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Mr. Big's Innocent Victims

Andrew Rose was convicted twice for the 1983 murders of 2 hitchhikers in BC but then the real killer confessed in California. Before the new trial, Rose was targeted by a “Mr.Big” sting and confessed to killing the hitchhikers, but DNA evidence proved he wasn't guilty. The prosecutor dropped the case in 2001, after Rose had spent 10 years in jail.

Convicted murderer Patrick Fischer's mother Linda Fischer is a vocal opponent to the controversial RCMP undercover scenario. She believes her son was coerced into giving a false confession. She wants “Mr.Big” banned. So far, the only target to fight back successfully is Edmonton resident Jason Dix. He was awarded $765,000 in a malicious prosecution lawsuit after he spent almost 2 years in jail. He said nothing incriminating in a 13-month “Mr.Big” operation targeting him as a suspect in the murders of 2 warehouse workers.

American authorities consider the “Mr.Big” sting entrapment. Police in the United States are not allowed to issue threats or offer suspected criminals promises, money or alcohol in exchange for confessions. And no US court considers these types of confessions admissible- except in the case of two young Canadian men charged with committing murder in Bellevue, Washington:Sebastian Burns and Atif Rafay.

In 2004 Burns and Rafay were convicted of a triple murder, nine years after they confessed to "Mr.Big". Due to their citizenship, the videotaped confessions were allowed as evidence. Burns and Rafay are now serving life without parole in Washington prisons. The RCMP did not investigate the crime— their role was limited to the “Mr.Big” sting. Their only mission was to get a confession.

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