https://padlet.com/eric_bessel/r8f9zpmqho44 By: Eric Bessel en-us 2018-11-25 17:33:22 UTC 2025-05-30 15:01:52 UTC hello@padlet.com eric_bessel https://padlet.com/eric_bessel/r8f9zpmqho44/wish/307535802 Robert Baltovich is an example of a popular wrongful conviction that took place in Canada.He was 25 years old when he was wrongfully convicted for the murder of his girlfriend Elizabeth Bain in 1990. He spent eight years in prison and nearly another 10 years trying to clear his name before being found not guilty in a retrial on April 22, 2008.]]> 2018-11-25 17:34:58 UTC https://padlet.com/eric_bessel/r8f9zpmqho44/wish/307535802 eric_bessel https://padlet.com/eric_bessel/r8f9zpmqho44/wish/307557900 This article below does a really good job explaining Steven Truscott's wrongful conviction from beginning to end. Explaining key facts and information this article is very informative on this case and what happened year by year during this mans unfortunate time in life when he was convicted for the murder of his friend]]> 2018-11-25 20:12:56 UTC https://padlet.com/eric_bessel/r8f9zpmqho44/wish/307557900 eric_bessel https://padlet.com/eric_bessel/r8f9zpmqho44/wish/349558268 Over the years, Canada has been involved some major wrongful conviction cases. Prior to 2016 their have been at least 70 recorded instances of wrongful convictions in Canada. Some of the victims that have been involved with the largest wrongful convictions in Canada include Steven Truscott, Robert Baltovich, and David Milgaard in which all three of them were wrongfully convicted of murders they did not commit. The link below explains more in depth about wrongful conviction cases that have occurred in Canada.]]> 2019-04-08 15:32:20 UTC https://padlet.com/eric_bessel/r8f9zpmqho44/wish/349558268 eric_bessel https://padlet.com/eric_bessel/r8f9zpmqho44/wish/349566681 The main three reasons as to why wrongful conviction cases occur is due to faulty eyewitness identification, police and prosecutorial tunnel vision, and over-reliance on scientifically questionable evidence. Not only in Canada but all around the world, wrongful conviction cases are happening and will continue to happen due to these three reasons. The link below gives a thorough explanation on all of the reasoning behind wrongful convictions. ]]> 2019-04-08 15:47:40 UTC https://padlet.com/eric_bessel/r8f9zpmqho44/wish/349566681 eric_bessel https://padlet.com/eric_bessel/r8f9zpmqho44/wish/349572724 In 1959,when Steven was 14 years old, he gave his schoolmate/friend Lynn Harper a ride on his bicycle near in the area they were from. Two days later her body was found in a grove near the town they were from and she had been raped and strangled to death. A 15 day trial then occurred and Steven Truscott was convicted of murder and he became Canada’s youngest death-row inmate. His death sentence was then commuted in which he spent a decade in prison before being paroled in 1969. Then On Aug 28, 2007, the Ontario Court overturned his conviction, declaring the case “a miscarriage of justice” that “must be quashed” and the Ontario Government then awarded him $6.5 million in compensation for everything he went through. Below is a picture of Steven now. ]]> 2019-04-08 15:58:21 UTC https://padlet.com/eric_bessel/r8f9zpmqho44/wish/349572724 eric_bessel https://padlet.com/eric_bessel/r8f9zpmqho44/wish/349573426 In 1969 when David was 16, he was charged in the sex slaying of a nurse named Gail Miller. Gail was raped, stabbed to death and left in a snow bank. After the murder David went on a trip with his friends where they though David was acting weird plus he has blood stains on his shirt. His friends contacted police in which the police then interviewed David and he said he had nothing to do with the murder. Then in May, investigators began hearing reports that David had entertained his friends in a hotel room by re-enacting the Miller murder. He was then charged with first-degree murder on May 30, 1969. He spent 23 years in jail until he was freed because he was wrongfully convicted. Below is a picture of David now]]> 2019-04-08 15:59:37 UTC https://padlet.com/eric_bessel/r8f9zpmqho44/wish/349573426 eric_bessel https://padlet.com/eric_bessel/r8f9zpmqho44/wish/349593823 Below is a video that explains how eyewitness identifications lead to wrongful convictions.]]> 2019-04-08 16:36:51 UTC https://padlet.com/eric_bessel/r8f9zpmqho44/wish/349593823 eric_bessel https://padlet.com/eric_bessel/r8f9zpmqho44/wish/349596361 This video explains how race can be a factor associated with the wrongful conviction of a person]]> 2019-04-08 16:41:20 UTC https://padlet.com/eric_bessel/r8f9zpmqho44/wish/349596361 eric_bessel https://padlet.com/eric_bessel/r8f9zpmqho44/wish/349597807 Below is a video that explains 5 of the worst and most tragic wrongful conviction cases that have happened in the world. It is a very interesting and informative video on several wrongful conviction cases that have happened outside of Canada.]]> 2019-04-08 16:44:00 UTC https://padlet.com/eric_bessel/r8f9zpmqho44/wish/349597807 eric_bessel https://padlet.com/eric_bessel/r8f9zpmqho44/wish/349605274 2019-04-08 16:57:32 UTC https://padlet.com/eric_bessel/r8f9zpmqho44/wish/349605274