THE WILBERT COFFIN STORY

THE CONCLUSION

PART 4.

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To the consternation of many, the Holy Scriptures do not teach us that money is the root of all evil. It does teach us however, that the "love" of money is the root. As this story plays out to the final curtain, this fact will become more and more evident.

.Let us review for a moment what we have to date. We have one group of people in the Gaspe' woods dreaming of striking it rich from the minerals in the ground. This group is aware of confirmed mineral content in some of the established claims, and are now prepared to mount resistance to anyone offering any degree of competition.

.In the opposite direction, this same group must be prepared to negotiate with those who might be willing to buy out a claim at a profit or at an inflated price. Suddenly, the free enterprize capitalistic system appears to veer off track. It gets scary. One has to quickly decide, does one's friends suddenly become the silent enemy, or perhaps were some of those that were designated as enemies over the years really surface as friends after all? .At this point, no matter which side they are aligned with, they have a common denominator, the "love" of money. On the other side of the coin, there is always the fast buck artist. They outright steal claims, they make deals, they falsely promote. They have always been there, and always will be. Their motive is simple, get in and make money.

.It appears that no matter how some people make their money, they have a built in system that encourages them to brag. They simply do not know how to keep their mouth shut. It is no different in the mining business, the haves and the have nots. With the claims of Wilbert Coffin's group, there were those who drew attention to the situation in their daily activities. A good example was Jack Eagle. Jack operated an illegal booze can on the Gaspe' coast. Many knew of this venture, many did not, including some of his close relatives and friends. I really have no quarrel with someone who has decided to independently run a business, except it attracts the unsavoury when it is operated outside the parameters of law.

.Mr. Eagle himself, openly bragged of the value of his claims adjacent to those of Wilbert Coffin. He also bragged of the value of those claims which he owned on the outside extremity of the main group of claims. Perhaps he did this to create hype and to encourage others to invest their money, but either way, someone is always listening with a plan.

.It is now necessary to back up in the story to the first week of June, 1953. In Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, Eugene Lindsey, his son Richard, and family friend, Fred Claar are making final plans for their fateful journey to the Gaspe' peninsula. Richard and Fred are excited about the trip, a chance to go bear hunting in Canada. Eugene is not caught up in the excitement. He has made the trip several times in the past. The one main thing that would be occupying Eugene Lindsey's mind this time would be the possibility of making a few bucks in the mining game in Canada.

.On a prior visit to the area, Eugene had expressed interest in how the system worked. In his home region, Eugene had confided to others his interest as well. Eugene Lindsey was not worried or concerned about raising the necessary capital to become involved in the mining exploration game. He would always carry sufficient cash on his person to satisfy the needs of any new venture, plus he had the added feature of having instant access to further funds back home if the need arose. He was in perfect condition to broaden his horizons.

.As most know who are familiar with this story will know, this venture into the forest would be the last for Eugene Lindsey and his party. At the hands of a person or persons unknown, the fate of these three American citizens was sealed. Three questions arise. By whose hands, why, and how? In order that a true picture emerge, it is necessary to study each murder systematically to determine the order each individual death played in the total crime involving the three individuals.

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Let us begin with the killing of Eugene Lindsey. On July 15, 1953 a headless corpse was found in the vicinity of Camp 24 in the Gaspe' woods. Firstly, I want to make it clear to you why these camps are named as they are. For years we have been reading of Camp 21, camp 24, and camp 26 and so on. I can only assume that those who came before and wrote never bothered asking. I am a nosey sort, things bother me if I don't know the answer. I have to admit that the late Constable Lewis Sinnett was kind enough to explain the names in a written statement that I have been fortunate to obtain. The numbers in each camp name merely denotes the mileage that the camp is located from the pavement or main highway, thus making it very easy to navigate in the area within the network of roads.

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With the news of the discovery of the partial human skeleton in the forest, news services from across North America were buzzing with the story. Details did not appear to matter. It appeared that the people would believe anything. After all, they were describing the wilds of eastern Canada, way out there on the Gaspe' peninsula. Except for Canadians, the rest of the world would not know where it was located anyway. The more bizzare the tale, the more believable it was. Each new tale encouraged the next one and so on.
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It was now prudent to assume that a case of murder, or at the very least, a case involving a death of very mysterious circumstances was rearing it's ugly head. The provincial pathologist, Dr. Jean-Marie Roussell was delivered to the area. His job was well pronounced, to identify the body, and establish the time and cause of death.

Let us set something straight for the record here and now. Unfolding was a case of monumental proportions. The Quebec Provincial Police were not capable of satisfactorily bringing the matter to conclusion. One has only to follow the chain of events following the discovery of the body parts to arrive at that conclusion. Here we have a search party of some twenty men tramping around in every direction, with absolutely no direction. You may ask, why was that? The answer is simple. Those leading the search party had no training. One cannot blame the searchers themselves, they were everyday ordinary working people who had left their respective places of employment to assist.

