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