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True Crime General

Unsolved

True Canadian Cold Cases

by (author) Robert J. Hoshowsky

Publisher
Dundurn Press
Initial publish date
Jun 2010
Category
General, General, General
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781770705340
    Publish Date
    Jun 2010
    List Price
    $7.99
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781459704930
    Publish Date
    Jun 2010
    List Price
    $24.99
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781554887392
    Publish Date
    Jun 2010
    List Price
    $24.99

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Description

Despite advances in DNA testing, forensics, and the investigative skills used by police, hundreds of crimes remain unsolved across Canada. With every passing day trails grow colder and decades can pass before a new lead or witness comes forward if one comes forward.

In Unsolved, Robert J. Hoshowsky examines twelve crimes that continue to haunt us. Some cases are well-known, while others have virtually disappeared from the public eye. All of the cases remain open, and many are being re-examined by police using the latest tools and technology. Hoshowsky takes the reader through all aspects of the crimes and how police are trying to solve them using three-dimensional facial reconstructions, DNA testing, age-enhanced drawings, original crime scene photos, and more.

None of the individuals profiled in Unsolved deserved their fate, but their stories deserve to be told and their killers need to be brought to justice.

About the author

Robert J. Hoshowsky's work has been published in over 1 magazines and newspapers, including Maclean's, the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, Homemaker's, and La presse. He has also contributed to successful television programs, including Who Wants to be a Millionaire. He lives in Toronto.

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Awards

  • Commended, Dewey Divas and the Dudes

Editorial Reviews

"As Hoshowsky shows in his sensitive, non-sensationalist survey of 11 Canadian cases from 1968 to 2006, what progress has been made in solving [cold cases] has been a matter of technological wizardry."

Maclean's

Hoshowsky is a good writer. His prose, which is of a very high caliber, flows smoothly, almost in poetic fashion, with the result that Unsolved is very hard to put down.

Canadian Materials Magazine

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