Ryan Lane's murderers all want convictions overturned

All three people who were found guilty of murdering Ryan Lane have now officially asked the Alberta Court of Appeal to overturn their convictions.

Wilhelm Rempelwas the last of the trio to file his appeal. His brother and sister-in-lawTimothy Rempel and his wife, Sheena Cuthillhave both already filed.

The triowasconvicted by a jury in Aprilof first-degree murder and eachsentenced to life in prisonwith no chance of parole for 25 years.

The brothers were also found guilty of kidnapping.

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Wilhelm Rempel cites the judge's instructions to the jury as one of the grounds for his appeal.

"The instruction to the jury to disregard the testimony by co-accused Timothy Rempel stating Wilhelm Rempel admitted to killing Ryan Lane was inadequate to negate prejudice to Wilhem Rempel's right to a fair trial," reads the document.

He also says the verdict was "unreasonable."

• What the Ryan Lane murder trial jury didn't hear: the jailhouse confession letter

In a jailhouse letter slipped from one brother, to the other, Wilhelm confesses thatLane died while in his custody and that he thenburnedhis body,but the judge ruled it inadmissible and the jury did not see it.

Court heard evidence that Lane, who was 24, was killed after he was kidnapped by the Rempel brothers from a parking lot in the city's northwest.

His body wasfoundburned in a barrel at a gravel pit near Beiseker, Alta.70 kilometres northeast of Calgaryalong with his class ring and pieces of his cellphone four months after he disappeared.

No dates have been set for the appeals to be argued.

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