https://padlet.com/bilalipod/f6le9ey5bqgvbfk6 Wrongfully Convicted Thomas Sophonow en-us 2022-04-16 19:07:06 UTC 2022-04-17 22:12:05 UTC hello@padlet.com bilalipod https://padlet.com/bilalipod/f6le9ey5bqgvbfk6/wish/2145633319 "The only real scary part of it all was when the cell door slammed behind you. Because everything before it well I didn't do it ill be found not guilty"]]> 2022-04-16 19:24:20 UTC https://padlet.com/bilalipod/f6le9ey5bqgvbfk6/wish/2145633319 bilalipod https://padlet.com/bilalipod/f6le9ey5bqgvbfk6/wish/2145635209 Barbara Stoppel was murdered in a donut shop, Thomas Sophonow was wrongfully convicted of her murder]]> 2022-04-16 19:29:33 UTC https://padlet.com/bilalipod/f6le9ey5bqgvbfk6/wish/2145635209 bilalipod https://padlet.com/bilalipod/f6le9ey5bqgvbfk6/wish/2145636865 Thomas Sophonow son Christopher Thomas Dejarlais, 41, of Calgary, was arrested and charged with second degree murder of Randeep Singh Dhaliwal, 39.]]> 2022-04-16 19:33:54 UTC https://padlet.com/bilalipod/f6le9ey5bqgvbfk6/wish/2145636865 bilalipod https://padlet.com/bilalipod/f6le9ey5bqgvbfk6/wish/2145638516 Former police chief Jack Ewatski announced Sophonow had been cleared of any involvement in Stoppel's death and publicly apologized to him on June 8, 2000]]> 2022-04-16 19:38:18 UTC https://padlet.com/bilalipod/f6le9ey5bqgvbfk6/wish/2145638516 bilalipod https://padlet.com/bilalipod/f6le9ey5bqgvbfk6/wish/2145639577 Despite having an ironcald alibi, Thomas Sophonow was still wrongfully convicted ]]> 2022-04-16 19:41:02 UTC https://padlet.com/bilalipod/f6le9ey5bqgvbfk6/wish/2145639577 bilalipod https://padlet.com/bilalipod/f6le9ey5bqgvbfk6/wish/2145642388 In an attempt to force a confession out of Thomas Sophonow tactics that would be illegal in today's laws were used. Sophonow was aggressively interrogated by police and told him that his fingerprints had been found in the donut store and that five witnesses had already identified him.]]> 2022-04-16 19:48:31 UTC https://padlet.com/bilalipod/f6le9ey5bqgvbfk6/wish/2145642388 bilalipod https://padlet.com/bilalipod/f6le9ey5bqgvbfk6/wish/2145644122 His first trial ended on 6 November 1982 when the jury concluded that it could not reach a unanimous verdict. 

Sophonow’s second trial concluded on 17 March 1983 with a conviction.

Sophonow’s third trial began on 4 February 1985. Again, he was convicted of second-degree murder and not unly did the court reverse the conviction it also ruled that Mr Sophonow couldn't be tried for a fourth time]]> 2022-04-16 19:53:05 UTC https://padlet.com/bilalipod/f6le9ey5bqgvbfk6/wish/2145644122 bilalipod https://padlet.com/bilalipod/f6le9ey5bqgvbfk6/wish/2145645721 In the report it was deemed that Thomas Sophonow receive compensation of $2.6 million.

Compensation responsibility was spilt up by, 50 per cent by Winnipeg, 40 per cent by Manitoba and 10 per cent by Canada]]> 2022-04-16 19:57:22 UTC https://padlet.com/bilalipod/f6le9ey5bqgvbfk6/wish/2145645721 bilalipod https://padlet.com/bilalipod/f6le9ey5bqgvbfk6/wish/2145647149 A story line of Thomas's events that day from trying to see his daughter and being denied all the way up to his trials summed up in a short 5 minute educative video.]]> 2022-04-16 20:01:08 UTC https://padlet.com/bilalipod/f6le9ey5bqgvbfk6/wish/2145647149 bilalipod https://padlet.com/bilalipod/f6le9ey5bqgvbfk6/wish/2146254095 2022-04-17 22:11:48 UTC https://padlet.com/bilalipod/f6le9ey5bqgvbfk6/wish/2146254095