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Christine Jessop disappeared after being dropped off at home by a school bus
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Christine Jessop is found over 50 kilometers from her home.
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Christine was buried in the cemetery behind her family home where she used to play.
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Police first became interested in Guy Paul Morin
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Police set up surveillance of the Morin home
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Guy was interviewed by two police officers
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Guy Pul Morin was arrested
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The first criminal trial began
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Guy Paul Morin was acquitted
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Attorney General of Ontario launched an appeal of Guy’s acquittal.
The Crown claimed that the trial judge had made a mistake in directing the jury about the meaning of “reasonable doubt” and that the acquittal should therefore be thrown out and Guy retried -
A second trial was ordered for Guy Paul Morin
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Guy Paul's appeal to the Supreme Court to dismiss his appeal was rejected
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Morin's second trial began
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Guy Paul Morin was found guilty of 1st degree murder
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Morin was granted bail
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Ontario Court of Appeal set aside Guy’s conviction and entered an acquittal instead
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Lieutenant Governor ordered that a public inquiry be conducted into the causes of Guy’s wrongful conviction
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Report identified numerous factors that had contributed to this egregious miscarriage of justice