THE LONG BATTLE TO CLEAR
STEVEN TRUSCOTT’S NAME
It was Canada’s most famous case of a wrongful conviction. A young boy sentenced to hang in 1959 for a murder he did not commit. A death sentence commuted, a decade in jail, then three more decades of a secret life until Steven Truscott and his family came forward to try to clear his name, starting with a CBC documentary in 2000 and a book by Julian Sher in 2001.
Victory finally came 2007, when the Ontario Court of Appeal reversed Truscott’s sentence as a “miscarriage of justice.” After his documentary and book, Julian covered the case extensively in the newspapers and on TV. See some of the articles and interviews below.
ARTICLES ABOUT THE STEVEN TRUSCOTT CASE
From a speech Julian Sher gave in November, 2023 in Pembroke, Ontario:
From Julian Sher’s reporting in the Globe and Mail, 2001-2007:
"It's my name", a tribute to Truscott's courage the day after he cleared his name
August 29, 2007
"Truscott: the justice system on trial", a commentary on the eve of the final Appeal decision.
August 27, 2007"The Long Road to Justice" as Truscott awaited the appeal decision
March 2, 2007"Family's hope dashed" as Truscott learned of Ottawa's decision
October 29, 2004"The Ordeal that won't go away " about the history of the case that haunted Canada
April 11, 2004"Last Chance for Justice" as Truscott launches bid to clear his name
November 11, 2001
From the Ottawa Citizen:
"The Long Road to Justice" as Truscott awaited the appeal decision
March 2, 2007
interviews ABOUT THE STEVEN TRUSCOTT CASE:
Speaker Series - Algonquin College
Interview with Julian Sher, November, 2023The 48-year Nightmare
CBC’s The National, Aug. 28, 2007Compensation announced for Truscott
CBC Newsworld, Aug. 28, 2007
"OPP may reopen search for killers.”
Read about the other suspects identified in the book
National Post, August 29, 2007"Ontario court acquits Truscott; says 1959 conviction 'miscarriage of justice'
Canadian Press, August 28, 2007
"Journalist's Probe May Help Clear Truscott Name"
CTV News, Spring, 2007"A 45-Year Quest For Exoneration"
Washington Post, October 29, 2004
