DECRYPT · 2026-11-04 10:35 UTC

Judge Orders Bitcoin Wallet Returned to Family of Convicted Canadian Killer

A Nova Scotia judge ordered that a laptop containing a Bitcoin wallet be returned to the family of William Sandeson, a convicted killer serving a life sentence. The judge ruled prosecutors failed to prove the cryptocurrency was linked to the 2015 murder or drug transaction, though about $3,600 in cash was deemed offense-related property. The Bitcoin wallet, valued between $5,800-$7,200 when seized, could now be worth over $144,000 according to a lawyer in a related wrongful death lawsuit.

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