The problem with your theory is that he wouldn't have to divorce her. In her condition, he could just have paid for her stay at a nursing home. I don't think she would want to divorce him either in her condition and at that age.

[@MrDBarch]

Clearly a case of injustice, and an EXCELLENT case for Canada to enact dying with dignity legislation.

[@mornettepotgieter3034]

Agree with you 100 percent MrDb.

[@MsPenink]

Or dispensing antidepressants.....

[@anykoop]

He whole family knew what she wanted. If we destigmatized assisted suicides for people who are suffering like this, cases like this wouldn't even exist.

[@YOYOKE64]

There's kinder ways ,doesn't need violence of a gun , Diginatas in Switzerland, was an option for him ,he could afford it on his pay scale if he loved her so much

[@soonito01]

This man shouldn't be in jail. His argument is very convincing.

[@WolfgangVonKempelen838]

Ted Bundy was very convincing

[@jozeyjones7034]

He should have video recorded the conversation between himself and his wife.

[@Nat0528]

Fr fr!!

[@laurashipp447]

EXACTLY!!

[@KH-fu7gb]

That's just backing up assisted suicide. He was thinking logically. If it had been filmed he would still spend same amount of time in prison because it's still considered murder. Look up the nurse who helped commit suicide for her patients in USA. She was still convicted and spent her life in prison

[@HungryHelpings]

Lol like old people know how to press record

[@HungryHelpings]

@@KH-fu7gb but its Canada

[@ellenweil6996]

I think he did assist her suicide.

[@drewbieware]

Yes that was the whole point of this. But that doesn’t mean it was first-degree murder, the guy did his time

[@CHRISTIO]

we found the brightest star in KZbin

[@davidesp00]

he literally plead guilty for assisting suicide...

[@adrxme3483]

Glad we have detective Ellen Weil on the case.

[@msdecemberloveangel8236]

Of course he did

[@scottmatlock6169]

I believe him, especially cause of her being paralyzed from stroke. I have seen many people after having them from working in the health care and most are miserable and are never the same and I can see a loving husband doing that for her if she wanted, even though I would never have given my wife a gun. I still understand it.

[@juniorjohnson5961]

I live in Michigan & remember Dr Kevorkian & his case with assisted suicide he had a machine that the person could use if they decided to end their life. I'm not convinced this case was suicide there are many reasons to believe it was murder. But I've been wrong before.

[@juniorjohnson5961]

The mistress is the big one.

[@neige4221]

@@juniorjohnson5961 The main one.

[@elop4549]

i never believe the convicts in these shows usually, but this man is 100% innocent

[@drhanafiabdullah7151]

I very much believe him given the situation he was in.

[@WolfgangVonKempelen838]

And why are those other convicts guilty or not to be believed and this man is ?

[@smurfiennes]

Maybe she killed herself because despite his saying how he loved her, she had known that he had an affair with another woman. Furthermore he helped her with the gun and all.

[@themagician8851]

smurfiennes blue very true! Besides you can tell from the way he talks he didn’t love her

[@ybet1000]

@@themagician8851 50 years.. he must haved loved her... might not have liked having to care for her... she might not have liked having to be cared for...he might not have loved what she had become.... but to say he didn't love her... he must have at some time ...50 years married?

[@velocitygirl8551]

smurfiennes blue the question isn’t WHY she killed herself, but how?

[@velocitygirl8551]

Or IF?

[@smurfiennes]

Jamie Utitus how? With the gun he had given her. He was by no means an innocent man in the eye of Canadian law. Even in the Netherlands where euthanasia is legal, if one wants to commit it, you need to go to lengthy steps of several doctors' examinations to avoid 'mistakes' being made for months, just in case that you might change your mind in the process and decide to withdraw from the procedure. If she wasn't in the right mind at that moment, then he was more insane than she was, for helping her to do crazy thing.

