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Cheryl Lynne Harper (August 31, 1946 June 9, 1959) was a schoolgirl who was raped and murdered near Clinton, Ontario, on June 9 or 10, 1959. A 14-year-old classmate, Steven Truscott, was convicted of the crime and sentenced to death; his sentence was commuted and he served approximately 10 years in prison. Continuing to maintain his innocence, he won an acquittal in the Ontario Court of Appeal on August 28, 2007.
above summary from Wikipedia
Timeline of the case:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/truscott/timeline.html
Ontario Court of Appeal throws out Truscott's conviction in murder of Lynne Harper:
http://www.nowpublic.com/ontario-court-appeal-throws-out-truscotts-conviction-murder-lynne-harper
Truscott's supporters have long contended the real killer may have been a military man. Clinton, Ontario was home to a Canadian air force base in the late 50s, leading to speculation that someone who toiled or lived on that property could have committed the crime and easily gotten away with it.
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_14158.aspx
above summary from Wikipedia
Timeline of the case:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/truscott/timeline.html
Ontario Court of Appeal throws out Truscott's conviction in murder of Lynne Harper:
http://www.nowpublic.com/ontario-court-appeal-throws-out-truscotts-conviction-murder-lynne-harper
Truscott's supporters have long contended the real killer may have been a military man. Clinton, Ontario was home to a Canadian air force base in the late 50s, leading to speculation that someone who toiled or lived on that property could have committed the crime and easily gotten away with it.
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_14158.aspx