Convicted killer Robert 'Bobby' Thomas wants new trial in murder of Megan Gallagher

Dan Zakreski · CBC News

· Posted: Mar 28, 2025 3:53 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 minutes ago

The antheral who pleaded blameworthy to second-degree execution successful the decease of Megan Gallagher wants a caller trial.

Robert "Bobby" Thomas had been charged with first-degree execution successful Gallagher's decease successful 2020. Last October, helium pleaded blameworthy to the lesser charge and, successful December, was sentenced to beingness successful situation with nary accidental of parole for 18 years.

• Sask. antheral sentenced to beingness successful situation for 2nd-degree execution of Megan Gallagher

Last month, helium applied astatine the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal to widen the play allowed to motorboat an appeal. His 30-day model to entreaty passed successful aboriginal January. The tribunal indispensable present determine whether it volition adjacent perceive an appeal.

None of this sits good with Brian and Deb Gallagher.

"The reasons for our disorder and daze are multifaceted," Brian Gallagher said Friday.

Thomas pleaded blameworthy astatine Court of King's Bench connected Oct. 7. Justice Daryl Labach reconfirmed connected Nov. 26 that Thomas made the plea willingly.

At his sentencing connected Dec. 6, Thomas apologized to Gallagher's household successful unfastened court.

Deb Gallagher is not definite wherefore the entreaty tribunal would perceive the case.

"It makes you question the date when they accidental it's a 30-day entreaty period. This is 3 months aft the fact," she said.

In his announcement of appeal, Thomas cites unspecified "Charter close violations," adding helium hopes "to person 1 past accidental of having immoderate benignant of beingness with my 4 kids. They mislaid their ma to an overdose successful Sept. 2024, truthful I wanna marque definite they person 1 genitor to spell to, and I consciousness I haven't had a just tribunal lawsuit either."

Gallagher's assemblage recovered successful South Saskatchewan River

Gallagher, a 30-year-old mother, went missing much than 4 years agone successful Saskatoon. She was past seen leaving her friend's location connected Sept. 19, 2020. Two years later, her assemblage was recovered successful the South Saskatchewan River.

Gallagher's household had spent the intervening years searching for her and hosting yearly walks to rise consciousness astir her disappearance.

In total, 9 radical person faced a assortment of charges successful transportation with Gallagher's death:

• Summer-Sky Henry, Roderick Sutherland and Cheyann Peeteetuce were all charged with first-degree murder. Henry and Peeteetuce pleaded blameworthy to manslaughter. Sutherland is acceptable for proceedings aboriginal this year.
• Thomas Sutherland was charged with manslaughter but it was stayed.
• Ernest Vernon Whitehead, 41, has been sentenced to 739 days successful jailhouse connected a complaint of indignity to quality remains.
• Jessica Badger [Sutherland], 44, was fixed a conditional condemnation bid of 2 years little a time connected the aforesaid charge, which means she serves it successful the community. After that, she volition beryllium connected probation for 18 months.
• John Wayne Sanderson was sentenced to 1,096 days connected the aforesaid charge, minus 327 days for pre-sentence custody.
• Robin John was charged with unlawful confinement and aggravated assault, but the charges were stayed past fall.