• 5 - Maria Shepherd

  • Oct 11 2024
  • Length: 34 mins
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5 - Maria Shepherd

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  • Being convicted for a crime you didn’t commit is life shattering, but being convicted for a crime that didn’t even happen is a whole other league. Maria Shepherd would find herself facing charges for the death of her daughter, a death that was very much not Maria’s fault. Hear her story told in her words, thanks to the affidavit Kylie found.

    Content warnings: implied child abuse, child death
    https://www.transformationsnetwork.com/post/8-online-mental-health-resources-anyone-can-access

    References:
    https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2009/05/13/woman_battles_to_clear_name.html
    https://globalnews.ca/news/2546618/ontario-court-to-be-asked-to-quash-manslaughter-conviction/
    https://www.wrongfulconvictions.ca/cases/maria-shepherd
    https://ciaj-icaj.ca/en/podcasts/life-after-wrongful-conviction-maria-shepherds-story/
    https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/woman-implicated-by-charles-smith-s-flawed-evidence-hopes-for-closure-and-peace/article_6d9b87b1-33db-56ee-9bb7-d83d7aeb5595.html
    https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/i-m-free-says-woman-finally-acquitted-in-stepdaughter-s-1991-death/article_a710b649-7697-5c60-b0b6-a3169f979d4c.html
    https://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2009/06/broken-silence-moving-song-by-maria.html
    https://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2009/05/maria-shepherd-case-part-4-court-of.html - Maria’s affidavit
    https://www.innocencecanada.com/exonerations/maria-shepherd/
    https://www.innocencecanada.com/the-latest/newspress/maria-shepherd-innocence-canadas-new-director/
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/maria-shepherd-conviction-1.3468706
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