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Tori Stafford Killer A Step Closer To Appeal

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Tori Stafford Murderer Pleads Guilty To Assault

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Michael Rafferty Appeals Murder Sentence

08. 2.2012

Michael Rafferty, the Toronto man found guilty of raping and killing an eight-year-old girl, is appealing his murder conviction, according...

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Rafferty Misses Deadline To Appeal His Conviction

The Canadian Press 06.15.2012

TORONTO - The man found guilty of raping and killing eight-year-old Victoria Stafford has missed the deadline to appeal his conviction.But...

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Rodney Stafford Looks For Positives In Tori's Death, Trial

Allison Jones, The Canadian Press 05.16.2012

WOODSTOCK, Ont. - Victoria Stafford's father sat through the trial of his daughter's killer, often listening to details about the horror...

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NO FORGIVENESS

05.15.2012

Tara McDonald, the mother of slain Grade 3 student Victoria (Tori) Stafford, says she is trying to move forward with her life...

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Rafferty Stands 'Firmly Behind Not Guilty'

Allison Jones, The Canadian Press 05.15.2012

LONDON, Ont. -- The powerful and angry words of the judge presiding over Michael Rafferty's case rang through the courtroom Tuesday --...

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Killer To Hear From Victim's Family Before Heading To Prison

Allison Jones, The Canadian Press 05.14.2012

LONDON, Ont. - The powerful and angry words of the judge presiding over Michael Rafferty's case rang through the courtroom Tuesday —...

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Was The Controversial Publication Ban Worth It?

Allison Jones, The Canadian Press 05.14.2012

LONDON, Ont. - A publication ban that prevented the public from knowing for more than seven months that Terri-Lynne McClintic had pleaded...

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Parents Shouldn't Panic About Tori Stafford

The Canadian Press 05.14.2012

TORONTO - Tori Stafford's horrific fate may be a graphic reminder to parents about the need to streetproof their children, but experts...

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The Killer Couple

Allison Jones, The Canadian Press 05.13.2012

LONDON, Ont. - Michael Rafferty had apparently for years harboured pedophilic interests and a propensity for sexual violence.Terri-Lynne...

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The Week That Was: A Presidential "Coming Out"

05.13.2012

Happy Mother's Day! Or as it may be, Happy Mothers Day! When Barack Obama became the first U.S. president to endorse gay marriage on Wednesday,...

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Conviction Has 'Lifted A Cloud' In Ontario Town

Paola Loriggio, The Canadian Press 05.12.2012

WOODSTOCK, Ont. - A troubled southwestern Ontario community scarred by the gruesome murder of eight-year-old Victoria Stafford can finally...

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Rafferty 'Likely' To Appeal

05.12.2012

A sentencing hearing is scheduled Tuesday for Michael Rafferty, who has been convicted on all charges he faced in the death...

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McClintic Testimony Problematic For Crown

Allison Jones, The Canadian Press 05.11.2012

LONDON, Ont. - Of the myriad problems Terri-Lynne McClintic presented for the Crown lawyers at Michael Rafferty's murder trial, one stood...

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What Jurors Didn't Hear

05.10.2012

LONDON, Ont. - A laptop computer belonging to the man accused of kidnapping, sexually assaulting and killing Victoria Stafford was used...

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About Michael Rafferty Trial

Michael Rafferty has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder, sexual assault causing bodily harm and kidnapping in the abduction and murder of Victoria Stafford, 8, of Woodstock, Ont. Tori Stafford disappeared while on her way home from school on April 8, 2009. The girl's body was found three months later in a field near Mount Forest, Ont. Terri-Lynne McClintic, now 21, has already been convicted of first-degree murder in the girl's death. She pleaded guilty in April 2010 and was given a mandatory life sentence, with no chance of parole for 25 years. Rafferty's trial was moved from Woodstock to nearby London in light of publicity surrounding the girl's death.