David Milgaard

David Milgaard
Born(1952-07-07)July 7, 1952
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
DiedMay 15, 2022(2022-05-15) (aged 69)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Occupations
  • Public speaker
  • support worker
Known forWrongful murder conviction
SpouseCristina Milgaard
Children2
Parents
  • Joyce Milgaard
  • Lorne Milgaard

David Milgaard (July 7, 1952 – May 15, 2022) was a Canadian man who was wrongfully convicted for the 1969 rape and murder of nursing student Gail Miller in Saskatoon and imprisoned for 23 years. He was eventually released and exonerated. Up until his death, he lived in Alberta and was employed as a community support worker. Milgaard was also a public speaker who advocated for the wrongfully convicted and for all prisoners' rights.[1]

  1. ^ Victims of Injustice Cry Enough (August 1991). "A Portrait of a Canadian Injustice" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 18, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2015.