Judge orders Bitcoin, laptop be returned to convicted killer William Sandeson
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He also ruled that Sandeson will not get back the $5,000 in cash seized from his apartment because it was connected to the offence.
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Sandeson has previously said the cryptocurrency was worth between $8,000 and $10,000, while a lawyer representing Samson’s family in a separate wrongful death lawsuit has said it could be worth more than $200,000 today.
Sandeson had arranged for Samson to come to his apartment to sell him about 18 kilograms of cannabis.
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Judge orders Bitcoin, laptop be returned to convicted killer William Sandeson
By Alessia Simona Maratta Global News
Posted November 3, 2026 4:51 pm
Related: Halifax man found guilty in high-profile murder case asking Supreme Court for personal items back – Apr 20, 2023
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Convicted killer William Sandeson will get back a laptop containing a Bitcoin wallet that has been valued at anywhere from $8,000 to more than $200,000 after a Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge found the Crown failed to prove the cryptocurrency was connected to the 2015 murder of Taylor Samson.…
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