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An innocent teen mom wrongly convicted of the murder of her two-year-old son -- thanks to false testimony by a famous doctor |
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The tragic tale of a nineteen-year-old boy who was caught in an elaborate RCMP sting operation and falsely confessed to murder. |
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The compelling story of a young professional boxer and the racism that led to his wrongful conviction |
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Real Justice: Branded a Baby KillerThe story of Brenda Waudby and the notorious pathologist Dr Charles SmithBy Harold LevyThe true story of a mother wrongfully charged with murdering her own daughter and how she faced down the justice system and a corrupt pathologist
Hardback Out of print
9781459405363 | Published: November 2013 |
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How wrongfully convicted Donald Marshall Jr. forced the justice system to confront its racism |
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The story of an unconventional 24-year-old who was sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit, and whose name was eventually cleared through the newly-developed science of DNA testing |
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The compelling story of the wrongful conviction of David Milgaard |
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How fourteen-year-old Steven Truscott was sentenced to hang, had his conviction upheld by the Supreme Court, and spent ten years in prison and 48 years trying to clear his name |
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A compelling look at a miscarriage of justice that led university student Rob Baltovich to spend ten years behind bars for a murder he didn't commit |
Real Justice
True stories of young people wrongfully convicted by the justice system
Series features
- Non-fiction narratives
- Black and white photos
- Curriculum tie-ins to high school and middle school civics, law, global history, and social studies
—Canadian Children's Book News
Aimed at ages 13-17, these short narrative biographies tell stories of teens and young Canadians who fell afoul of the justice system and were wrongfully convicted of murder. Throughout their ordeals, they maintained their innocence and fought back, eventually proving that they were not guilty.
