Amy Dempsey

May 18, 2024 | thespec.com | Amy Dempsey

One morning in January, 14-year-old Jonathan Mitkovski refused to get out of bed. His parents wondered, at first, if he was coming down with a virus. It had always been a challenge to figure out what was bothering Jonathan. Born with Down syndrome and diagnosed with autism at age three, he had never spoken. Before his sudden decline, Jonathan had been a gentle child who greeted everyone with a smile. He loved roller coasters, the Maple Leafs and McDonald’s french fries.

Apr 27, 2024 | therecord.com | Amy Dempsey

By Amy Dempsey On trial days, Elizabeth Gallant arrives at the courthouse no later than 9:30 a.m. She pushes her walker across the parking lot, through the security scanner and into the third-floor courtroom reserved for the murder trial. Gallant, 79, a slight woman with warm brown eyes, cropped white hair and a stooped upper back, has done this more than 100 times in the past 10 years, becoming a familiar face at the Brampton Courthouse.

Apr 27, 2024 | thespec.com | Amy Dempsey

On trial days, Elizabeth Gallant arrives at the courthouse no later than 9:30 a.m. She pushes her walker across the parking lot, through the security scanner and into the third-floor courtroom reserved for the murder trial. Gallant, 79, a slight woman with warm brown eyes, cropped white hair and a stooped upper back, has done this more than 100 times in the past 10 years, becoming a familiar face at the Brampton Courthouse. Already a Subscriber?

Mar 12, 2024 | therecord.com | Amy Dempsey |Jason Miller

Two months after Melissa Merritt's ex-husband was found murdered, she and her new partner packed their belongings into a minivan and drove across Canada with her six children, looking for a fresh start. Merritt was free to leave Mississauga that day in 2013 because the custody battle she had been fighting with her former spouse, Caleb Harrison, father to her two eldest children, and his parents, Bill and Bridget Harrison, was over now that all three Harrisons were dead.

Mar 12, 2024 | thespec.com | Amy Dempsey |Jason Miller

Two months after Melissa Merritt’s ex-husband was found murdered, she and her new partner packed their belongings into a minivan and drove across Canada with her six children, looking for a fresh start. Merritt was free to leave Mississauga that day in 2013 because the custody battle she had been fighting with her former spouse, Caleb Harrison, father to her two eldest children, and his parents, Bill and Bridget Harrison, was over now that all three Harrisons were dead.