Actor Quaid and his wife say they fear for their lives, seek asylum in Canada

Actor Quaid and his wife say they fear for their lives, seek asylum in Canada

VANCOUVER, Canada -- Oscar-nominated actor Randy Quaid, brother of Dennis Quaid, and Randy’s wife, Evi, are seeking asylum in Canada saying they fear for their lives and cannot, therefore, return to the U.S.

Randy Quaid is best known for his role as Eddie in the “National Lampoon” series.

The couple claim to believe they are the targets of a mysterious clan they believe murdered actors Heath Ledger and David Carradine. Ledger died of a drug overdose in 2008 and Carradine was found dead, apparently from accidental asphyxiation, last year, Eonline reported.

"Hollywood is murdering its movie stars," Evi Quaid said in Vancouver last week.

The couple left California and headed to Canada after a series of events that began in 2009 and spiraled downhill.

Legal challenges/downhill spiral

First, in 2009 they allegedly skipped out on a $10,000 bill from an expensive, classy Santa Barbara, Calif., hotel. They were found and arrested in Texas.

Following their release they moved back into a home they once owned, squatted there, and reportedly “trashed the place.”

News reports state they continually missed court dates and finally were caught in Vancouver, Canada, where the couple was released on $10,000 bail following their arrest on the outstanding California warrants.

Now they want asylum in Canada, saying if they return to California they will be killed by a group they called the “Star Whackers.”

Even their lawyer is saying Canadian asylum will save his clients’ lives.

The Vancouver Sun reported the Quaids are due to appear before the Canadian Immigration and Refugee Board Thursday.

Former prosecutor Robin Sax told "Good Morning America" Tuesday that the couple thinks they can get away with the crime they committed.

While under normal circumstances the state of California and the governments of Canada and the United States would not sink vast resources into extraditing a couple wanted for fairly innocuous charges, Sax said the Quaids’ continual flouting of the law and their Hollywood status may be a factor.

"Their behavior keeps raising the odds & that the court would consider jail," she said. "I think that we're going to see this move along fairly quickly because of Canada's cooperation with the United States."

Last week a judge issued two $50,000 arrest warrants for the Quaids related to illegally squatting at the guest house of the Montecito home they once owned, The Associated Press reported.

Evi and Randy Quaid each face a felony vandalism charge.

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Source: ABC News