The Bulldog and the Helix by Shayne Morrow

Author:Shayne Morrow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Heritage House
Published: 2019-07-17T16:00:00+00:00

AFTER A ONE-DAY break for the Remembrance Day holiday, Chamberlain ramped up the pressure in his cross-examination of Blair, suggesting that Dhillon was “another Guy Paul Morin.” (In that infamous case, Morin was wrongfully convicted, in 1992, of the murder of a child, Christine Jessop. After DNA analysis of the evidence, Morin was cleared of the murder in 1995, and an inquiry into the case by the province of Ontario concluded that police had skewed evidence to secure a conviction.)

While Chamberlain cited the DNA evidence as incontestable proof of Morin’s innocence, he would later contend vigorously that the new technology was fallible and of little worth in proving his client’s guilt. Chamberlain accused the RCMP of conducting their investigation with “tunnel vision,” after establishing the link with Dhillon’s tire treads. He said police “only considered information to convict.”

In his testimony, Ian MacDonald, the constable who had worked on the sexual assault case of Mildred Rose Mickey around the same time as Carolyn Lee was murdered, explained how Mickey had identified Dhillon’s vehicle. Chamberlain then pounced on the fact that, during the subsequent photo lineup, Mickey had unhesitatingly excluded Dhillon as her attacker. “As a last-ditch effort to nail him, you pointed him out to her,” Chamberlain said. “You were trying to get Dhillon at all costs, to the point where you were willing to throw out your integrity as a police officer.” Chamberlain said that the theme of the investigation was “get Dhillon.” Chamberlain would maintain this stance throughout the trial, as well as bringing into question the reliability of DNA technology and analysis.

Dan Smith took the stand the next day. During questioning from Prevett, the investigator placed into evidence numerous bagged items that had been collected at the crime scene twenty-one years earlier:

>one pair of light blue panties bristling with red and white identification tags

>a jade green sweater with dark-green and orange stripes

>white leotards

>various swabs and samples

>hair samples from Carolyn, from her parents, and from the accused

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