Oct 5, 2023
On November 17, 1992, nineteen-year-old Richard Brant, of Belleville, Ontario, was out for a walk with Dustin, his infant son. Richard was very proud to be a new father and looked forward to raising Dustin with his girlfriend, Mary Farrell. When he ran into his...
Oct 5, 2023
On May 18, 1991, 19-year-old Tammy gave birth to her first child, Kenneth. Kenneth suffered from a number of serious health issues including asthma, pneumonia and epilepsy. The latter condition caused frequent and extremely severe seizures which saw Kenneth...
Oct 5, 2023
On Friday, July 5, 2002 Leighton Hay was a 19-year-old attending high-school extension courses. Although it was a Friday evening he decided to stay at home where he lived with his mother and older sister, Lisa. He was oblivious to the tragic events that were about to...
Oct 5, 2023
On September 22, 1970, Maxine Ditchfield, a 28-year-old dog groomer and mother of three, succumbed to fatal brain injuries. Her common-law husband, John (Jack) Salmon, was charged with her murder.[1] John, a welder, had met Maxine in 1967. The two began dating in...
Oct 5, 2023
The Ontario Court of Appeal on February 29, 2016 quashed Maria Shepherd’s manslaughter conviction and entered an acquittal in its place. Maria, her family, friends, and members of Innocence Canada were there to support her on this momentous day that unfortunately took...
