July 07, 2025

Quebec prison escapee, convicted murder possibly in South Bruce or Hanover

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were notified of an escapee from a Quebec correctional institution on July 6, 2025. The Surete du Quebec Police Service advised that on July 5, 2025, an inmate convicted in 1992 of murder, had escaped from the Archambault Incarceration Centre in the Province of Quebec.

South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Crime Unit is now assisting in this investigation and believe that the wanted individual may be in Southwestern Ontario, more specifically in the South Bruce or Hanover areas.

The wanted male individual is described as follows:

• Lory Bill GERMA - 69 years-of-age,
• Bald head, brown eyes,
• 178 cm tall (5'8"),
• 75 kg (165 lbs.),
• Tattoos include: Sword, "Carol", Flying Skull, Seahorses, Dragons, Grim Reaper, Cloud and Lightning Bolts,
• Scar - Left eyebrow.
• Metis.

Police are seeking the public's assistance in locating this male. If observed, do not approach the subject, and immediately contact police at 9-1-1.

The investigation is ongoing, and more details will be released when they become available.

If you have any information that may assist the OPP in locating this wanted person, please contact police at 9-1-1 or 1-888-310-1122, or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477. If you would like to remain anonymous, you can also visit Ontario crimestoppers.ca.

 

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