A libel case, Dellen Millard’s mother, etc.
I’ll be in civil court for a day or two covering a darkly comedic libel case involving rival academics. I will also be writing up a story about Dellen Millard’s mother in small claims court. Stay...
View ArticleSpectator challenge of secret Bosma trial proceedings set for April 7
Dear readers, I’m preparing a short article on the upcoming challenge by the Hamilton Spectator to the secret court proceedings taking place with regard to the Tim Bosma trial. The court inexplicably...
View Article1,001 days from the disappearance of Tim Bosma to opening statements at trial
And so the actual trial part of the Tim Bosma trial finally begins on Monday — 1001 days after Tim Bosma disappeared, 997 days after Dellen Millard was arrested and 985 days after Mark Smich was...
View ArticleTim Bosma murder trial week two
Dear readers, I spent a lot of last week trying to figure out what kind of coverage of the trial of Dellen Millard and Mark Smich for the murder of Tim Bosma that I could bring you. At first I thought...
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Week of July 11, 2016
I will be in court today to see the Crown’s certiorari motion re Matthew Ward-Jackson and the AK-47 charges. I am also sitting in on a sexual assault trial with an eye to doing a bigger project on the...
View Article1,001 days from the disappearance of Tim Bosma to opening statements at trial
And so the actual trial part of the Tim Bosma trial finally begins on Monday — 1001 days after Tim Bosma disappeared, 997 days after Dellen Millard was arrested and 985 days after Mark Smich was...
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Marie Henein, true crime podcasts, and judges gone wild
Dear readers, It’s been a long time since my last newsletter, so thank you for your patience. There are a number of things on the agenda this issue including Marie Henein, true crime podcasts, and...
View ArticleCrowdfunding Diary: Part 1
How much is a piece of journalism worth? As much as my fellow journalists and I wish it were otherwise, the value of our work is, unfortunately, what the market will pay – not what we feel we deserve...
View ArticleCrowdfunding Diary: Part 2
Back in 2008, a theory was born: Any creator with 1,000 “true fans” could make a decent living with a true fan being defined as someone willing to pay $100 per year for the creator’s work. It remains a...
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Week of July 11, 2016
I will be in court today to see the Crown’s certiorari motion re Matthew Ward-Jackson and the AK-47 charges. I am also sitting in on a sexual assault trial with an eye to doing a bigger project on the...
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True crime podcasts and two new books
Dear readers, It’s been a long time since my last newsletter, so thank you for your patience. So many true crime podcasts, so little time While my dog rolls in the snow and on the grass, I listen to...
View ArticleDellen Millard in court today on charges he murdered his father
Dellen Millard will make a brief procedural appearance by video in Toronto court today to speak to the charges that he murdered his father, Wayne. There’s unlikely to be any real news, maybe just a...
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Tim Bosma Direct Indictment: An Update, plus new Jeffrey Boucher ebook
July 16 Update: Late last night the Star reported that there will be a direct indictment for Dellen Millard and Mark Smich and (some of) the details will be addressed in a court appearance in Hamilton...
View ArticleDirect indictment in Tim Bosma case: What happens next?
I was in Hamilton court last Friday to see the accused, Dellen Millard and Mark Smich, make their first video appearances since the Attorney General approved a direct indictment for the Tim Bosma...
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Bail decision for Christina Noudga on Friday August 8
Update: Bail was granted on Friday August 8 and set at $100,000. Noudga is under house arrest and must wear an electronic monitoring bracelet. She can leave her parents’ Etobicoke home to go to school...
View ArticleOn Trial For Rape: She said, he said, she lied, he lied
This week, I’m mostly just concentrating on the release of my On Trial For Rape series at the Walrus magazine. Click the link to hear an interview I did about the series with CBC Radio’s Metro Morning....
View ArticleWayne Millard Preliminary Hearing – Jan. 4, 2016
The preliminary hearing for the Wayne Millard murder trial gets underway today at the Toronto West aka Jane and Finch courthouse. On January 18th, jury selection for the Tim Bosma murder trial begins...
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Jury picking gets underway in Tim Bosma murder trial
Dellen Millard at Toronto West courthouse by Alexandra Newbould I’m off to Hamilton for the first day of the Tim Bosma murder trial, which starts tomorrow with jury selection. The accused are Dellen...
View Article1,001 days from the disappearance of Tim Bosma to opening statements at trial
And so the actual trial part of the Tim Bosma trial finally begins on Monday — 1001 days after Tim Bosma disappeared, 997 days after Dellen Millard was arrested and 985 days after Mark Smich was...
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