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Final Appeal

Anatomy of a Frame

By: Colin Thatcher

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Hardcover | 1 September 2009

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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 expose, 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.

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“[Thatcher] weaves together a masterful tale of how virtually everything about his trial was a set-up … This book expresses Thatcher’s thought that he was framed. 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. Reading Thatcher’s book, it’s easy to remember the other books by Saskatchewan authors, the made-for-TV movie and the considerable profits made by journalists and writers who have chronicled this case.” — Saskatoon Star Phoenix

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Prologue	p. xi
Arrest	p. 1
Bail Hearing	p. 8
New Lawyer	p. 17
Gary Anderson	p. 22
A Taped Conversation	p. 30
Disclosure ù Saskatchewan Department of Justice Style	p. 42
A Life-Changing Experience	p. 50
Preliminary Hearing	p. 55
Contrasting Witnesses	p. 62
Lynne Mendel and Gary Anderson	p. 68
Committal to Trial	p. 76
Another Bail Attempt	p. 80
Gutted	p. 85
Transfer to Saskatoon	p. 90
The Trial Begins	p. 94
Dally and Somers	p. 100
"A Blue Finish"	p. 108
A Bizarre Driving Clinic	p. 116
Our Turn	p. 121
Collver Appears	p. 127
Testifying	p. 134
The Third Prosecutor	p. 141
Conviction	p. 146
The Witness Who Never Was	p. 150
Edmonton Max	p. 155
A Mysterious Letter of Confession	p. 162
Back for Appeal	p. 172
Appeals Denied	p. 176
Another Getaway Car Surfaces	p. 182
Investigating Calvin Smoker	p. 190
A Missing Hatchet and Photographs	p. 199
The Blue Finish Again	p. 208
Undisclosed Police Statements Surface	p. 215
Fun and Games in Edmonton Max	p. 222
Stinchcombe	p. 227
The Credit Card Slip	p. 232
Jack Janzen Recants	p. 239
The Bureaucrats' Leisurely Pace	p. 244
The Feds Interview Jack Janzen	p. 250
Waiting for the Interim Report	p. 255
The Interim Report	p. 259
Rebuttal	p. 268
Gary Anderson's Police Statement	p. 274
A Lost Receipt Is Found	p. 279
Mystery Solved	p. 285
Thirty Pieces of Silver?	p. 296
Turned Down	p. 302
Bowden	p. 307
In Federal Court with a New Lawyer	p. 312
Meet and Greet in Minimum Security	p. 317
A Firestorm over My Horse	p. 323
Back to the Prairies	p. 328
Section 745 Hearing	p. 334
Constable Cluney	p. 340
"A Nest of Snakes"	p. 346
A New IPO	p. 352
A Rare Success	p. 358
Euphoria to Depression	p. 364
Rockwood	p. 373
Epilogue	p. 378
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