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- ↑ Andrew Bruce (September 1, 2000). "First television report in March stirred up a lot of reaction; 5th Estate plans show to check in with Truscott". Guelph Mercury.
- ↑ Andrew Bruce (March 30, 2000). "Anonymity has become a 'kind of prison' for city man convicted of murder at age 14; Truscott reclaims life". Guelph Mercury.
- ↑ A Difficult Story to Tell, CBC, The Fifth Estate. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
- ↑ Linden MacIntyre and Theresa Burke (October 29, 2000). "Dying for a chance at freedom". The Ottawa Citizen.
- ↑ David Stonehouse (October 29, 2000). "A fugitive's last taste of freedom: According to a new book, a series of institutional failures contributed to the death of Ty Conn, the convict who captured the public's imagination by escaping from Canada's most notorious prison". The Ottawa Citizen.
- ↑ "SOCIETY'S CHILD – TRUE CRIME". Toronto Star. February 25, 2001.
