For background on this story, see my 2016 series, “Dead Wrong.” Court documents released on Friday reveal how Glen Assoun was wrongfully convicted of the 1995 murder of his former girlfriend Brenda Way. The documents detail two sets of police misconduct. The first set of misconduct was when Halifax police working on the investigation into […]
The Chronicle Herald is terrible
Morning File, Tuesday, June 12, 2018
News 1. Cruise ship “smoke and mirrors” “Cruise tourism has grown rapidly in Maine over the past decade, with ship visits to Portland more than tripling,” reports Colin Woodard for the Portland Press-Herald: Industry promoters and city officials have long touted the primary purported economic benefit: each passenger, on average, spending over $100 ashore every […]
Everybody wants a spaceport: Morning File, Thursday, November 30, 2017
Last day of the subscription drive You’ve heard it all before, so I won’t repeat myself beyond asking you to please subscribe. It’s appreciated. News 1. Lyle Howe Lyle Howe has asked the Supreme Court to overturn his disbarment by the Barristers Society. In a statement filed with the court, Howe alleges charges the Barristers Society […]
Trains, planes, and automobiles (and a hilarious horse): Morning File, Wednesday, March 29, 2017
News 1. I Like Trains Really, I do! But that thing they’re talking about running around downtown ain’t no train. The Disneyfication of downtown continues apace. I don’t have the heart to write about it… read Jacob Boon in The Coast. 2. 40 kph speed limits “Halifax city council may be asking the province to lower speed […]
DEAD WRONG
A BOTCHED POLICE INVESTIGATION AND A PROBABLE WRONGFUL CONVICTION SHED LIGHT ON THE MURDERS OF DOZENS OF WOMEN IN NOVA SCOTIA.
Editor’s note: the DEAD WRONG homepage has links to previous articles, the cast of characters, extras, and commentary. Part 2: Trial and Error This article contains graphic accounts of violence and sexual violence that will disturb some readers. Robin Hartrick was found by a group of young schoolchildren walking along a path through the woods behind […]