Convicted killer escapes police custody during Montreal hospital visit Montreal police are searching for a convicted killer who escaped custody during a hospital visit. Jean Pierre Duclos slipped away from police while being escorted to a hospital in suburban Verdun for an unspecified medical condition. Duclos, who is 56, has been serving a life sentence since 1992 for a first-degree murder committed the previous year. He is five-foot-seven, about 150 pounds and was last seen wearing a white short sleeved shirt, blue jeans and a green coat.