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Kruse Wellwood, one of two convicted of the murder of Langford teen Kimberly Proctor, has been denied parole once again.
In March of 2010, 16-year-old Wellwood and his accomplice, Cameron Moffat devised a plan to rape and murder Proctor, who was only 18-years-old at the time of her death.
They then contacted Proctor and arranged a time and place to meet under the pretence that the two boys wanted to apologize for being unkind.
The victim was lured to Wellwood’s Langford home on March 18th, where she was sexually assaulted and brutalized for a period of several hours.
Investigators have determined that Proctor was strangled and suffocated until she died.
Wellwood and Moffat then stored her body in a freezer before transferring her to a duffle bag, which they reportedly brought with them on a bus to dispose of.
Her burned body was found the next day beneath a bridge, just off the Galloping Goose in Colwood.
Now, Wellwood is 31-years-old and serving a life sentence for first degree murder and indignity to a dead body.
The 16-years-old was sentenced as an adult with eligibility for parole beginning in 2020. Since that time he has unsuccessfully applied for parole numerous times.
In a decision made by the Parole Board of Canada (PBC) on December 10th, 2025, it was determined that Wellwood’s risk of reoffending remains too high for parole.
PBC says that Wellwood believes himself to have Asperger’s syndrome or high functioning
Autism, which he says inhibits his ability to “perform” his emotions to a standard that can be appreciated by others.
“It feels like a form of neurotypical tyranny that invariably keeps me bound within the misunderstandings of others,” Wellwood wrote in a letter obtained by PBC.
Wellwood has undergone a number of psychological and psychiatric assessments since incarceration.
According to a 2011 psychiatric assessment, it was determined that he had a deviant “sexual disorder” in the form of sadism, and indications of necrophilia.
“The psychiatrist concluded that you are a very high risk for committing a similar offence in the future,” wrote the PBC in their decision to deny Wellwood’s parole.
The most recent psychological risk assessment completed in July 2025 found that Wellwood’s risk for sexual and general violence is high.
PBC says that the psychologist noted his risk for serious violence, including death, “…is an ongoing reasonable concern given the index offence and ongoing primary motivators and lack of insight and judgement…”
“The psychologist reported your risk cannot be managed effectively in the community and a period of sustained stability, improved insight and further treatment of sexually deviant interests is needed,” noted PBC.
During his sentence thus far, Wellwood has reportedly displayed numerous “emotional outbursts” and has been involved in several physical altercations.
As recently as July 2025, Wellwood was determined to be an instigator in an assault on another inmate, and in August 2025, he was observed smashing his body and head on a metal door and screaming while running away from staff.
Ultimately, PBC has recommended Wellwood be denied parole due to his perceived high-risk to reoffend.
