'UNTIL YOU ARE DEAD' Steven Truscott's Long Ride Into History
Idioma: inglés
Editorial: Knopf, 2001
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Librería: Loretta Lay Books, London, Reino UnidoLoretta Lay Books
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Hardback. Prior to June 11, 1959 Canadian parents could allow their children to play outdoors, unsupervised, in places children traditionally loved : schoolyards, fields and nearby swimming pools. But on that summer day, when the body of 12yr old Lynne Harper turned up in a wooded area near Clinton, Ontario, that innocence was shattered. The summer was barely over before a popular schoolboy named Steven Truscott, just 14yrs old, was convicted and sentenced to hang following the most controversial trial in Canadian history. Truscott spent 10yrs in prison after the federal cabinet commuted his death sentence. He always maintained that he had nothing to do with the crime. At time of publication, Steven Truscott was in his mid-fifties, a devoted husband, father and grandfather. He was, by all accounts, a model citizen, well liked and respected in his community. But he is still a convicted killer who has had to live under a false identity since his release from prison, one who will remain on parole to the end of his days. When his children were old enough to learn the truth of their father's past, Truscott decided to come out of hiding and talk about his case to CBC TV's 'The Fifth Estate'. As producer of the show, the author spent 2yrs investigation the story. This is the full story of the ongoing investigation and the man who still resides at its centre. From the news in 1959 that a young girl had gone missing to the efforts four decades later by lawyers - those who assisted Guy Paul Morin and others - in preparing an application to the federal justice minister to reopen the case, this is a chilling examination of a remarkable and deeply moving story. The book uncovers a wealth of information that could have led to a different verdict and a very different life for the young boy who was nearly executed over 50yrs ago. Illus. + Maps and Index of Proper Names. 580pp. lge. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg,m with his personal b/plate. Nr. f. in nr. f. dw. a fairly heavy book which may require additional postage.…
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- Título
- 'UNTIL YOU ARE DEAD' Steven Truscott's Long Ride Into History
- Autor
- Sher (Julian)
- Editorial
- Knopf
- Año de publicación
- 2001
- Estado
- Fine
- Sobrecubierta
- Fine
- Encuadernación
- Hardcover / Hardback
- Idioma
- inglés
- ISBN 10
- 0676973809
- ISBN 13
- 9780676973808
- Catálogos de vendedores
- Miscarriages of Justice
Until You Are Dead chronicles the loss of Canadas innocence. Prior to June 11, 1959, Canadian parents could allow their children to play outdoors, unsupervised, in places children traditionally love: schoolyards, fields and nearby swimming holes. But on that hot summer day, when the body of a twelve-year-old girl turned up in a woody area near Clinton, Ontario, that innocence was shattered.
The girls name was Lynne Harper and she had been raped and murdered. The summer was barely over before a popular schoolboy named Steven Truscott, fourteen years old at the time, was tried, convicted and sentenced to hang. Truscott spent ten years in prison after the federal cabinet commuted his death sentence. He has always maintained his innocence.
His trial in 1959 was the most famous and controversial in Canadian history. As a producer at CBC TVs the fifth estate, Julian Sher spent two years investigating the Steven Truscott story for an explosive documentary. When it aired in the spring of 2000, more than 1.4 million Canadians watched the program that sparked headlines across the country and questions in Parliament. Now, in this gripping and shocking account, Sher gives us the full story of that investigation, including new material not revealed on television. From the news that a young girl had gone missing in 1959 to the efforts four decades later by lawyers those who assisted Guy Paul Morin and others preparing an application to the federal justice minister for a verdict of wrongful conviction, this is a thorough and chilling examination of the case that rocked the country, and the man who continues to reside at its centre.
When Steven Truscott decided to come out of hiding and tell his story to the fifth estate, there were no deals, no commitments, no promises. If Sher and the fifth estate were to investigate one of Canadas most controversial murder cases, they had to have unfettered access. Truscott readily agreed.
"Until You Are Dead reveals witnesses not called upon to testify; other, more likely suspects, including a known pedophile, never questioned; and important leads that were kept from the defence, the judge and jurors. Boxes of police files and military records hidden or buried in government vaults reveal astonishing and disturbing information about an investigation and trial the authorities always claimed was above reproach. All told, the book uncovers a wealth of information that could have lead to a different verdict and a very different life for the young boy who was nearly executed over forty years ago.
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