In 1984, nine-year-old Christine Jessop was abducted and murdered in Queensville, Ontario. Her neighbor, Paul Morin, was wrongfully convicted based on faulty forensic evidence. Nearly a decade later, DNA testing proved his innocence and changed the course of Canadian justice.

This episode of Northern Dark examines how investigators got it wrong, the devastating impact on Morin’s life, and how new science exposed the truth.

Sources & References

• CBC News – Christine Jessop case: DNA clears Morin, points to another suspect https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/christine-jessop-case-dna-1.5764855
• The Globe and Mail – Paul Morin acquitted of murder after DNA evidence (Archived link) https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/paul-morin-dna/article574861
• Toronto Star – Ontario man wrongly convicted in Jessop case to receive compensation https://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/paul-morin-receives-compensation-in-jessop-wrongful-conviction/article_28d0.html
• Innocence Canada – Case Files: Paul Morin https://www.innocencecanada.com/exonerations/paul-morin
• National Post – The Christine Jessop case and the failure of forensic science https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/christine-jessop-case-failure-of-forensic-science

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