June 10, 2025

Episode 172 - Canada's Last 2 Executions - Death Penalty Cases

35 minutes

This series we are going to tackle Death Penalty Cases. This episode Mike will discuss the executions of both Arthur Lucas and Ronald Turpin. The last two people executed in Canada.

Sources

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https://www.mountpleasantgroup.com/en-CA/General-Information/Our-Monthly-Story/story-archives/prospect-cemetery/Lucas.aspx

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https://www.canadashistory.ca/explore/politics-law/canada-s-last-hangings

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/the-end-of-the-rope-the-story-of-canada-s-last-executions/article_2d47c895-f0bf-504e-83f3-fcec682e9f08.html

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/capital-punishment-in-canada-1.795391

https://web.archive.org/web/20221214191502/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-sixty-years-after-canadas-last-execution-the-discussion-about-capital/

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/capital-punishment

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/capital-punishment-in-canada-1.795391

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Lucas

https://www.tvo.org/article/murder-how-a-pioneering-investigative-journalist-shone-a-light-on-justice-denied

https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/1962/1962canlii625/1962canlii625.html

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21786621/arthur-lucas

https://www.newspapers.com/image/941626907/?match=1&terms=arthur%20lucas

https://www.newspapers.com/image/941625085/?match=1&terms=arthur%20lucas

https://www.newspapers.com/image/941626345/?match=1&terms=arthur%20lucas

https://www.newspapers.com/image/941625787/?match=1&terms=arthur%20lucas

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Turpin

https://www.newspapers.com/image/941574530/?match=1&terms=Ronald%20Turpin

https://www.newspapers.com/image/941580694/?match=1&terms=Ronald%20Turpin

https://www.newspapers.com/image/941574385/?match=1&terms=Ronald%20Turpin

https://www.newspapers.com/image/941573975/?match=1&terms=Ronald%20Turpin

https://www.newspapers.com/image/941574374/?match=1&terms=Ronald%20Turpin

https://www.newspapers.com/image/941577426/?match=1&terms=Ronald%20Turpin

https://www.newspapers.com/image/941603203/?match=1&terms=Ronald%20Turpin

https://amnesty.ca/what-we-do/death-penalty/death-penalty-in-canada/

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