Nova Scotia court orders return of Bitcoin wallet to convicted killer’s family

A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge has directed authorities to return a laptop containing the Bitcoin wallet of convicted killer William Sandeson to his family, following a hearing in Halifax. The court determined there was insufficient evidence connecting the cryptocurrency to the 2015 killing of Taylor Samson. Presiding over the case, Justice John Bodurtha stated that the Crown could not establish a clear connection between the Bitcoin holdings and the murder. Sandeson, currently serving a life sentence in a Quebec prison, participated in the court session via video link. Justice Bodurtha emphasized that the suggestion Sandeson intended to use the Bitcoin in a drug deal remained hypothetical, and there was no proof that any cryptocurrency was used in relation to the crime.

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