[@Peanuts7]

I believe this man. When you see someone you love and suffering and have been together over 50 years he helped her it's what she wanted....He got her the gun. Not something I. Would have done but I haven't been with someone that long or hurt like that age.

[@Nat0528]

rose leonard same! I said the same thing

[@tourbillon13]

@Maria Marrufo My sincerest sympathies to you. It's a lonely and drudging existence and those bad thoughts do surface very frequently. Please know you have gotten this far and congratulate yourself at the end of each and every difficult day... Even the good days 😉 Take care.

[@ewetn1]

@@tourbillon13 I too have had 25 years, a quarter century, of chronic pain that is often of brutal severity. I have openly talked to everyone in my life about killing myself if/when it becomes too severe for too long. Imagine regularly being kidnapped by someone who performs long surgeries on you without anesthesia. All the time. Constantly. Again and again, without warning. And no one cares, no one believes you, doctors think you're a lying addict, your family is disgusted by your malingering and tells you such all the time, lawyers won't even take your case for a potential disability claim.... It's a lot. I appreciated your comment. It touched me.

[@kimbentley5683]

One thing that bothers me is that you would think that she would have left a note, telling her children goodbye and making it clear that it was her wish and she was the one to pull the trigger. I found myself believing him but that is a sticking point.

[@ladylaois8184]

Maria Marrufo same!

[@cherylp6047]

He looks like that creepy old man from Poltergeist.

[@MrPaultopp]

And your a ignorant , vile, immature fool .....

[@ruthwilson5515]

Omg!!! I thought the SAME thing!!! Lol 😂

[@cleopatra1311]

I thought the same thing 😂

[@ssb4918]

😁👍

[@dinamassoud2875]

Please stop judging people upon their looks.

[@georgiadn1619]

So let me get this straight, in court, he chooses to remain silent when it was his turn to testify but when he gets locked up, he wants to talk??🤔

[@geminuri]

the prosecutors will drill someone on the stand so much harder than a regular ol' interviewer. prosecutors are knowledgeable on how to make you look bad and make you look guilty, they know how to get someone on the stand say the wrong things, incriminating things, even if they are innocent. people slip up all the time or they don't remember order of events, or they forget something, etc. and those mistakes never help when you're trying to prove your innocence. the defense team almost always advises who they're defending to NOT testify unless they have solid, hardcore proof that the person is innocent. even then, they probably don't even need to testify.

[@bobbymenon4057]

🤦

[@geminuri]

@Will Pfeiffer ☹

[@kittykat8505]

Left the gun next to her and when he came back home said " what did you do." GUILTY

[@TheFlurbery]

Kitty Kat glad we got you and your sharp senses

[@madamnetworkit]

GUILTY INDEED

[@KekoZeskende]

😂

[@davemora6580]

Man i dont know.. I kind of believe him. Hopefully they give this case another look.

[@francelinamommyof3204]

He’s out of prison! And he’s getting a new trial.

[@3minutestill]

@@francelinamommyof3204 Thank you for that update ❤. The man's eye show something different. I want to believe he is innocent and now he gets another chance.

[@francelinamommyof3204]

@@3minutestill you’re welcome! And I agree 👏🏽👏🏽

[@joanne6556]

I am not sure, he knows the legal system well and had time to think about it.

[@athenagranados8384]

@@francelinamommyof3204 that's good to know! The forensic evidence from competent ballistic experts showed he didn't do it. The jury simply punished him for having an extramarital affair.

[@tourbillon13]

It's the "arm folding" that's getting to me 🤔 I believe he is innocent of actually killing Nicole. It's all very very tragic, and getting Nicole the gun is no different than going to a Clinic in Switzerland... They were out to get him alright, and the Crown Forensic Report was utter baloney (even CSI buffs could figure out the GPR details 🙄) but his arm folding is one of the first signs of stress whilst lying? Could he be covering up for someone else in the Family...? Just a thought. Truly do hope he is released to live out the rest of his days in some semblance of peace.

