1. The Case of Steven Truscott
Wrongful Convictions
The Case of Steven Truscott

2. This is Lynne Harper.
She was reported missing on June 9, 1959

3. This is how her body was found, two days later – sexually assaulted and strangled to death.

4. This is Steven Truscott.
He went to the same school as Lynne.

5. Steven was the boy who gave Lynne a ride on his bicycle afterschool the day she went missing.

6. One day after the body was found, he was arrested and charged.

7. He said he dropped her off unharmed at an intersection.
The Crown claimed he was lying – that he had taken her to the woods and raped and killed her.

8. Trial: 15 days
Key Evidence: Forensics that pinpointed the time of death
Checks not done: sexual predators?
Witnesses Ignored: farmer “an old car”
Witnesses Manipulated: “match mine”
Sentence: Death.