The Massey murder, a maid, her master, and the trial that shocked a country, Charlotte Gray
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The Massey murder, a maid, her master, and the trial that shocked a country, Charlotte Gray
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The Massey murder
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Charlotte Gray
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a maid, her master, and the trial that shocked a country
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In February 1915, a member of one of Canada’s wealthiest families was shot and killed on the front porch of his home in Toronto as he was returning from work. Carrie Davies, an 18-year-old domestic servant, quickly confessed, claiming he'd ruined her character. But who was the real victim here? Charles “Bert” Massey, scion of a famous and privileged family, or the frightened, perhaps mentally unstable Carrie, a penniless British immigrant? When the brilliant lawyer Hartley Dewart, QC, took on her case, his grudge against the powerful Masseys would fuel a sensational trial. 2013
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