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Court Reopens 1989 Cold Case: New Trial Ordered for Decades-Old Murder of 10-Year-Old Toronto Girl

A man convicted of a 1989 murder in Ontario is granted a new trial by the Court of Appeal, citing a miscarriage of justice due to undisclosed evidence. Timothy Rees was found guilty of killing 10-year-old Darla Thurrott, but a crucial tape recording involving a conversation between a police officer and the victim’s landlord was not revealed, potentially implicating a third-party suspect.