- Paperback: 832 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Canada (Mar 12 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0140263985
- ISBN-13: 978-0140263985
- Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 10.2 x 3.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 386 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #275,525 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
When Elizabeth Bain disappeared on June 19, 1990, it wasn't long before her boyfriend, Robert Baltovich, became the Toronto homicide squad's prime suspect. Although there was evidence that pointed to the then-unknown Scarborough rapist (Paul Bernardo), the police were relentless in their pursuit of Baltovich. They secretly taped hundreds of Baltovich's conversations, but, in them, Baltovich confessed to nothing but his innocence. Elizabeth's body was never found and still, despite only circumstantial evidence, he was convicted of second-degree murder, and sentenced to life in jail.
On March 31, 2000, eight years to the day after his conviction, and eighteen months following the publication of Derek Finkle's book, Baltovich, with an enormous number of national and local media in attendance, was released on bail pending his appeal hearing. Finkle's update recounts what Baltovich has done with his life since then and what has happened with his case.
When it was first released, No Claim to Mercy was chosen as one of the Top 100 Books of 1998 by the Globe and Mail and was winner of the 1999 Crime Writer's Arthur Ellis Award for Best Non-Fiction. Baltovich's appeal in April 2004 is sure to spark renewed interest in this high-profile case.
About the Author
Derek Finkle was a contributing editor at the weekly Saturday Night and is now the editor of Toro magazine in Toronto.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
THANKS TO THIS BOOK, Oct 11 2002
By "apostledbm" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: No Claim To Mercy (Paperback)
Robert Baltovich is now out of jail and working at a somewhat prestigious job in downtown Toronto. I know this from a mutual childhood friend that Rob and I know. Robert is out of jail, long in advance of his seventeen year sentence, in large part, due to the uncovering of Metro Toronto police malfeasance and their outright obstruction of justice. Repentance must be forthcoming from the police, the judiciary. These tax-paid liars that are responsible for such skulduggery should be put away for more than the seventeen years they wished upon poor Robert. (The real murderer has yet to be charged with Bain's murder.) As well, restitution to Robert and his family must be made and that publicly. Read this book to know just what goes on in the name of 'justice'. It is certainly not pretty.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
An amazing recap of a tragic experience, Nov 27 1999
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: No Claim To Mercy (Paperback)
As a family member of Robert Baltovich, I will say that No Claim to Mercy does an excellent job of recapping the devastating experience during the last almost ten years. It describes in amazingly accurate detail the occurences before the trial, during and after. What has gone on since is also in detail and is assurance for me just reading it that we, very soon, will come to the bottom of this, and an innocent man will have his freedom once again.
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Good Read. In depth. Finkle is good and fair, April 20 2012
By 3GhJyyEc6&JJ - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: No Claim To Mercy (Paperback)
Derek Finkle's book is in-depth and a great read on this murder that generated many stories in the news over several years in Toronto.
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