Cases: Review all

AIDWYC Exonerations Since its beginnings as the Justice for Guy Paul Morin Committee, AIDWYC has played a significant role in the exonerations of 15 wrongly convicted Canadians. The following are short synopses of each case. Please click on the links, where applicable, for more detailed materials.

Robert Baltovich
Robert Baltovich was convicted of first-degree murder in 1992, following the 1990 disappearance of his girlfriend, Elizabeth Bain. Neither her body nor a murder weapon has ever been found. More>

Richard Brant
On May 4, 2011, the Ontario Court of Appeal quashed the conviction of Richard Brant and entered an acquittal.   Mr. Brant was convicted of aggravated assault in 1995. The conviction stemmed from the November 18, 1992 death of his nine-week-old son, Dustin. At autopsy, Dustin was determined to have died of pneumonia, . More>

James Driskell
James Driskell was convicted in 1991 of the first-degree murder of his friend Perry Harder, in Manitoba. The conviction was based largely on the microscopic examination of hairs found in Mr. Driskell's vehicle, said to be the victim's, and on the testimony of two witnesses. More>

Anthony Hanemaayer
Anthony Hanemaayer was charged with assault and break-and-enter following a 1987 Scarborough home invasion and attempted rape. Fearing conviction on both charges, More>
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Clayton Johnson
Clayton Johnson was convicted in 1993 of the first-degree murder of his wife, Janet. Mrs. Johnson had been found lying at the bottom of a set of stairs in the family's home, More>

Dinesh Kumar
On January 20, 2011 the Ontario Court of Appeal set aside the conviction of Dinesh Kumar and entered an acquittal on charges stemming from the March 17, 1992 death of Mr. Kumar's infant son, Gaurov. ,...More>

David Milgaard
David Milgaard was convicted in 1970 of the 1969 murder of Saskatoon nursing aide Gail Miller. At the time of his conviction, Mr. Milgaard was 17 and was travelling through Canada with friends. Mr. Milgaard was convicted primarily on the testimony of his travelling companions, none of whom confirmed his alibi. More>

Guy Paul Morin
Guy Paul Morin was a 25-year-old finishing sander and musician, living in Queensville, Ontario, when he was arrested and charged with the murder of his nine-year-old neighbour, Christine Jessup, in 1984. More>
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Tammy Marquardt
On June 7, 2011 Tammy Marquardt appeared before Mr. Justice Ted Minden at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Oshawa for the new trial ordered by the Ontario Court of Appeal on April 30 of this year. More>

William Mullins-Johnson
William Mullins-Johnson was convicted in 1994 of first-degree murder in connection with the death of his niece. At his trial, Dr. Charles Smith was the only one of four pathologists who testified that the child had been sexually assaulted before her death. More>

Gregory Parsons
Gregory Parsons was convicted in 1994 of the first-degree murder of his mother, Catherine Carroll, in St. John's. The conviction rested almost solely on the hearsay evidence of witnesses who testified that Ms. Carroll was afraid of her son. More>

Romeo Phillion
Romeo Phillion was convicted in 1972 in connection with the murder of Leopold Roy in Ottawa. At the time of his conviction, police were in possession of evidence that established that Mr. Phillion was 200 kilometres. More>

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Sherry Sherrett-Robinson
Sherry Sherrett-Robinson contacted AIDWYC in January 2006, after reading about the now disgraced and discredited Dr. Charles Smith. Dr. Smith had played a substantial role. More>

Thomas Sophonow
Thomas Sophonow was tried three times for the 1981 murder of Barbara Stoppel in Winnipeg before being acquitted by the Manitoba Court of Appeal in 1985. More>

Steven Truscott
14-year-old Steven Truscott was sentenced to death in 1959 for the murder of a schoolmate, Lynne Harper. His sentence was commuted to life imprisonment in 1960, and his conviction was upheld by the Supreme Court of Canada in 1967. More>

Kyle Unger
In 1992, Kyle Unger was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Brigitte Grenier in Manitoba. The conviction was based in part on analysis of a hair found at the feet of the victim... More>
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Erin Walsh
Erin Walsh was convicted in 1975, in New Brunswick, of the second-degree murder of Melvin Eugene Peters. In Mr. Walsh's version of events, Peters and two others had tried to rob Mr. Walsh of money and ... More>

Jack White
Jack White, an employee at an Ontario mental health care facility, was charged with sexual assault in 1993 after a co-worker alleged he had witnessed Mr. White assault a facility patient. More>