Question: Facts:   - conviction: murder arsonist    - beginyear: june 21 , 1986    - province: new brunswick    - victims: 5 +    - sentence: life years imprisonment without the possibility of parole for 25    - imprisoned: special handling unit    - endyear: november 24 , 1989    - country: canada    - alias: the monster of the miramichi    - nickname: monster of the miramichi      - birth date: 13 february 1948    - name: allan legere    - apprehended: november 24 , 1989    - birth place: chatham , new brunswick   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of allan legere .
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allan legere -lrb- born february 13 , 1948 -rrb- is a canadian serial killer and arsonist , also known as the monster of the miramichi , in reference to a reign of terror he inflicted upon residents of the miramichi river valley of new brunswick in 1989 .