List of exonerated death row inmates

Canada: corrected according to reference

← Previous revision Revision as of 10:44, 23 April 2026 Line 36: Line 36: |- |- |1938 |1938 |John Comba was convicted of the rape and murder of 13-year-old Ethel Hedderwick in 1937 based on a coincidental remark he made shortly before finding the body, "I think he we shall find something near here," and the fact that he washed his clothes shortly after. In May 1938, the [[Court of Appeal for Ontario]] overturned Comba's conviction, stating that he had an [[alibi]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=1938-05-20 |title=SAVED AFTER SENTENCE OF DEATH PASSED |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/BOPT19380520.2.41.9.14 |access-date=2026-01-18 |website=Papers Past}}</ref> The [[Supreme Court of Canada]] barred a retrial for Comba the following month.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1938-06-23 |title=Supreme Court |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen-supreme-court/116917565/ |access-date=2026-01-18 |work=The Ottawa Citizen |pages=1}}</ref> |John Comba was convicted of the rape and murder of 13-year-old Ethel Hedderwick in 1937 based on a coincidental remark he made shortly before finding the body, "I think we shall find something near here," and the fact that he washed his clothes shortly after. In May 1938, the [[Court of Appeal for Ontario]] overturned Comba's conviction, stating that he had an [[alibi]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=1938-05-20 |title=SAVED AFTER SENTENCE OF DEATH PASSED |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/BOPT19380520.2.41.9.14 |access-date=2026-01-18 |website=Papers Past}}</ref> The [[Supreme Court of Canada]] barred a retrial for Comba the following month.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1938-06-23 |title=Supreme Court |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen-supreme-court/116917565/ |access-date=2026-01-18 |work=The Ottawa Citizen |pages=1}}</ref> |- |- |1943 |1943