Evelyn Dick

Evelyn Dick
Evelyn Dick with her husband in 1945
Born
Evelyn MacLean

(1920-10-13)October 13, 1920
StatusUnknown
Criminal statusParoled
Spouse
John Dick
(m. 1945, died)
[1]
Children2[2]
Conviction(s)Murder (overturned)
Manslaughter
Criminal penaltyDeath (overturned)
Life imprisonment

Evelyn Dick (née MacLean, born October 13, 1920) was a Canadian socialite suspected of killing her husband and son although she never confessed to either crime.[3] She served time for manslaughter from 1947 to 1958 and subsequently disappeared. She was issued a pardon under the royal prerogative of mercy in 1985. Her trials remain among the most sensationalized events in Canadian criminal history.

  1. ^ "Evelyn Dick | the Canadian Encyclopedia".
  2. ^ McNeil, Mark (11 August 2020). "Evelyn Dick at 100". The Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved 6 October 2023 – via PressReader.
  3. ^ Jacques, Alison (2016). "Evelyn Dick, Soap Star: Newspaper Coverage of the Torso Murder Case, 1946–1947". Communicating in Canada's Past. University of Toronto Press.