(Plattsburgh, New York) A man sought in the killings of two gay men in Nova Scotia has been convicted of killing a man in New York state while fleeing police.

If he receives the full sentence in New York it is unlikely he will stand trial for the killings of two gay Canadian men whose bodies were found in rural areas of Nova Scotia.

The body of Trevor Charles Brewster, 45, was found in May last year under a boardwalk in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and Michael Paul Knott, 44, was found a week earlier in a wooded area in Mill Cove, west of Halifax.

The killings prompted police to warn gay men last week about cruising in remote parks.

Canadian police say that Race drove Brewster’s car to Quebec and abandoned it, crossing the border into New York on foot.

Manor was killed for his car which Race then used to flee to Texas where he was arrested in a minor traffic charge.  Police believe Race was attempting to escape to Mexico when he was stopped.

At his trial for Manor’s murder, Race’s attorney argued that the prosecution’s case was based solely on circumstantial evidence. Although Race had a long history of mental illness it was not used as a defense.