| LC control no. | n 2009046974 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Truscott, Steven Murray |
| Variant(s) | Truscott, Steven, 1945- |
| Biography/History note | In a famous case of wrongful conviction, at the age of 14, Steven Truscott (1945-) was convicted of the rape and murder of his 12 year old classmate Lynne Harper, in Clinton, Ontario. He spent the next 5 decades in prison before being exonerated in 2007. |
| Located | Clinton (Ont.) |
| Birth date | 1945-01-18 |
| Place of birth | Vancouver (B.C.) |
| Found in | Work cat.: Cooper, Beverley. Innocence lost, 2009: t.p. (Steven Truscott) LC data base, 07-28-09 (hdg.: Truscott, Steven Murray) Amicus, 07-28-09 (hdg.: Truscott, Steven, 1945-) Canadiana, August 25, 2020 (access point: Truscott, Steven, 1945-; variant: Truscott, Steven Murray, 1945-; born in 1945) Wikipedia, viewed on August 25, 2020 (Steven Truscott; Steven Murray Truscott; born January 18, 1945 in Vancouver, British Columbia; Canadian man sentenced to death in 1959 for the rape and murder of classmate Lynn Harper; in 2007, conviction overturned on the basis that key forensic evidence was weaker than had been portrayed at trial) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Truscott> Canadian Encyclopedia website, viewed on August 25, 2020: Steven Truscott case (wrongly convicted of killing his 12 year old classmate, Lynne Harper in Clinton, Ontario, at the age of 14; exonerated 5 decades later) <https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/steven-truscott-case> |
| National bib agency no. | 0053A3296E |
| Quality code | nlc |
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