- Paperback: 592 pages
- Publisher: Vintage Canada (Aug 13 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0676973817
- ISBN-13: 978-0676973815
- Product Dimensions: 15.6 x 3.5 x 23 cm
- Shipping Weight: 680 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #106,815 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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On June 11, 1959, the body of 12-year-old Lynne Harper was discovered in the woods in the small, rural enclave of Clinton, Ontario. Twenty-four hours later, Steven Truscott, a popular student and athlete who was seen with her before she disappeared, was arrested for her rape and murder. Although the 14-year-old boy maintained his innocence, he was convicted by a jury after a two-week trial and sentenced to hang "until you are dead." Writes Julian Sher, "Steve's date with the hangman gave Canada a black eye on the world stage." Although Truscott's sentence was commuted to life imprisonment, his conviction was upheld through numerous appeals--the final one before the Supreme Court of Canada in 1966. After 10 years in prison, Truscott was released on parole in 1969. He changed his name, married, started a family, and now lives in Guelph, Ontario.
Truscott's conviction is perhaps one of the more controversial verdicts in Canadian history. It haunts many citizens to this day, largely because so many believed, and do believe, in his innocence. Sher, a CBC television producer who spent two years researching Truscott's case for a documentary that aired in 2000, has written what will undoubtedly stand as the definitive argument that Truscott suffered a gross miscarriage of justice. Until You Are Dead provides voluminous evidence that Truscott's trial and appeals were both mishandled and unfair, and exposes shocking new evidence that could have proved his innocence, which was either suppressed, ignored, or never presented in court. And so Until You Are Dead is ultimately the story of shattered lives: the lives of the Harpers, who lost their daughter, and of the Truscotts, whose son lost his youth to the penal system and may never see his name cleared. But it is also a compelling indictment of the Canadian justice system--and the harrowing results when it goes wrong. --Svenja Soldovieri --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Review
“Before there was Donald Marshall, David Milgaard, Guy Paul Morin, Gregory Parsons or Thomas Sophonow, there was Stephen Truscott. Julian Sher . . . has uncovered new evidence and written a compelling story detailing how Truscott’s 1959 murder trial was horribly flawed.”
—The Vancouver Sun
“A chilling search for truth.”
—The Hamilton Spectator
“Passionate, thorough and highly readable . . . a weighty indictment of our criminal system, and the terrible results when it goes wrong.”
—The Record (Kitchener-Waterloo)
“Read this book. You will be jarred by the reality of our justice system. This excellent, in-depth compilation of Steven Truscott’s very disturbing case keeps you absorbed and in disbelief: Where is the justice?”
— Guy Paul Morin
"Sher writes with a finely measured sense of disbelief. How could this happen? he asks through every page. And we share his amazement, notwithstanding David Milgaard, Donald Marshall, Guy Paul Morin and Thomas Sophonow, all convicted until proven innocent ... Sher has written an important book. One that ought to serve as a warning to those who administer justice against arrogance. Nor should anyone be complacent on the issue, for every time a case is closed with the wrongly accused, a killer is left free to roam among us. "
— The Montreal Gazette, October 20, 2001
"The CBC television producer who earned Truscott's trust and helped make a national case of his continued claim of innocence, Montreal's Julian Sher, presents another compelling indictment of our justice system."
— The Toronto Star, October 21, 2001
"There have been previous books on the trial of Steven Truscott, but 'Until You Are Dead' ... is the most comprehensive analysis to date."
— The Globe and Mail
—The Vancouver Sun
“A chilling search for truth.”
—The Hamilton Spectator
“Passionate, thorough and highly readable . . . a weighty indictment of our criminal system, and the terrible results when it goes wrong.”
—The Record (Kitchener-Waterloo)
“Read this book. You will be jarred by the reality of our justice system. This excellent, in-depth compilation of Steven Truscott’s very disturbing case keeps you absorbed and in disbelief: Where is the justice?”
— Guy Paul Morin
"Sher writes with a finely measured sense of disbelief. How could this happen? he asks through every page. And we share his amazement, notwithstanding David Milgaard, Donald Marshall, Guy Paul Morin and Thomas Sophonow, all convicted until proven innocent ... Sher has written an important book. One that ought to serve as a warning to those who administer justice against arrogance. Nor should anyone be complacent on the issue, for every time a case is closed with the wrongly accused, a killer is left free to roam among us. "
— The Montreal Gazette, October 20, 2001
"The CBC television producer who earned Truscott's trust and helped make a national case of his continued claim of innocence, Montreal's Julian Sher, presents another compelling indictment of our justice system."
— The Toronto Star, October 21, 2001
"There have been previous books on the trial of Steven Truscott, but 'Until You Are Dead' ... is the most comprehensive analysis to date."
— The Globe and Mail
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A Heart Wrenching Account of a True Story,
By "ethabillcrane" (Yarmouth Co, Nova Scotia Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: "Until You Are Dead": Steven Truscott's Long Ride into History (Paperback)
"Until You Are Dead" is a journalistic masterpeice. Julian Sher sets out to uncover the truth about one of Canada's most contraversial criminal cases. What he finds is a shocking story of haw one boy slipped through the cracks in the legal system and almost lost his life as a result. In this case, the facts arre far more astonishing, and appalling, than fiction.
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A Heart Wrenching Account of a True Story,
By "ethabillcrane" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: "Until You Are Dead": Steven Truscott's Long Ride into History (Paperback)
"Until You Are Dead" is a journalistic masterpeice. Julian Sher sets out to uncover the truth about one of Canada's most contraversial criminal cases. What he finds is a shocking story of haw one boy slipped through the cracks in the legal system and almost lost his life as a result. In this case, the facts arre far more astonishing, and appalling, than fiction.
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This review is from: "Until You Are Dead": Steven Truscott's Long Ride into History (Paperback)
This book his incredible. And I have the good fortune to know the strong, wonderful man/family this story is written about. I had my copy signed! Good job and thanks for getting to me so timely
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Wish I'd read this years ago,
By Catherine Astolfo "Emily Taylor Mystery Author" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: "Until You Are Dead": Steven Truscott's Long Ride into History (Paperback)
I devoured this book! Sad, tragic, unforgivable - a terrible piece of our Canadian history. I remember the story from my own childhood, as I am only slightly younger than Steven Truscott. But reading his tale had a huge impact on me. I am a mystery writer, writing about a character who is wrongfully convicted of murder. This book gave me the insight into the emotional scars that such an event leaves behind on absolutely everyone.
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