[@emilym.2730]

This is really tragic for all parties. Everything becomes a blur when your world feels like its crashing down.

[@timeapenzes1793]

As a prominent figure of the justice system, he failed on many levels in his twilight years: Failed to remain a faithful and loving husband to his seriously ill lifelong partner, the mother of his children. I believe he wasn't short of money to hire a nurse or a live in carer to lift off the burden of his shoulders. Failed to be open and honest towards his children. Cowardly continued to live his life with his mistress. Failed to man up and tell the truth to the police, to his solicitor, to the jury. Foolish finish.

[@juniorjohnson5961]

Has he been released ? This is the first I've heard of this case i live in the U.S..

[@neige4221]

@@juniorjohnson5961 Yes, he’s been released. Compassionate reasoning from what I’ve heard. Where was his compassion for his wife, I wonder?

[@sonofagun00]

Ironic that this guy was the highest judge in Quebec and possibly Canada, and yet his erred so tremendously in his judgment...

[@hermes452]

sonofagun00 the Supreme Court justices are the higher judges sitting on the highest bench on the highest court in the land.

[@lance5015]

A former judge that lies to police about a homicide, then uses emotion as an excuse... how many emotional crimes did he condemn? A mother who doesn't leave a letter to her children?

[@elly929]

I believe him actually I'm feeling sorry for him being in jail at his age , I think he was helping her and also helping his self.

[@schris413]

Then he should have said that from the beginning.

[@lennarthagen3638]

Marry him then

[@georgiadn1619]

It’s not his place to decide when his wife’s time is up.

[@thandile6016]

Me too

[@IlluminaAssel]

Wow... It's not his place to decide, but it was hers...

[@Peppermint_Paper]

I believe what the judge is saying. His entire family backs up everything he states. No family and extended family would stand behind his version of all the facts if they thought he murdered her. Please continue to help free him.

[@florence1395]

Jody Malone I also believe he’s not guilty, he didn’t pull the trigger. His children & many other’s concerned know he’s not guilty! But, getting the gun, leaving it within reach & ready did contribute to her dying, but he didn’t make her. Her life had changed beyond belief &:she was extremely unhappy & miserable..

[@rmeldrum3541]

let him go free

[@farahkru1667]

I believe him because you'll be surprised how many people want to end their lives because they don't want to be a burden on their families 💔

[@dontbelongherefromanotherp9807]

True

[@LifeInPink999]

Me too, I feel sorry for him. But his dear Nicole sure now is more of a burden dead than alive to him.

[@Palangga2022]

he killed her when he gave her that gun

[@pumpkinspicelatte6461]

I totally get it, if I was in her position I wouldn’t want to live a life where I’m a constant burden on my loved ones. I’d be so depressed not really living.

[@Hana-hc8cu]

Hmm if he has a lover there’s no way I would believe him.

[@jseden]

The soot on her hand makes perfect sense of she were holding the gun upside down. I even pulled a gun out to check it out.

[@thaomay17]

He was considered attractive when he was young now he looks like count Dracula.

[@TheLadylexy]

This poor woman was so down and depressed with her bad health and feelings of being a burden on her family, and it was known that she could be suicidal. Add to that a very smart husband who had been having a long-term affair with his secretary who he wanted to be with. He finally states in this interview that he left his gun, loaded and cocked, ready for her to use, before he went off shopping. But, who knows what he REALLY said to her before he left.

[@omyomar8468]

TheLadylexy I love your lips 👄 they should meet mine

[@millyday]

Lol, he may have told her on his way out to hold her hand steady and get it right!

[@huertalapaz8359]

Yes he probably said I have a lover and you are keeping me from being happy , remember he is very self indulged , why would he give her a gun

[@eurokay4755]

@@huertalapaz8359 Exactly!

[@SweetBlackSistah]

@@huertalapaz8359 yep. Cold blooded

[@geeky_gunner]

To me it seems he is innocent, that young lawyer appears to just want the judge case on his CV.

