The Article that Blew Up a Murder Trial

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Jun 30, 202234:22True Crime

Today we'd do it without even thinking about it. But back in 2005, Googling a person — even the star witness in a murder trial — wasn’t commonplace. But as National Post reporter Joseph Brean settled into covering the mu...

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