https://padlet.com/zainabadewusi445/lrciz9agk515 Made by Zainab Adewusi en-us 2018-11-11 22:46:00 UTC 2024-12-12 21:39:18 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Beartoy.png zainabadewusi445 https://padlet.com/zainabadewusi445/lrciz9agk515/wish/303059161 In 1959 Steven Truscott who was 14 years old at the time, was charged with the murder of Lynne Harper; his classmate. It was alleged that Truscott had given Lynne a ride on his bicycle days later Lynne was found dead. It was alleged that Truscott had sexually assaulted then murdered Lynne Harper. Steven Truscott spent 50 years trying to clear his name before he was acquitted in 2007 by the Ontario Court Of Appeal ]]> 2018-11-11 22:48:32 UTC https://padlet.com/zainabadewusi445/lrciz9agk515/wish/303059161 zainabadewusi445 https://padlet.com/zainabadewusi445/lrciz9agk515/wish/303059860 I chose to complete my case study on Steven Truscott ]]> 2018-11-11 22:54:59 UTC https://padlet.com/zainabadewusi445/lrciz9agk515/wish/303059860 zainabadewusi445 https://padlet.com/zainabadewusi445/lrciz9agk515/wish/303060974 2018-11-11 23:04:00 UTC https://padlet.com/zainabadewusi445/lrciz9agk515/wish/303060974 zainabadewusi445 https://padlet.com/zainabadewusi445/lrciz9agk515/wish/303061463 In this short video different facts about the Steven Truscott care are highlighted ]]> 2018-11-11 23:07:53 UTC https://padlet.com/zainabadewusi445/lrciz9agk515/wish/303061463 zainabadewusi445 https://padlet.com/zainabadewusi445/lrciz9agk515/wish/310105534 In July 2008,  Steven Truscott was rewarded a $6.5 Million dollar compensation  for his wrongful conviction. The attorney General also announced that his wife, Marline be given 100,000. After being compensated Truscott's family stating " Although we are grateful for the freedom and stability that this award will provide, we are also painfully aware that no amount of money will truly compensate Steven for the terror to being sentenced to hang at the age of 14"]]> 2018-12-01 21:54:25 UTC https://padlet.com/zainabadewusi445/lrciz9agk515/wish/310105534 zainabadewusi445 https://padlet.com/zainabadewusi445/lrciz9agk515/wish/310106199 When it comes to the Steven Truscott case I do believe that there are many factors in which contributed to Truscotts wrongful conviction.
  1. The prosecutors were eager to convict someone so bad, that they let emotions cloud their professional judgement. This is identified as " Tunnel Vision"

2. Another factor that lead to a wrongful conviction was false witness testimony


]]> 2018-12-01 22:06:37 UTC https://padlet.com/zainabadewusi445/lrciz9agk515/wish/310106199 zainabadewusi445 https://padlet.com/zainabadewusi445/lrciz9agk515/wish/310107630 2018-12-01 22:28:54 UTC https://padlet.com/zainabadewusi445/lrciz9agk515/wish/310107630 zainabadewusi445 https://padlet.com/zainabadewusi445/lrciz9agk515/wish/310110426 The curtail evidence that set Steven free was the pathologist letter. The pathologist wrote a letter to the head police investigator in the Truscott case in 1977. In the letter the pathologist stated that he had made an agonizing reappraisal in regards to his testimony. 
Another piece of evidence that came to light was from an elderly couple. They had told investigators that soon after the murder they had seen a young female hitchhiking around where Truscott had claimed he left Lynne at.

In 2002 Truscott's case was reviewed and appealed. A year later Steven Truscott was acquitted. ]]> 2018-12-01 23:15:35 UTC https://padlet.com/zainabadewusi445/lrciz9agk515/wish/310110426 zainabadewusi445 https://padlet.com/zainabadewusi445/lrciz9agk515/wish/310111558 After many years Lynnes' family choses to speak on the matter.]]> 2018-12-01 23:37:15 UTC https://padlet.com/zainabadewusi445/lrciz9agk515/wish/310111558 zainabadewusi445 https://padlet.com/zainabadewusi445/lrciz9agk515/wish/310113047 2018-12-02 00:09:26 UTC https://padlet.com/zainabadewusi445/lrciz9agk515/wish/310113047 zainabadewusi445 https://padlet.com/zainabadewusi445/lrciz9agk515/wish/310113183 After Steven was aquitted he moved to Guelph. While staying in Guelph Truscott remained quiet about his conviction. After a few years later Truscott broke silence and participated in an interview with " fifth estate documentary" ]]> 2018-12-02 00:12:22 UTC https://padlet.com/zainabadewusi445/lrciz9agk515/wish/310113183 zainabadewusi445 https://padlet.com/zainabadewusi445/lrciz9agk515/wish/310113487 Ruhl Berry, a retired OPP believed that Larry Talbot; who is now deceased should have been a suspect in the murder of Lynne Harper. Ruhl stated that he had made many attempts to have Talbot considered as a suspect in the case due to him being linked to other sexual assaults. The factors that Ruhl believed made him a potential suspect was his shoe size, as well as the car he drove ]]> 2018-12-02 00:19:53 UTC https://padlet.com/zainabadewusi445/lrciz9agk515/wish/310113487 zainabadewusi445 https://padlet.com/zainabadewusi445/lrciz9agk515/wish/310113894 Harry Seyeau, an OPP who helped convict Truscott testified that him, along with his colleagues did not do research regarding any sexual predators within the area that Lynne was raped and murdered. It was also testified that Bob Lawson, a farmer who owned land nearby where Lynne was found, seen a strange car parked outside his property the night Lynne went missing  and called to police to report it but they didn't seem interested. Bob also stated that Jocelyn Gaudet; the key witness that testified that Steven set a date for her to meet him in the woods, had came to his farm and asked him to change his story inorder for it to match her testimony.

Karen Jutsi, whom testified when she was 9 years old, told the Ontario court of appeal that she was reading over her testimony years later and realized her testimony was wrong ]]> 2018-12-02 00:32:11 UTC https://padlet.com/zainabadewusi445/lrciz9agk515/wish/310113894 zainabadewusi445 https://padlet.com/zainabadewusi445/lrciz9agk515/wish/310114610 Having the opportunity to do my assignment on the Steven Truscott case, I have realized how easily the Canadian justice system could be played and influenced. Every wrongfully convicted person should be a learning experience for the justice system therefore they should find ways to improve so that wrongful convictions don't happen so often. When trying to prove case, all persons should be questioned until they are 100% sure that they have the right person. I also do think that all witnesses should be question 2 times max to make sure their testimony is always the same as their last one ]]> 2018-12-02 00:51:11 UTC https://padlet.com/zainabadewusi445/lrciz9agk515/wish/310114610 zainabadewusi445 https://padlet.com/zainabadewusi445/lrciz9agk515/wish/310116682 https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/steven-truscott-case

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/lynne-harpers-family-speaks-out-on-truscott/article20401083/

https://www.therecord.com/news-story/5156074--viable-suspect-explored-in-murder-that-saw-steven-truscott-wrongfully-convicted/

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