Appeals court upholds Latimer murder conviction in Tracy case
The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal upheld farmer Robert Latimer's second degree murder conviction for killing his severely disabled daughter Tracy, ruling he faces a life sentence with no parole for 10 years. The ruling dismisses mercy killing arguments. one judge dissented on the sentence being too harsh. Latimer, 41 at conviction, remains free on bail under house arrest at the family farm.
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American doctor linked to Jack the Ripper murders
A new book proposes American surgeon Francis Tumblety as a prime 1888 Ripper suspect amid rival theories naming Queen Victoria’s grandson Walter Sickert and others. It cites a 1913 letter, Tumblety’s arrest and flight, and notes Ripper lore spans Nicaragua and Jamaica after his escape.
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Century Publishing
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Tumblety
the Ripper
Littlechild
Whitechapel
Duke of Clarence
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