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The Coffin affair was an event in Canadian history in which a man named Wilbert Coffin was hanged for the murder of three men. The affair started in June 1953 in Gaspésie when three men from Pennsylvania were reported missing.
The Wilbert Coffin Affair. On July 15th, 1953, the body of Eugene Lindsey, a native of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania was found in the Gaspé woods in Québec, mauled by bears. A week later the bodies of his 17-year old son Richard Lindsey, and 20-year old Frederick Claar, were found four kms away.
The Coffin Affair (French: L'Affaire Coffin) is a Canadian drama film from Quebec, released in 1980. Directed by Jean-Claude Labrecque, the film is a dramatization of the Coffin affair of 1953. The film stars August Schellenberg as Wilbert Coffin.
In this first episode we explore the remote region of the Gaspé peninsula, and the main characters involved in the case, including Wilbert Coffin (convicted perpetrator) and Eugene Lindsey, Richard Lindsey and Frederick Claar (victims).
In this episode, we explore Coffin’s trial for the murder of Richard Lindsay. What becomes clear is that it was essentially a sham; while Coffin was a unilingual Anglophone, the bulk of the trial was held in French, and despite his pleas to take the stand in his own defense, his lawyer Raymond Mahr (whose appoint was likely linked to ...
Feb 9, 2023 · The Coffin Affair is a six-episode podcast that explores the arrest, conviction and execution of Wilbert Coffin. More than sixty-five years later, there are still lingering questions as to whether the criminal justice system got it right.
In 1953, in the Gaspé forest, there are three bodies half eaten by bears. Fearing repercussions on tourism and investment, Prime minister Maurice Duplessis decided to make an example accusing Wilbert Coffin.
