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The Murder of Wayne Mallette and the Wrongful Conviction of Ron Moffatt

True North True Crime by truenorthtruecrime

Oct 16, 202558:40Society & Culture

Seven-year-old Wayne Mallette vanished on the deserted grounds of Toronto’s Canadian National Exhibition on September 15, 1956. Within days, police zeroed in on 14-year-old Ron Moffatt, extracting a confession during a p...

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The Murder of Wayne Mallette and the Wrongful Conviction of Ron Moffatt is an episode from True North True Crime by truenorthtruecrime. Seven-year-old Wayne Mallette vanished on the deserted grounds of Toronto’s Canadian National Exhibition...

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Seven-year-old Wayne Mallette vanished on the deserted grounds of Toronto’s Canadian National Exhibition on September 15, 1956. Within days, police zeroed in on 14-year-old Ron Moffatt, extracting a confession during a parent- and lawyer-free interrogation and securing a juvenile conviction—while the real predator, Peter Woodcock, remained free to kill again. In this episode, we trace the investigation, the tunnel vision that led to a wrongful conviction, and the 1957 courtroom turn that cleared Moffatt. We’re joined by journalist and author Nate Hendley, whose book The Boy on the Bicycle documents the case and its legacy in Canadian justice: -- This podcast is recorded on the territories of the Coast Salish people. Music Composed by: Sayer Roberts - // shorturl.at/mFPZ0

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Published Oct 16, 2025 and 58:40 long