The Parole Board of Canada says a Corner Brook man previously convicted of manslaughter in the death of Janet Louvelle in 1979, has now admitted to murdering the young woman.

Louvelle was 16-years old at the time.

Malclom Cuff, 52, was up for a parole review when he made the admission.

Janet Louvelle was 16-years old when she went missing in 1979.

The parole board said Cuff admitted he drove Louvelle to a spot on the highway just west of Corner Brook.

In its written decision, the board also said Cuff admitted that when she tried to run away, he chased her down, fell on her, and deliberately held her face in the snow until she suffocated.

"You originally maintained her death was accidental; however, file information indicates that you now acknowledge that her death was intentional," stated the Parole Board of Canada's decision sheet dated September 13, 2012.

"Sometimes accepting the responsibility and sometimes returning to your story that the death was accidental, today you unequivocally stated that you murdered the victim," the decision sheet continued.

Despite the admission, Cuff was denied parole. The board said while he is making progress with counselling, there's still too big a risk to release him into the community.

In 2000, Cuff admitted a role in the death of Louvelle, but said it was an accident. Cuff was later sentenced to 14 years for manslaughter in the death of Louvelle.

"Callous and brutal"

Cuff and a second man were convicted in 1984 of sexually assaulting and murdering another woman, Marilyn Ann Newman.

"The Board presented to you that these two murders could be described as brutal and cold-blooded. You did not disagree with this description," said the parole's decision sheet.

"You admitted to many more details of both offences than you have previously done, in particular, the manslaughter offence," the written decision added.

The board looked at several other factors, such as Cuff's behaviour and progress in therapy, but said Cuff still has, "more work to do in understanding yourself and the reasons for your crimes."

"They were callous and brutal murders of two young women so every precaution must be taken in your case and every avenue explored to properly assess your understanding of your behaviour and thus your potential future risk."