A man on trial for the 2004 death of a Saskatoon woman will wait until August to learn his fate.
Closing arguments in the Douglas Hales’ first-degree murder trial were heard Thursday in Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench.
Hales is accused of killing Daleen Bosse, who disappeared in 2004 after last being seen at a Saskatoon nightclub. Her body was not found until four years later.
The crown argued throughout the trial that Hales strangled Bosse after meeting her at Jax nightclub where he worked, and then burned the body to cover up the evidence. The defence said Bosse died of alcohol poisoning.
RCMP investigators ran a three-month “Mr. Big” sting operation on Hales, pretending to bring him into a crime organization. Hales shared graphic details about killing Bosse with the undercover officers, but during his trial Hales testified those details were lies to impress his new friends and colleagues.
The defence closed its case saying Hales was intimidated into the false confession because he relied on the undercover officers for money and was threatened with violence.
Justice Gerald Albright reserved his decision in the case until Aug. 29.
