Utilizing forensic evidence that was ignored by the police, and
documents that have never before been released to the public, Alan
Strachan has produced the horrific account of a man who was
wrongfully executed for rape and murder -- even though it is quite
possible that there was neither a rape nor a murder. Both were
capital crimes in Canada in 1942 and the accused was British -- a
21-year-old Royal Air Force sergeant whose wife and one-year-old
daughter remained in Peterborough when he was sent to New Brunswick
to help train Canadians for the war effort. As soon as the trial
ended, records were sealed, and anyone interested in documenting
the proceedings was told that the transcript would not become
available until 2042. But Strachan pursued the matter in 2015 and
became the first in more than fifty years to be given full access
to that transcript. He then acquired an original copy of the
preliminary-hearing transcript, believed to be the only one in
existence. Because freedom-of-information laws have been revised
since 1942, he was also able to access the original Royal Canadian
Mounted Police internal correspondence as well as the diplomatic
communications between Canadian and English bureaucrats. Those
letters and telegrams document the dereliction of duty by those in
power: a Canadian justice minister who went on to become the
nation's prime minister; an ambassador who became governor-general;
a member of the British royal family; and, of course, high-ranking
RCMP officers. The only truly innocent person in this saga is the
one who was executed.
General
Imprint: |
Pen & Sword Military
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
April 2023 |
Authors: |
Alan Strachan
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
224 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-399-04103-4 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-399-04103-7 |
Barcode: |
9781399041034 |
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