At the young age of fourteen years old, Steven Truscott was wrongfully accused for the murder of his classmate, Lynne Harper. The evening of her death occurred on June 9, 1959. Steven was seen giving Lynne a ride home on his bicycle that evening. Lynne’s father reported her missing that night and she was found dead in a nearby wooded area, two days later. Lynne had been sexually assaulted and strangled to death. On June 13, 1959, Steven was charged with her murder. There were many theories on what could have happened that evening leading to Lynne’s death. Crowns theory was that instead of dropping Lynne off at home, he turned onto a different path heading near the wooded area. Witnesses state that they had seen Steven around that area that