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- ↑ "Full parole for RCMP officer who threw wife from Toronto balcony". The Toronto Star. May 27, 2010. p. 10.
- ↑ Nielson, Mark. "Ex-Mountie who killed wife moving to Vancouver Island". Prince George Citizen , June 1, 2016. Retrieved April 9. 2019.
- ↑ Knuckle, Robert (2007). A Master of Deception: Working Undercover for the RCMP. General Store. ISBN 978-1897113660.
- ↑ Harris, Michael (1996). The Judas Kiss: The Undercover Life of Patrick Kelly. McClelland & Stewart. ISBN 077103959X.