[@kyl3andhyd337]

It would be an embarrassment to admit convicting an innocent man ( NOT SAYING HE IS 100% INNOCENT). I'm sure it would affect his career too. I've not once seen a lawyer admit putting away someone that could 'potentially' be innocent. Deep down I'm sure he knows because the "whole picture" this lawyer is talking about is nothing more than circumstantial evidence and assumptions. Assisting someone in suicide is still wrong and illegal but it isn't murder.

[@mbd6054]

@@kyl3andhyd337 How about assisting someone in the midst of an obvious mental health crisis to get the medical care she urgently needed. Why not ring a doctor, instead of handing her a loaded gun? Sorry. No way this man is innocent.

[@tammyduncan719]

Ego and pride there's no way that judge was ever going to take the stand and lower himself to witness

[@nyikasplace9886]

Nope

[@unifiedfuck]

this is so sad, if i was in a depression as bad as hers and would have to go through all those medical problems, i would want to be put out of my misery, and id hope my husband would be as loving as him:(

[@letolethe5878]

If you love someone, and they're suicidal, you don't give them a gun. You get them counseling, you stay with them or get someone else to stay with them, you work hard to find them new interests and give them hope and make their lives worth living. It all just seems to convenient.

[@linda5ft]

chronic horrorable pain with no end.

[@melaniejonker3033]

If a person is determined to commit suicide, they WILL. No matter how hard you try to convince them otherwise.

[@imcurious1009]

For a judge that has seen everything...he seems to have made a lot of mistakes!

[@richardnixon5710]

yea probably bought his degree in his hippy days then faked being awake on the bench through trials and dished out some sentences he thought looked ok but never really paid attention other than to the pay check and latest female talent so when it was time to pull a crime he blundered like a kid and landed in the big house ; [ oops dad always did say pay attention son ya never know when it might come in useful .....gee i really shoulda listened ] ha ha ha

[@aeroAdvocate]

Don't forget his age. Even though he appears sharp at times sometimes old people can have lapses in judgment and memory.

[@Her1313]

He a human.

[@genkiferal7178]

It would have been far better had he left for 4 or 5 hours. But, I can understand how upset he was at the time. The mind doesn't work well when we are highly stressed.

[@angelabaird7135]

I perceive that’s he has got honest eyes and calm focused and level responses. A real calm and depth to him. I believe him and I pray that this case get a proper review and this man live the rest of his life comforts able

[@factbeaglesarebest]

Wish a petition could be started to free this judge. His infidelity does not condemn him. He loved his wife, he did the right thing. This poor man.

[@ToNzHoLtZ]

Agreed

[@briandarlage9815]

That dude looks like a living Grim Reaper.

[@lukejenkins9341]

For some reason I believe him

[@kayleepeeler6060]

I do too

[@melntribe4403]

Agreed

[@CaliforniaGirl-qk5kq]

I think they could change his prison to home prison with the bracelet on his ankle. He is very unlikely to commit any crime. He is old and broken. The strange thing is that he was a judge himself and that he should know how lack of his testimony would impact his sentence. Even if it was killing, wasn't it mercy killing?

[@lucetothebridge]

the moment he decided to say nothing in court , I already guess what's approximately behind this tragedy , and somehow I believe him .

[@lovgoddess]

Me too. The way he said ''I put my hand in her chest cause I couldn't put it in her head" Like trying to feal the heartbeat. :-(

[@pastelfudge5011]

He said if he knew he would get caught he wouldn’t have done it? Listen to his words 👀😳

[@ge376]

BS! His wife was suicidal and instead of taking the gun away he left the gun right there on the table saying "please Nicole think... " what a SOB.

[@4Deadserious]

Is it morally wrong to allow someone who doesn't even have control of their body, to have control of their own life?

[@this-is-bioman]

This isn't dramatic enough. I appreciate you reminding me every couple of minutes how secure the prison is, what he supposedly did, how he did it and of course his punishment.

