Susan Clairmont
Columnist at The Hamilton Spectator (Hamilton, ON)
Crime, court and social justice columnist at The Hamilton Spectator. [email protected]
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3 days ago |
thespec.com | Susan Clairmont
Even while serving a life sentence for fatally shooting a police officer, Randall McKenzie is in and out of court dealing with more gun charges and other criminal matters. This week his cases were before the court twice. (Two counts of failing to appear in court were stayed during one of those appearances.)And he’ll be back a couple of more times next week.
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3 days ago |
wellandtribune.ca | Susan Clairmont
Even while serving a life sentence for fatally shooting a police officer, Randall McKenzie is in and out of court dealing with more gun charges and other criminal matters. This week his cases were before the court twice. (Two counts of failing to appear in court were stayed during one of those appearances.)And he’ll be back a couple of more times next week.
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4 days ago |
stcatharinesstandard.ca | Susan Clairmont
Covering killer Jon Rallo for nearly 30 years made me a better journalist. When I arrived at The Spec as its new police reporter, the infamous Rallo case — he killed his wife Sandra, their son Jason, 6, and daughter Stephanie, 5 — was already 20 years old and he was well ensconced in prison. I took over the file and have written about him dozens of times since. This week, I reported his death. I learned of it from Sandra’s sister, Janice Orovan.
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4 days ago |
thespec.com | Susan Clairmont
Covering killer Jon Rallo for nearly 30 years made me a better journalist. When I arrived at The Spec as its new police reporter, the infamous Rallo case — he killed his wife Sandra, their son Jason, 6, and daughter Stephanie, 5 — was already 20 years old and he was well ensconced in prison. I took over the file and have written about him dozens of times since. This week, I reported his death. I learned of it from Sandra’s sister, Janice Orovan.
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5 days ago |
thespec.com | Susan Clairmont
A Burlington lawyer arrested in connection with a suspected multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme is under investigation by the Law Society of Ontario for allegedly misusing her trust fund.
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