Jeremy Molitor

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Jeremy Molitor is a Canadian former boxer and Commonwealth Games gold medalist, currently on parole for second-degree murder.

Boxing career

Molitor and his younger brother Steve were known as the "Bruise Brothers",{{cite news |title=Boxing champ faces charge of murder |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=6 May 2002 |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/boxing-champ-faces-charge-of-murder/article4134780/ |access-date=30 May 2021|last1=Priest |first1=Lisa }} as they rose from Sarnia's gyms to the top of Canada's amateur boxing ranks in the late 1990s. Both siblings were educated at Northern Collegiate Institute and Vocational School (NCIVS). A former nine-time national amateur champion, Molitor gained attention at the 1998 Commonwealth Games held at Kuala Lumpur. There, he won the Welterweight (67 kg) title, defeating Absolom Okoth of Kenya 14–9 to claim the gold medal. He dropped the puck for an OHL game between the Sarnia Sting and Kitchener Rangers held in Sarnia, and had some minor sponsorship deals.

Molitor failed to qualify for the 2000 Summer Olympics due to suffering a broken hand three days before the Sydney 2000 team trials. His career declined as he battled addictions to cocaine and alcohol and failed to maintain his former training regime. He tried moving to Toronto for several months to train with his up-and-coming brother, but his personal problems continued.

His younger brother Steve Molitor is a former professional boxer, who held the International Boxing Federation light featherweight championship.{{cite web |last1=Hunter |first1=Rose |title=Molitor Overcomes Pressure to Retain IBF Super Bantamweight Title |url=http://www.doghouseboxing.com/Dhb/Dhb071907.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070813152301/http://www.doghouseboxing.com/Dhb/Dhb071907.htm |access-date=30 May 2021|archive-date=2007-08-13 }}

Conviction

On May 4, 2002, five months after moving back to Sarnia, he murdered his ex-girlfriend, 21-year-old Jessica Nethery, in a parking lot, stabbing her 58 times. At the time, Molitor was under a restraining order to stay away from his former girlfriend, whom he had previously abused. Molitor was also listed in police reports as being under the influence of drugs and alcohol at the time.

In December 2004, Molitor was convicted of second-degree murder, and the following May was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 14 years. Molitor was housed at Millhaven Institution near Kingston, Ontario.{{cite web |last1=O'Connor |first1=Joe |title=Thy Brother's Keeper |url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/national-post-latest-edition/20061104/282608848312336 |publisher=National Post |access-date=6 June 2021 |date=November 4, 2006}} With credit for time already served he could apply for parole in 2016.

Parole

On November 26, 2015, Molitor was granted day parole after appealing a previous decision to deny parole in November 2014. The appeal was granted on the grounds that members of the board reported they weren't convinced Molitor's "tendency to manipulate others has in fact ended," according to a copy of the board's decision.{{Cite web|url=http://blackburnnews.com/sarnia/sarnia-news/2015/11/27/molitor-granted-day-parole/|title = Molitor Granted Day Parole|date = 27 November 2015}}{{cite web |last1=Simpson |first1=Barbara |title=Convicted killer Jeremy Molitor gets day parole |url=https://www.theobserver.ca/2015/12/02/convicted-killer-jeremy-molitor-gets-day-parole |website=theobserver.ca |access-date=30 May 2021}} Molitor was eventually granted full parole in 2019.{{cite web |last1=Pin |first1=Louis |title=Jessica Nethery's murderer, ex-Sarnia boxer Jeremy Molitor, given full parole |url=https://www.theobserver.ca/news/local-news/jessica-netherys-murderer-ex-sarnia-boxer-jeremy-molitor-given-full-parole |website=theobserver.ca |access-date=30 May 2021}}