Acquitted Podcast

Two roommates, Connie Oakes and Wendy Scott, are accused of the gruesome murder of a Medicine Hat man, Casey Armstrong. With one testifying against the other, how did both women end up with re-trials? Who killed Casey Armstrong? DISCLAIMER: Any opinion expressed in the podcast are mine and only mine.References:R v Oakes, 2016 ABCA 90Connie Oakes, online: Wrongful Convictions <Connie Oakes - CRWC (wrongfulconvictions.ca)>Wendy Scott, online: Wrongful Convictions <Wendy Scott - CRWC (wrongfulconvictions.ca)>Jorge Barrera, A boot print, a knife, a murder and a Cree woman’s claim of innocence, online: APTN <Connie Oakes and the rocky road to freedom (aptnnews.ca)>Royalty-free music by Slip.stream: https://slip.stream 

14 year-old Steven Truscott was sentenced to hang to death for the death of his 12 year-old classmate and was the youngest person in Canada to face execution. 48 years later, he was finally able to clear his name and get an acquittal. Let's explore the legal reasons behind this verdict.DISCLAIMER: Any opinion expressed in the podcast are mine and only mine. References:Truscott (Re), 2007 ONCA 575Sarah Harland-Logan, “Steven Truscott”, online: Innocence Canada <Steven Truscott | Innocence Canada>Royalty-free music by Slip.stream: https://slip.stream 

One of Canada's most notorious unsolved murders: Elizabeth Bain. She went to check out something at her university and never came home. A few days later, her car was found nearby with blood stains in the backseat. Was it the Scarborough Rapist? Was it someone else? According to Elizabeth's mother, it is Robert Baltovich. However, after 18 years, Robert was able to clear his name when the Court of Appeal in Ontario overturned his conviction and ordered a new trial. It was during this new trial that Robert finally heard the words "not guilty". Let's explore the legal reasons behind this verdict. References:R v Baltovich, 2004, 73 O.R. (3d) 481, [2004] O.J. No. 4880Sarah Harland-Logan, “Robert Baltovich”, online: Innocence Canada <Robert Baltovich | Innocence Canada>Royalty-free music by Slip.stream: https://slip.stream 

Exploring the conviction and subsequent acquittal of Dennis Oland who had been found guilty by a jury for the second degree murder of his father, Richard Oland. Known for their Moosehead Breweries legacy, Richard's notorious murder in July 2011 left a mark on the city of Saint John in New Brunswick.References:R v Oland, 2019 NBQB 151R v Oland, 2017 SCC 17Travis Fortnum, “10 years later: Who killed Richard Oland?”, Global News (07 July 2021), online: <10 years later: Who killed Richard Oland? - New Brunswick | Globalnews.ca>Royalty-free music by Slip.stream: https://slip.stream