[@flopsiewillows3325]

I have never seen such a despicable man feel so worthy of special consideration. The judge pretends to be tearful yet there are no tears. After being caught in a lie to the police he managers to concoct a "noble" reason for the lie. Yet tell me what kind of monster hands a loaded gun to his sick, depressed and most likely medicated wife so he can live happily ever after with his mistress? He is a disgrace to humanity and drags those helping him down with him.

[@caramelrhapsodyjesseslife]

He looks like he could star in a horror film!

[@lanacampbell-moore6686]

Lmao😂😂😂

[@romeowhiskee6237]

He is ! His Own, Whispering Mist.

[@peggyfraley7575]

Whispering Mist creepy 💀💀💀💀💀💀👿👿

[@melaniewalker5226]

He is! His own, I think he killed her.

[@nikki7287]

🤣😂

[@malabuha]

Mom: what's wrong son? Son: i feel miserable.... Mom: oh.... my gun is in my purse

[@Apanblod]

You're not even comparing apples to oranges with that analogy, you're comparing apples to hand granades 🤦‍♂️

[@Lo-pm8cn]

Zeljka Strbat I see what your trying to say but that’s a horrible comparison

[@stephenlamley541]

Makes me realise how lucky I've been, having had a stroke, mind you I had age on my side

[@nightshadehelis9821]

Just curious, how old were you when it happened?

[@stephenlamley541]

@@nightshadehelis9821 37

[@valkyriesardo278]

The judge "didn't know" the legal consequences. He loved his wife so much that he kept a mistress for years. He did not speak of suicide to avoid a heavy sentence. He waited to speak of it after long years in prison (when he had enough leisure to brush up on the law).

[@flparkermdpc]

This man tried to go it alone here. Big mistake. Don't be so cynical, or this will darken you're heart.

[@reenougle]

If he had told his side of the story at the trial there would have been reasonable doubt.

[@Stardollcedes]

I think he stayed silent to protect his wife in some way, especially from the scrutiny of the public when it came to his girlfriend and their possible arrangement

[@glennduke5853]

It seems the judge made a very serious mistake by not testifiying on his own behalf. Chosing to conceal all his families dirty laundry in exchange for a murder conviction, it seems to me.

[@rosemarybowser5543]

Why's he smiling when the reporter says "you lied to the cops , you lied to blah blah, why should we believe you now" and homeboy is smiling and straight up chuckles !

[@staceydupree8488]

I believe him. He loved his wife what would you do for your love one that was suffering? Nobody knows how this man really felt. So sad all the way around 🙏🏽

[@momsterous]

The man is 79 here. As they said, he "was" good looking. I don't know if he killed his wife but he's certainly guilty of extremely poor judgement.

[@chrispaige3939]

How can you not see this mans conviction and honesty with what he’s been through!!!! People tend to believe the worst rather than the truth.

[@rymabdelkarim7304]

Jjjjjjbjjjbi j😊 BBB😊o ij

[@jenniferg6818]

Very easily if you understand anything about microexpressions,

[@MONi_LALA]

I felt like he just thought that this is the best option for everyone when he left the gun out. She could end her suffering and he could be free from the burden of guilt. In my opinion, he would have thought of that, of being free. And to me, that's what he's guilty of.

[@kcrh21]

The court wanted his wife to continue living miserably.

[@f.d.english5080]

“WELL, CLARICE, HAVE THE LAMBS STOPPED SCREAMING?”

[@mauricecooper9742]

😂😂😭😂😂

[@rollinstoned9816]

LMAO!!

[@D-No974]

🤣💯ROFL❗❗❗

[@tocc]

Putting a loaded, cocked gun out in the grasp of your suicidal spouse and then leaving the house is heartless.

[@KH-fu7gb]

Would you really tell the person you loved for decades you won't do the one thing they want ...peace... Then just stand there while they shoot themselves?! I think not.

