Steven Trescott By ryankitt Jun 9, 1959 Lynn Harper disappeared and was murdered Jun 11, 1959 Lynn Harper's body was found Jun 12, 1959 Steven Trescott arrested by the OPP in Clinton Jun 13, 1959 Truscott was charged with first degree murder Sep 16, 1959 Trial for murder of Lynn Harper started, Truscott was tried as a adult Sep 30, 1959 The jury returned with a verdict of guilty Nov 22, 1959 The date of execution was changed Jan 22, 1960 Truscotts death sentence was overturned and commuted to life in prison Apr 26, 1966 The Government of Canada referred the Truscott case to the Supreme Court of Canada Oct 22, 1969 Steven Truscott released to his parole officer Aug 28, 2007 The court declared that Truscott's conviction had been a miscarriage of justice Jul 7, 2008 Truscott is acquitted of crime, and is awarded 6.7 million dollars in reperations for his wrongful conviction and time spent in prison.
