David Milgaard, Imprisoned on Wrongful Conviction, Dead at 69

David Milgaard, Imprisoned on Wrongful Conviction, Dead at 69
David Milgaard in a file photo. The Canadian Press
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David Milgaard, the victim of one of Canada’s most notorious miscarriages of justice, has died in an Alberta hospital after a short illness. He was 69.

James Lockyer, a Toronto−based lawyer who worked closely on the case and helped found the advocacy organization Innocence Canada, confirmed the death after speaking with Milgaard’s sister on Sunday.