News 1. New council “The new regional council was sworn in at a socially distanced ceremony at the Halifax Convention Centre Thursday night, ushering in a more diverse era of municipal politics in the city,” reports Zane Woodford: There were fewer than 100 people at the event in the big ballroom at the convention centre […]
The Assoun wrongful conviction: How Halifax police, RCMP, and prosecutorial misconduct sent an innocent man to prison and kept him there for nearly 17 years
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 […]
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 […]
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 1: The War of the Roses This article contains graphic accounts of violence and sexual violence that will disturb some readers. There is a spot on the Dartmouth waterfront with a spectacular view. It’s right where Shore Road, the […]