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Peterborough, Ontario murderer Andrew Watson dies in prison

Man Convicted of Peterborough, Ontario Murder. a woman died in prison in 2014, taking the location of her remains to her grave.

Andrew Watson, 84, died Saturday at the Millhaven Institutional Regional Treatment Center of apparent natural causes, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) said Monday. He was serving a life sentence for first-degree murder, which began on April 24, 2017.

“As in all cases involving the death of an inmate, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) will review the circumstances. CSC policy requires that the medical examiner be notified,” the corrections office said in a news release.

Watson was convicted in 2017 of murdering his ex-girlfriend Liz Fredette.

Fredette, 74, was last seen leaving her job at Walmart in Peterborough on November 12, 2014. Her remains have never been found.