Huron Expositor, 2007-11-14, Page 11News
The Huron Expositor • November 14, 2007 Page 11
Students ask Truscott to share 1959 memories
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ago.
Some students took the opportu-
nity to ask him about his recollec-
tions of his last moments with
Lynne.
"As far as the car, I can still see
the car that picked Lynne Harper
up," said Steven in response to one
student's query as to the day she
went missing on Highway 8.
That same student asked whether
he had additional information that
will assist police in their quest to
find the person responsible for
Lynne's death.
Steven said all of the available
information is already in.the hands
of police.
• "It's up to them," he said. of
whether the case will be reviewed.
Another student asked whether
he has visited the spot where
Lynne's body was found since 1959.
Steven said while he visits the area
three of four times a year, including
visiting the Lawson's farm where
Lynne was found, "I haven't been
down to the bush. I've been past
there."
As for one student's query as to
whether he feels "guilty" for drop-
ping Lynne off at the spot where she
was reportedly abducted, Steven
said no.
"It's no different than you'd do to
one of your classmates or friends.
There is no guilt there at all," he
said, noting it was simply a favour
and he couldn't have guessed the
outcome.
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He was also asked whether his
parents supported him while the
trial was under way.
"There was .never any doubt on
my parents' part," he said, noting
his mother, Doris, had the opportu-
nity to witness his vindication,
which he called "fantastic when the
court finally overturned every-
thing." .
Steven was also asked about the
day he was sentenced to hang.
"You're more terrified than any-
thing," he said. "It's a long .time
before it really sinks in to the mean-
ing of everything.
The moment he was sentenced to
hang - proved to be a "vivid," one, he
said, It's something -you never for-
get. It's really a shock to your whole
system."
Steven was also asked about •his
time in jail.
"It's hard to even describe it," he.
said,encouraging students to visit
the Huron County Museum, which
is the site where he was incarcerat-
ed. .
"To go in there and not know
when or ever you'll come out of
there. It's not a very pleasant
thing."
Steven was also asked whether he
holds any ill will towards the jury
that convicted him. He said the ver-
dict would've been different if
jurists had all of the evidence before
them.
Ultimately, though it sometimes
seemed hopeless, Steven credited
his family and friends and a live
day-by-day mantra as what pulled
him through.
"A lot of it is having good family,
good friends. These are the things
that get you through," he said.
As for what he felt he missed
while incarcerated, he said the list
is long, "just about everything you
do from day to day, whether it's
going to the show,
friends. When I
got out, it was a
real chance to
meet people, to
make friends."
Thanks largely
to his wife,
Steven said the
long process in
overturning the
conviction was an
experience. He
noted for one
that . a Fifth
Estate clip of hien
riding a bike
down- Front Road
where everything
took place "took
hours of filming
and ya, I haven't
ridden a bike
since!'
Asked if he
could go back
and change any-
thing, Steven
answered, "I sure
wouldn't have
been on a coun-
try road that
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had the kids and grandchildren he
has.
"There have been some very, very
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