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She Was Only Three

The Trials of John James Jr.

by (author) Jack Montgomery

Publisher
J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing
Initial publish date
Jan 1998
Category
General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781896239330
    Publish Date
    Jan 1998
    List Price
    $22.95

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Description

Ruby Adriaenssens was a cute, outgoing three-year-old when she was snatched by John James Jr., raped and killed. To silence her screams, James, 17, crushed her tiny head with a cinder block. The slaying became one of Winnipeg’s most notorious crimes. This is not so much because of the unspeakable brutality of little Ruby’s death, but because of how the case fell apart under the Young Offender’s Act and because of how it was ultimately bungled by the courts.

About the author

John D. (Jack) Montgomery, Q.C. is a former Chief Prosecutor for the City of Winnipeg; Provincial Director of Criminal Prosecutions; and a General Counsel in Manitoba’s Department of Justice. His other books include Beyond Redemption and Trials & Errors: The People vs Brian Gordon Jack (2001).

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