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| Title: | Last to Die
: Ronald Turpin, Arthur Lucas & the End of Capital Punishment in Canada |
| Author: | Robert J Hoshowsky; Foreword by Peter C Newman |
| ISBN: | 1550026720 : 9781550026726 |
| Illustrations: | 25 b/w photos |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 155x230mm |
| Pages: | 222 |
| Weight: | .398 Kg. |
| Published: | Dundurn Press - April 2007 |
| List Price: | 12.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | True crime: Canada: Capital punishment |
Although they committed separate crimes, Arthur Lucas and Ronald Turpin met their deaths on the same scaffold at Toronto’s Don Jail on 11 December 1962. They were the last two people executed in Canada, but surprisingly little was known about them until now. This is the first book to uncover the lives and deaths of Turpin, a Canadian criminal, and Lucas, a Detroit gangster. The result of over five years of research, 'The Last to Die' features crime scene photographs and never-before-published documents. This riveting book also reveals the heroic efforts of lawyer Ross MacKay, who defended both men, and Chaplain Cyril Everitt, who remained with them to the end. What actually happened the night of the hangings is shrouded by myth and rumour. This book finally confirms the truth and reveals the gruesome mistake that cost Arthur Lucas not only his life but also his head.
Introduction; Salvation; Ronald Turpin and Arthur Lucas: Two of a Kind; The Cop Meets His Killer; Things That Go Bump in the Morning; The Trial of Arthur Lucas; The Trial of Ronald Turpin; Spare Their Lives; The Last to Hang; The Aftermath; Bibliography.
