Man Convicted of Murder in 2015 Deaths of Three Eastern Ontario Women Dies in Prison

People take part in a vigil at the Women's Monument in Petawawa, Ont., following the jury's release of recommendations in the Borutski inquest in Pembroke, Ont., on June 28, 2022. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

An Ontario man convicted of murdering three women in Renfrew County has died in prison of what officials say were natural causes.

The Correctional Service Canada says Basil Borutski died March 28 at Millhaven Institution in Ontario where he was serving at least a 70-year sentence for first and second-degree murder.