[@rosemarydudley9954]

@@KH-fu7gb ... He went OUT, he didn't just stand there and watch...!

[@lena-mariaglouis-charles7036]

"I tried to convince her to not do it..." Next, he went and got the gun for her... How nice of You, Judge! Anyone else (who DOES truly Love someone...) would have gotten rid of that gun - or at least REFUSE her request... 💙💛🌹💜🍎🇺🇸

[@DeeNo909]

So if u were living like a vegetable and u did not want to be a burden on anyone else anymore u wouldn't ask a loved one to help u end the suffering?

[@AmbivertFellow]

On April 7, 2021 Federal Justice Minister David Lametti ordered a new trial for Delisle. Both the sentence and conviction were set aside

[@proonguice8386]

Canadian prison doesn’t look so bad. He’s dressed like he’s on vacation.

[@kezkn]

Out of respect for the Camera

[@emrig]

our prison system is a joke tbh. theyre treated so well and you cant get more than 25 years

[@supercooled]

Marie R. Bernardo?

[@jordanabeaulieu2530]

@@emrig You're 💯% right, the justice system in Canada is a joke. Vincent Li, remember him, the Greyhound bus killer / cannibal? He was out of the mental hospital after 8 years and back in society, free to commit another horrific murder!

[@jordanabeaulieu2530]

@bibi dilux No, they are soft on crime in Canada. Some sentences are a farce! That monster Vincent Li should have NEVER been out of that mental institution. Whatever doctor and judge who signed off on his release are beyond contempt!

[@vlucidity]

He only totally teared up when he thought about the fact that he got convicted...not totally when he talked about wife ..he's an antisocial

[@vlucidity]

@bibi dilux Correct he killed her for himself

[@Stardollcedes]

He meant now he's been convicted it's easily to look back on it and see it was wrong, but in the moment he was driven by the love for his wife

[@vlucidity]

@@Stardollcedes I'm sure we all have different thoughts on this man's intentions and energy, just as we have comment sections for all of our thought about what we see..what amazes me is how many of us can see things in so many different ways... I like your POV on this one 😊😊

[@DanceySteveYNWA]

Every time he says, "Nicole" makes me think about the old Renault Clio adverts. 😂

[@jenniferpower981]

"Pa'pa!"

[@DanceySteveYNWA]

@@jenniferpower981 kinda fitting really because her father was also seeing someone on the secret. (as was she, obviously)

[@jenniferpower981]

@@DanceySteveYNWA Serendipity!.☻

[@FeewRift]

In March 2024, Delisle pleaded guilty to manslaughter. He was sentenced to time served and was released later that day. In total, he severd 8 years and 310 days.

[@lanafuller4949]

I don't know why but I believe him.

[@tommyolsen8224]

Me2 100%!!

[@moonblossomsa]

Me too 🤔

[@aliyah7148]

Same

[@fatimahx9626]

Yeah me too...hmmm but I think he feels guilt so that’s his reason for doing prison time

[@mfeltrin1]

@@fatimahx9626 I agree I don't think he is guilty

[@karmapalden5414]

The road to hell is paved with good intentions:

[@adamsmith9842]

Good quote

[@MissVioletSage]

??

[@sharcrum]

Wow. The last time I saw this statement was on a fortune cookie I got years ago! I was absolutely stunned to see that in a fortune cookie!!

[@wangdoodlemisanthrope3020]

Cute fairy tale

[@flykicksdj]

Here in Portugal we use that quote a lot. Except a bit diferent, it goes something like "Hell is full of good intentions"

[@Weightingtablesafter]

I have to say, i dont think i could be sick or depressed enough for my boyfriend to leave a gun next to me and NOT call an ambulance right away when discovering my bloody body.

[@TheXmeimei]

After a long conversation with his wife, he got up, walked into his study, retrieved a loaded gun and even cocked the weapon for her ... HOW SWEET!