What stories from the legal world and news items caught our attention over the past week?
In History of crimesa brand new weekly podcast recorded in the heart of the archives room of the Newspaperour journalists on the ground take you behind the scenes of covering these stories.
- Listen to the interview with Valérie Gonthier, business journalist at Journal de Montréal, via QUB :
It will also be about a crime story that marked its time, taken directly from our archives.
Femicide
For the first episode, journalist Maxime Deland explains the behind the femicide that occurred in Saint-Basile-le-Grand, in Montérégie, at the beginning of the week.
Four ruined lives
Then, journalist Valérie Gonthier returns to the trial of the trucker found guilty of criminal negligence after taking four lives on Highway 440 in Laval in the summer of 2019.
Acquitted of the murder of his partner
For his part, veteran journalist Stéphane Alarie goes back in time by recounting the legal saga surrounding the former Radio-Canada director, Gilles Perron, who was acquitted of the murder of his wife in 1992.
Aborted investigation
Finally, court reporter Michael Nguyen recounts the behind-the-scenes story of an aborted investigation into an auto theft story, a particularly hot topic these days.