"Ontario's court of appeal has set aside a conviction and ordered a new trial for a man who spent 23 years in prison for the murder of a 10-year-old girl in 1989 but by all accounts, it's unlikely that trial will ever happen. It's a complex case that includes recanted confessions as well as accusations of police conspiracy and mishandled evidence"
"At the time of her murder, Darla had been living in a home with her mother Darlene Thurrott (who herself was later murdered in 1997), alongside her baby brother, her mother's partner Bill Wilson, her mother's friend Jim Venditti, and landlord James Raymer, who court documents say had physical and intellectual disabilities, including a limp and impaired use of one arm. Thurrott and Wilson paid minimal rent to live in the home, which was left to Raymer after his mother died in 1982, in exchange"
The Court of Appeal set aside Timothy Rees's conviction and ordered a new trial after re-examining evidence and investigative conduct. Two former federal justice ministers indicated a miscarriage of justice likely occurred during the original trial. The case features recanted confessions, allegations of police conspiracy and mishandled evidence. Rees, now 62, maintains his innocence and spent 23 years in prison. Ten-year-old Darla Thurrott was found strangled in her Etobicoke bedroom; no intruder was reported that night. Several household residents and a landlord with disabilities lived in the home. The appeal flags investigative problems but does not identify the killer.
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