Sentencing hearing resumes for Alberta man who killed missing seniors

Lawyers are to present final arguments today in the sentencing hearing of a man convicted of killing two missing Alberta seniors.

Travis Vader was found guilty of manslaughter in the 2010 deaths of Lyle and Marie McCann.

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The couple, in their late 70s, vanished after leaving their Edmonton-area home on a camping trip to British Columbia.

A judge found that Vader was a desperate drug addict who came across the McCanns in their motorhome near Peers, Alta., and killed them during a robbery.

The Crown is asking for a life sentence while the defence wants four to six years and, because of alleged mistreatment while in custody, suggests it should be reduced to time served.

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Vader testified over several days during the hearing that he was attacked by guards, humiliated with strip searches and subjected to horrendous living conditions while in custody.