Real Justice David Milgaard Author:Cynthia J. Faryon David Milgaard was a troubled kid, and he got into lots of trouble. That made it easy for the Saskatoon police to tag him as a murderer. At 16, David Milgaard was arrested, jailed, and sent to trial for the rape and murder of a young nursing assistant, Gail Miller. His worst nightmare began when he was convicted and sent to adult prison for life... more ». Throughout his 23 years in prison, David maintained that he was innocent and refused to admit to a crime he had not committed, even though that meant he was never granted parole. Finally, through the incredible determination of his mother and new lawyers who believed in him, David was released and proven not guilty. This book tells this story, explaining how a series of bad decisions, tunnel vision, poor representation and outright lying and coercion caused this tragic miscarriage of justice. It also shows how with the devotion and dedication of his strongest supporter -- his mother, Joyce
Milgaard -- David Milgaard was ultimately able to achieve a measure of real justice. Astonishingly, in hindsight, the real murderer was obvious from the start.« less