On June 11 1959, 12-year-old Lynne Harper was found raped and strangled to death in a wooded grove near a Clinton, Ont., air force base. Steven Truscott, the 14-year-old classmate who last saw her alive, was sentenced to hang for her murder. Now, the Ontario Court of Appeal is set to review Mr. Truscott's conviction. National Post reporter Kelly Patrick explores a case that has gripped Canada for 47 years.
