Until You Are Dead: Steven Truscott's Long Ride into History

Table of Contents:
Author’s Note Prologue Part One: The Battle in the Courtroom: 1959 June: Murder and Arrest 1 Crime Scene 2 Weekend Fun 3 A Bike Ride into History 4 A Girl Goes Missing 5 The Questions Begin 6 The Inspector Arrives 7 Wanted -- “Dead or Alive” 8 Trapped 9 “Lightning Speed” 10 “The Rose beyond the Wall” Summer: The Scramble to Make a Case 11 Trouble with Witnesses 12 “Look What I Found, Mommy” 13 For the Good of the Child 14 The Preliminary Hearing 15 The Fantasies of Children 16 The Hanging Tree September: The Trial 17 The Queen versus Steven Truscott 18 The Pathologist and the Inspector 19 The Children Take the Stand 20 Duel with the Doctors 21 The Police Story 22 Witnesses for the Defence 23 The Boys at the River 24 The Defence Sums Up 25 The Prosecution Makes Its Case 26 The Judge’s Charge 27 The Verdict Aftermath 28 The Trouble with Time 29 The Missing Witness 30 Doctoring the Medical Evidence 31 “Burn the Pictures” Part Two: The Battle behind Bars: 1960—1966 32 Ghosts of the Gallows 33 Lessons of Reform School 34 Number 6730 Part Three: The Public Battle: 1966—1967 35 A National Debate 36 An “Agonizing Reappraisal” 37 His Day in Court 38 A Battle of Science and Egos 39 The Lawyers Square Off 40 The Decision Part Four: The Private Battle: 1967—1997 41 Release 42 Starting Over 43 What to Tell the Children Part Five: The Final Battle: 1997—2001 44 Out of the Shadows 45 A New Hope 46 Lessons Learned Epilogue: Return to Clinton Afterword Acknowledgments Index of Proper Names Prologue

About the Author :
JULIAN SHERis an award-winning journalist and the author of many widely-acclaimed books, including White Hoods- Canada's Ku Klux Klan, "Until You Are Dead"- Steven Truscott's Long Ride Into History and The North Star-Canada and the Civil War Plots Against Lincoln. As an investigative reporter, he worked for the Toronto Star and the Globe and Mail. He was the Senior Producer of CBC's the fifth estate, Canada's premier investigative TV program, for five years.He has directed and written major documentaries, covering wars and intrigue across the globe.His documentary Nuclear Jihad,produced for the New York Times and CBC, won the broadcast equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize. His latest film, Ghosts of Afghanistan, won three top Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Documentary. He is also active in protecting media freedoms, working with the Centre for Free Expression and Journalists for Human Rights. More information at www.juliansher.com

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 “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 “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