CBC reported Roger Hilyard Crossman was sentenced to life with no parole for at least 24 years.

Life, with parole eligibility at 24 years, is the sentence CBC, CP24, CHMA, and Your Greater Moncton reported. Sixty-five and 62 are not the same age. Monday, and Tuesday, Nov. 2, are not the same day. A video appearance from a hospital bed, and a story that says he appeared and does not mention a hospital, are not the same account of who was in the courtroom.

CBC News, by Shane Magee, posted Nov. 2, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. EST, reported Roger Hilyard Crossman was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for at least 24 years. It reported the 65-year-old previously pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and to improperly or indecently interfering with a body, and that he admitted killing Marlene Cheryl Crossman, 59, at their Sackville home on Oct. 12, 2023. It reported Court of King's Bench Justice Maya Hamou sentenced him Monday. It reported second-degree murder carries an automatic life sentence and that a judge sets parole eligibility between 10 and 25 years. It reported the Crown sought eligibility between 20 and 24 years. CP24, by Lauren Roulston, published Nov. 2, 2026, at 2:20 p.m. EST, reported the same life sentence and reported he will not be eligible to apply for parole for 24 years. No chance of parole for at least 24 years, on CBC, and not eligible to apply for parole for 24 years, on CP24, are not the same wording. CP24 also printed his age as 65 and Marlene Crossman's age as 59. It reported he pleaded guilty to a charge of indignity to a human body or human remains. Improperly or indecently interfering with a body, on CBC, and indignity to a human body or human remains, on CP24, are not the same count name. CP24 does not print the Crown's 20-to-24-year range.

CHMA, by Katie Tower, on a page dated November 3, 2026, reported a 62-year-old Sackville man was sentenced to life without eligibility of parole for 24 years. It reported Roger Hilyard Crossman appeared in the Court of King's Bench in Moncton on Tuesday, Nov. 2, after admitting to killing and dismembering his spouse in October 2023. Sixty-two, on CHMA, and 65, on CBC and CP24, are not the same age. Tuesday, Nov. 2, on CHMA, and Monday, on CBC and CP24, are not the same day. Nov. 2, 2026, was a Monday. CHMA reported a concurrent 5 years for the indignity to human remains charge, and that on release he will be subject to a forfeiture order, a communication prohibition, a lifetime firearm prohibition, and a DNA order. Your Greater Moncton, by Tara Clow, timestamped November 3, 2026, at 2:10 p.m., reported the Court of King's Bench in Moncton sentenced him Monday, that he will not be eligible for parole for 24 years, and that he will serve an additional five years concurrently for indignity to human remains. CHMA and Your Greater Moncton print the five years. CBC and CP24 do not. CHMA prints the forfeiture order, the communication prohibition, the firearm prohibition, and the DNA order. The other three pages do not. Your Greater Moncton does not name the judge. CHMA does not name the judge. CBC and CP24 name Justice Maya Hamou.

CBC reported his lawyer, Martin Siscoe, told the court Crossman has been in hospital since Oct. 24, that he has a terminal cancer diagnosis and potentially only weeks to live, and that he is applying for medical assistance in dying. It reported Hamou said she was not prepared to adjourn the hearing because he wants to avail himself of that process, and, "You don't get to opt out of your sentencing hearing." It reported he appeared by video from a hospital bed. CP24 reported he did not appear in person, that court adjourned briefly Monday morning so he could join from his hospital room, that he has Stage 4 lymphoma and refused treatment, according to Siscoe, and that he has submitted an application for medical assistance in dying. Terminal cancer and potentially weeks, on CBC, and Stage 4 lymphoma and refused treatment, on CP24, are not the same medical sentence. Applying, on CBC, and submitted an application, on CP24, are not the same step. CP24 quotes Hamou as "avail himself to MAID." CBC quotes "avail himself of MAID." To, and of, are not the same word. Your Greater Moncton reported he is now reportedly in hospital with stage four lymphoma. It does not print medical assistance in dying, Oct. 24, or a video appearance. CHMA says he appeared and does not print a hospital. Appeared, on CHMA, did not appear in person, on CP24, and appeared by video from a hospital bed, on CBC, are three accounts.

Your Greater Moncton reported he pleaded guilty in September to second-degree murder, that he was initially charged with first-degree murder, and that the charge was reduced. CBC reported he was scheduled to stand trial this fall on first-degree murder and pleaded guilty in September to the lesser charge. CHMA reported that on Oct. 13, 2023, he appeared by tele-remand in Moncton Provincial Court, was charged with first-degree murder, was remanded, and was ordered to undergo a 30-day psychiatric assessment, and that the charge was later changed to second-degree murder. A September plea, a charge that was reduced, and a charge that was later changed are three ways of describing that step. CP24 does not print September. CHMA reported Sackville RCMP found Marlene Cheryl Crossman's body on the afternoon of October 12, 2023, during a well-being check at a residence on King Street, and that he turned himself into the Antigonish RCMP detachment later that day. Into, on that page, is the verb CHMA printed. CP24 reported a wellness check, and a supervisor's call for a wellbeing check at around 4:04 p.m. CBC reported he drove to several places in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia before turning himself in at that detachment. King Street is CHMA's. The 4:04 p.m. clock is CP24's. CBC reported the agreed facts say he stabbed her while she was in the shower. CP24 reported investigators suggest he killed her in the bathtub. A shower, and a bathtub, are not the same place. CP24 reported an autopsy found three sharp-force injuries to the chest and abdomen. CBC reported he worked 20 years as a corrections officer and later taught criminology courses. Those two facts are not on the other pages. CBC reported prosecutor Martine Cormier described coercive control during a marriage of nearly 37 years. CP24 reported court documents say they were married for close to 37 years and had two sons. CBC reported their son Bradley Crossman described the loss. The other pages do not print his name. The life sentence is the judgment on the second-degree murder plea. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.