Part 1 — Justice Prolonged: The Murder of Christine Jessop

Episode 428: On October 3, 1984, nine-year-old Christine Jessop stepped off a school bus in Queensville, Ontario, and walked toward home. She was never seen alive again. Her body was found on New Year's Eve, fifty-six kilometres away. She had been sexually assaulted and stabbed. What followed was one of the most consequential criminal proceedings in Canadian history — and the quiet destruction of a man who lived next door. This is Part One of a two-part series. Sources: Kirk Makin, Redrum the Innocent (1992) — Viking Canada. Report of the Kaufman Commission on Proceedings Involving Guy Paul Morin — Full text (netk.net.au) The Canadian Encyclopedia — Guy Paul Morin Case Innocence Canada — Guy Paul Morin case file Canadian Registry of Wrongful Convictions — Guy Paul Morin Library of Parliament — Wrongful Convictions in Canada (2020) Bruce MacFarlane — "Wrongful Convictions: The Effect of Tunnel Vision and Predisposing Circumstances in the Criminal Justice System" (2006) Federal Prosecution Service — Chapter 5: Jailhouse Informers Federal Prosecution Service — Chapter 8: DNA Evidence The Canadian Encyclopedia — Morin Inquiry Report Kaufman Report — Wikipedia summary Globe and Mail — "Morin Informant Named Dangerous Offender" (2007) CBC Digital Archives — Guy Paul Morin acquitted Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation Williams Treaties — Government of Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices