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By Mike Vanden Bosch

Inmate dies

Man convicted of manslaughter in stabbing death of his girlfriend dies at Agassiz prison

Oct 23, 2025 | 3:22 PM

AGASSIZ — A 40-year-old man who was convicted in 2023 for manslaughter in the stabbing death of his girlfriend has died at a prison in Agassiz.

Correctional Service Canada announced that John Wendell Keyler died earlier today, Oct. 23, while in custody.

At the time of death, the inmate had been serving a sentence of 4 years, 10 months, and 29 days since December 12, 2024. Keyler’s next of kin have been notified of his death.

According to a judgement from the B.C. Supreme Court, Keyler stabbed 38-year-old Sarah Foord in July 2020. Her remains were found in a secluded area outside Fort St. John, B.C. He was originally charged with second-degree murder but was convicted of manslaughter, and a second charge of indignity to human remains.

The two had been in a romantic relationship for approximately 16 months. Keyler stabbed Foord with the blade of a multitool on July 7, 2020. He transported her body, along with various other items taken from a residence, to a gas well-site location near Buick Creek, BC., and buried her body in the bush adjacent to a cleared portion of the well-site. He then went to a small body of water nearby and threw the multitool with which he had stabbed her into the water.

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As in all cases involving the death of an inmate, the CSC will review the circumstances of the inmate’s death. CSC policy mandates that the police and the coroner be notified.