# Source distinctions — Steven Laroche and Vicki Black
Reviewed September 20, 2026. These rows distinguish records and possible misreadings; not every row is a claim made by the Facebook post.

| Question / interpretation | Finding | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Laroche died at Mission Institution, age 58, on September 11 | Confirmed by CSC notice | CSC September 16 release |
| Deceased inmate is the offender sentenced in the Black case | CSC confirmation reported by CTV | CTV September 18 account of agency email |
| The Black case resulted in a murder conviction | Incorrect | Guilty plea and conviction were manslaughter; 2020 BCSC 1930 |
| Life sentence beginning December 1997 was imposed for Black's death | Incorrect | Separate Manitoba second-degree murder; reasons paragraph 19 and CTV |
| Black manslaughter sentence was 10 years | Correct with credit qualification | Paragraphs 31–32: 425 days credit, described as 14 months; eight years ten months remaining |
| Credit means 14 months of actual pre-sentence detention | Not the calculation the reasons give | Some days credited at 1.5 and others at 1.0 |
| Life sentence since 1997 means uninterrupted imprisonment since 1997 | Incorrect inference | Paragraphs 20–21 record day/full parole periods |
| Judge alone devised the 10-year proposal | Incorrect | Joint Crown and defence submission; paragraphs 1,27–29 |
| Cause conclusively established by coroner | Not verified | Visible CSC body omits cause; metadata/hidden teaser says apparent natural causes; no final finding retrieved |
| Coroner notification means a completed investigation finding | Incorrect inference | CSC states a policy requirement only |
| Death proves prison wrongdoing or connection to other unsolved crimes | Not established | No such evidence in the reviewed record |

Primary reasons: https://www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/sc/20/19/2020BCSC1930.htm
CSC: https://www.canada.ca/en/correctional-service/news/2026/09/death-of-an-inmate-from-mission-institution.html
CTV: https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/man-who-was-arrested-26-years-after-killing-vancouver-sex-worker-dies-in-prison/