Isabel Le Bourdais
Isabel Le Bourdais (born April 15, 1909 , † 2003 ) was a Canadian journalist and miscarriage of justice .
Le Bourdais went to Havergal College and then attended the University of Toronto , but dropped out in 1929 to marry Stephen Dale, whom she divorced four years later. She became a social activist and joined the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF). In 1942 she married the writer and CCF politician Don LeBourdais . Her book The trial of Steven Truscott (German translation by Brigitte Weitbrecht : Is Steven Truscott a murderer? ) Published in 1966 helped to clarify the Steven Truscott case.
Web links
- Isabel Le Bourdais in the Ballad of Justice on the Steven Truscott case
- Photo by Isabel Le Bourdais in the Quesnel Cariboo Observer , August 28, 1974.
Individual evidence
- ^ Teresa Pitman: PhD Research Explores the Death Penalty in Canada. University of Guelph , 2007.
- ↑ Kelly Patrick: Truscott lauds wife as appeal reaches court. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. National Post, 2007.
- ↑ Article in The Milwaukee Journal , May 4, 1967.
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| SURNAME | Le Bourdais, Isabel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian journalist and miscarriage of justice |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 15, 1909 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2003 |