Category: David Milgaard

Professor Who Taught David Milgaard in Prison Reflects on His Story

When Carleton criminology professor Darryl Davies taught a sociology course at a Saskatchewan penitentiary in 1976, he had no idea that one of their convictions would be famously overturned. Davies’ former student, David Milgaard, died at the age of 69 in Cochrane, Alberta on May 15. But in 1969, Milgaard was a 16-year-old Winnipeg boy…


David Milgaard, Imprisoned on Wrongful Conviction, Dead at 69

David Milgaard, the victim of one of Canada’s most notorious miscarriages of justice, has died. He was 69. James Lockyer, a Toronto−based lawyer who worked closely on the case and helped found the organization Innocence Canada, confirmed the death after speaking with Milgaard’s sister on Sunday. Lockyer says Milgaard’s death is devastating for the family….