Beneath the surface of Canada’s justice system lies a tragic saga of lives upended by a single man’s catastrophic failures. Dr. Charles Smith, once hailed as a leading forensic child pathologist, became the architect of a series of wrongful convictions that haunt the nation.

A 2005 Ontario coroner's review of 45 autopsies exposed how Smith’s questionable conclusions of foul play led to 13 wrongful criminal convictions, shattering the lives of innocent people.

Join us as we delve into the profound consequences of one man performing a job he was tragically unqualified for, revealing the devastating impact of his errors on countless lives.

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SOURCES:

• Ontario Attorney General Report:
  Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General. (2008). Report of the Inquiry into pediatric forensic pathology in Ontario: Volume 1 [PDF]. Retrieved from https://wayback.archive-it.org/16312/20211208105310/http://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/inquiries/goudge/report/v1_en_pdf/Vol_1_Eng_ES.pdf

  
  



• Wrongful Convictions Case: Sherry Sherret Robinson:
  Wrongful Convictions Canada. (n.d.). Sherry Sherret Robinson. Retrieved from https://www.wrongfulconvictions.ca/cases/sherry-sherret-robinson

  
  



• Wrongful Convictions Case: Brenda Waudby:
  Wrongful Convictions Canada. (n.d.). Brenda Waudby. Retrieved from https://www.wrongfulconvictions.ca/cases/brenda-waudby

  
  



• Wrongful Convictions Case: C.F.:
  Wrongful Convictions Canada. (n.d.). C.F. Retrieved from https://www.wrongfulconvictions.ca/cases/c-f

  
  



• Wrongful Convictions Case: C.M.:
  Wrongful Convictions Canada. (n.d.). C.M. Retrieved from https://www.wrongfulconvictions.ca/cases/c-m

  
  



• Wrongful Convictions Case: Dinesh Kumar:
  Wrongful Convictions Canada. (n.d.). Dinesh Kumar. Retrieved from https://www.wrongfulconvictions.ca/cases/dinesh-kumar

  
  



• Wrongful Convictions Case: Maria Shepherd:
  Wrongful Convictions Canada. (n.d.). Maria Shepherd. Retrieved from https://www.wrongfulconvictions.ca/cases/maria-shepherd

  
  



• Wrongful Convictions Case: O'Neil Blackett:
  Wrongful Convictions Canada. (n.d.). O'Neil Blackett. Retrieved from https://www.wrongfulconvictions.ca/cases/o-neil-blackett

  
  



• Wrongful Convictions Case: Richard Brant:
  Wrongful Convictions Canada. (n.d.). Richard Brant. Retrieved from https://www.wrongfulconvictions.ca/cases/richard-brant

  
  



• Wrongful Convictions Case: William Mullins-Johnson:
  Wrongful Convictions Canada. (n.d.). William Mullins-Johnson. Retrieved from https://www.wrongfulconvictions.ca/cases/william-mullins-johnson

  
  



• Wrongful Convictions Case: Tammy Marquardt:
  Wrongful Convictions Canada. (n.d.). Tammy Marquardt. Retrieved from https://www.wrongfulconvictions.ca/cases/tammy-marquardt

  
  



• The Star Article:
  Redden, J. (2020, November 20). Woman fights to sue pathologist over wrongful conviction. The Star. Retrieved from https://www.thestar.com/news/woman-fights-to-sue-pathologist/article_41e7b5a0-53ae-58cc-ab9f-035c15e13b01.html

  
  



• CBC News Article:
  CBC News. (2021, November 19). Wrongfully accused mother can sue pathologist, appeal court rules. CBC. Retrieved from https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/wrongfully-accused-mom-can-sue-pathologist-appeal-court-1.646561