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What feature do the murder cases against Caril Ann Fugate, Steven Truscott and Charlie Manson have in common?
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Not applicable in the Caril Ann Fugate case. She never received the death penalty. She received life instead and served something like 30 yrs.
Their guilt has been hotly debated through all the years since they were arrested. I have even heard people say, with straight faces, that Manson is a serial killer who has never harmed a hair on a human head in his life.
I think Fishface is right. Steven Truscott was actually found to have been "wrongly convicted" and the debate still goes on about Manson.
I wrote the question, so I'm pretty sure I'm right! :) Imperial Belleza transferred some of our unanswered trivia questions to this site from (sniffle) Shelfari...It's news to me that Truscott was found to have been wrongly convicted. I thought they simply commuted his death sentence to life in prison, which he served. Where did you read that!?
Oh! No wonder you were right. :) Info on Truscott
http://ojen.ca/sites/ojen.ca/files/re...
August 28, 2007
• The Ontario Court of Appeal determined that the original verdict was a miscarriage of justice and must be quashed
• Based on the miscarriage of justice found by the court, it was determined that Steven should be acquitted
• Mr. Truscott requested a declaration of innocence, not just an acquittal.
• The court refused, not having heard any evidence that provide that Mr. Truscott could not have been the murderer.
• However, with so much time passing, there would be no chance of a conviction and so a new trial would be pointless.
March 28, 2008
• The Robins Report was completed and provided a recommendation for the amount of compensation that Mr. Truscott was to be given.
• The Report concluded that Mr. Truscott should receive $6.5 million dollars for his suffering since his original conviction. Mr. Truscott’s wife was also provided compensation of $100,000 for lost income
Hold up -- they waited until 2007 to make this decision?
Crazy 'killers' who did not commit the murders they were convicted of. Not innocent, just didn't wield the gun or knife.
Crazy 'killers' who did not commit the murders they were convicted of. Not innocent, just didn't wield the gun or knife.
I'm seeing so many double posts the past few days I am wondering if Goodreads has the hiccups.
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What feature do the murder cases against Caril Ann Fugate, Steven Truscott and Charlie Manson have in common?