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Where is Lynn Harper
Lynn Harper was missing -
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Truscott Case
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Lynn was found dead!
Harper’s body is found in Lawson’s Bush. Dr. John Penistan, assisted by Dr. David Hall Brooks, performs an autopsy on Harper’s body. -
Truscott was taken to custody
Truscott is taken into custody. Doctors examine him starting at 10:15 p.m. -
Truscott was charged
Truscott is charged under the Juvenile Delinquents Act with Harper’s murder. Later that day, they seize the clothing Truscott was wearing the day police picked him up, including his underwear. -
Judge ordered Truscott to be tried as an adult
Magistrate Dudley Holmes of the Juvenile and Family Court orders Truscott be tried as an adult. truscott’s application for leave to appeal Magistrate Holmes’ decision is denied. -
The Trial
Truscott’s trial takes place in Goderich, Ont., before Justice Robert Ferguson and a jury. Seventy-four witnesses testify. -
Guilty.......
The jury returns a verdict of guilty, with a recommendation for mercy. Judge Ferguson, as required by law, sentences Truscott to be hanged. -
Transferred!!
Truscott is transferred to the Ontario Training School for Boys in Guelph, Ont. -
Book Published
Isabel LeBourdais’ book, The Trial of Stephen Truscott, is published. -
Truscott goes supreme
The Supreme Court of Canada hears testimony from 26 witnesses, including Truscott, who did not testify at his trial. -
Submissions to the supreme court
Lawyers for Truscott and the Crown make oral submissions to the Supreme Court. -
Beat Down
In an 8-1 decision, the Supreme Court rules that had an appeal in Truscott’s case been heard, it would have been dismissed. -
Parole
Truscott is released on parole. He is 24. -
Wrongly Convicted?
Lawyers from the Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted file an application on Truscott’s behalf asking that the federal minister of justice review the case. -
ReTrial
The Ontario Court of Appeal hears live testimony from 17 witnesses, including a women who was nine at the time of the murder -
Lawyers Arguement
Lawyers for Truscott and Ontario’s Attorney General make their final arguments before the five appeal court judges overseeing the case. -
Name Cleared
Truscott finlly cleared his name