Final Appeal: Anatomy of a Frame - Hardcover

Thatcher, Colin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 155022879X ISBN 13: 9781550228793

Publisher: ECW Press, 2009

Synopsis

On May 7, 1984, Colin Thatcher was convicted of killing his ex-wife JoAnn Wilson the previous year, and was sentenced to life in prison. The murder and the trial provoked a national media frenzy, and the once-prominent Saskatchewan politician was cast nationwide as a villain, the subject of numerous books and a CBC movie. Though Thatcher claimed innocence and his children agreed, few believed him. Now having served his 22-year sentence, Colin Thatcher offers his own account of what happened from the time of the murder up until his release from prison. Denied full disclosure during his trial, Thatcher now offers it to the public with evidence not seen in the trial, legal documents and personal correspondence. Part memoir, part crime exposé, Final Appeal goes behind the bureaucratic red tape, ultimately questioning the public’s faith in local law enforcement, the mainstream media, and the administration of justice in Canada.

About this title

About the Author:

Colin Thatcher served in the Saskatchewan legislature from 1975 to 1984. He was convicted of murdering his wife and served 22 years of a 25-year prison sentence. He was paroled in 2006. He lives in Caronport, Saskatchewan.

Review:

"[Thatcher] weaves together a masterful tale . . . It's not a lurid retelling of the crime. It is more memoir and an often excruciatingly detailed analysis of how he believes he was set up."  —Saskatoon StarPhoenix

About this edition

• Publisher: ECW Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 155022879X
• ISBN 13: 9781550228793
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 390