Cop killer can visit her mom, Parole Board of Canada rules

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The woman who killed a Toronto police detective. Bill Hancox was allowed to fly to another province to visit his elderly mother.

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In a recent decision, the Parole Board of Canada found Elaine Rose Smith (formerly known as CeCe) poses a “manageable risk” if she is allowed to travel 350 km from Toronto to spend time with her Indigenous mother and other relatives.

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Smith, 67, is serving a life sentence for second-degree murder after she plunged a butcher knife into the heart of an undercover officer on Aug. 4, 1998, at the urging of her partner, Barbara Ann Taylor. WLocked up at Toronto's Western Detention Center awaiting trial, the couple were among six inmates who attacked child killer Marcia Dooley.

Smith has has been on parole since 2021. Taylor, diagnosed with an aggressive cancer, has been on parole since earlier this year.

Taylor and Smith were homeless drug addicts who were angry after they failed to check into Scarborough Centenary Hospital's mental health unit together. Determined to steal the car and start life anew in the country, they then met Hancox across the road at Centenary Square at Ellesmere and Neilson Roads.

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Hancox, 32, was ambushed but stopped his unmarked minivan outside a store to buy a soda and a chocolate bar when Smith attacked him through an open window. He later died in hospital, leaving Behind him is a pregnant wife and a 2-year-old daughter.

Smith was paroled four years ago

Smith was released on parole four years ago by a decision that stated: there are a lot of indigenous peoples about her”historical trauma” – her mother and grandmother survived boarding school – and accused her parents were told about her drug and alcohol use.”to help with colonization.“

The panel found that Smith had successfully completed her time on parole, with the exception of one violation of her “relations with subordinates” condition in September 2024, and had demonstrated “generally responsible behavior in the community while on parole.”

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“You spend your free time volunteering and sometimes work part-time when you have a job. You are also fully involved in Indigenous cultural and spiritual activities in the community. These activities help you stay connected to positive people and lead a balanced lifestyle,” the board wrote.

Smith also successfully applied for a similar extended pass to visit her mother in June, the decision said.

According to her most recent psychological assessment, dated July 2021, the killer poses a “low to moderate risk of reoffending violently.” But the board again noted that her criminal behavior could be explained by “intergenerational trauma” and systemic discrimination.

“The council has attempted to balance this injustice with the risks you may pose to the community if you reoffend,” it said.

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