.The actions of Captain Raoul Sirois as head of the search team speaks volumes as to the mentality of some of the leaders. This particular captain exhibited bravery above and beyond the call of duty. Single handedly Captain Sirois took on a black bear in the area. Captain Raoul was forced to employ deadly force with his own service revolver to take down the bear. The only thing that tarnished this act of heroism was the fact that the bear was already dead when he fired his first shot. Captain Sirois did accomplish one thing however. He managed to tarnish a very important exhibit within the crime scene when he filled the dead bear full of lead. The carcass of that bear should have had an autopsy performed on it to establish the cause of death.

.It was impossible to pin-point an exact cause of death of the remains. This was due in part to the fact that it had lain exposed to the elements for several weeks. During that several weeks, scavengers had played an important and obvious role. Hungry and marauding black bears are not known for their table manners while foraging for food after a long hard winter. This was particularly evident considering the fact that the body had been dragged across a small river. Birds of prey would also be a factor.

.Based on the condition of the remains, exact identification would be next to impossible. The head and torso region of the body were never found, therefore complicating identification. Clarence Claar, father of Fred Claar suggested that if the body was that of Eugene Lindsey, he could be identified by his long finger nails.

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It is also important to note that an exact time of death could not be established. There was no forensic testing done. There were only fragments of clothing remaining in bear droppings in the area. The remaining bones were then gathered up and put in a cardboard box and transported by truck to Gaspe' town for storage and further study leading to positive identification.

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I want to make it clear here. There is no doubt in my mind that the skeletal remains gathered from the forest floor were none other than those of Eugene Lindsey from Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. I do though take exception to the sloppy methods utilized for what would be termed as proving positive identification. Dr. Roussell would later state that the long finger nails did exist, but in addition he had employed more scientific means determining the identity of the remains. Dr. Roussell did not state exactly what the scientific means consisted of. I suggest that he did not state what the scientific means was, simply because there was no scientific means used. In reality, if some heat had been applied to Dr. Roussell as in a modern court of law, he would have fallen apart.

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If you are thinking that Dr. Roussell acted and performed in a very callous and unprofessional manner, I suggest that you pay close attention to this story from now until conclusion. I suggest to you that this so called professional from the province of Quebec was overflowing with bias, leaning heavily toward conviction, when in fact, he should have been an arms length away. You are going to see how the prosecution in this case embarked upon a cause of death a total of three times, and in all three instances, the cause of death was declared to be from gunshot wounds. I suppose one could say there is nothing too startling about that. Possibly not, but read on. There is something startling though when this conclusion is arrived at in the absense of a firearm, spent cartridge cases, bullets and bullet fragments, and not one broken bone in three bodies. It gets better when Dr. Roussell will declare that one victim had been shot "five" times. Without doubt, I am convinced that Dr. Roussell's findings should qualify for inclusion into a publication such as "Ripley's Believe It Or Not". Without doubt, when all is said and done with reference to provincial pathologist Dr. Roussell in this case, I am of the opinion that the province of Quebec, and more specifically, The Quebec Provincial Police did not serve and represent the people in a fair manner.

It is not uncommon for those trying to cover up or sway belief in something to expose a far bigger gap that will eventually bring them down. The judiciary of Quebec did a grand job of deception throughout this case. In most instances though, they did not do a good job of covering their tracks. They refused to look beyond the box in their prosecution methods, and at the same time, they appear blind to the fact that some day, some time, and from somewhere, someone would trip them up. I am speaking specifically of the autopsy reports on all three victims in this crime. I have talked about it a bit in the past, however, I am now able to speak with much more certainty. Shortly, I shall be presenting to you the crime scene, depicting the death of Richard Lindsey and Fred Claar. At that time, I shall show you actual copies of the autopsy reports. I shall also show you two instances from those same reports that completely destroys the crown's theory as to cause of death.

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This is where I shall leave you in this posting. It is a sad ending today because it closes the door on a fellow human being. True, you may not have liked Mr. Lindsey a lot but he had a right to life as do all of us. It was the love of money that brought him to Quebec in this particular instance driving a 1947 Green Ford Truck. It was now someone else's greater love for money that forced his trip back to Pennsylvania in the same 1947 Green Ford truck. This time though, someone else would be doing the driving. A cardboard box containing the skeletal remains of Eugene Lindsey would be one of the three pieces of cargo on the back of the truck, forming a pitiful reminder that life is precious and fragile.
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It is necessary to include all these elements into the overall story. It is sometimes the little things, the things that others do not bother with, that provide the key to open the big door. I shall also tell you that those I have named as perpetrators of these crimes will be coming back into the story very very soon.

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THE WILBERT COFFIN STORY.

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THE CONCLUSION.

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PART THREE.

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In the last chapter I outlined to you some individuals who would play a major part in this story. Again I stress, these names were not arrived at as a result of an educated guess. These names were arrived at after months of research and elimination of information by myself and Lani Mitchell. The knowledge of the involvement of these individuals was largely the result of pouring through police interviews and other certified data of the months leading up to the trial of Wilbert Coffin.
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Though in many cases the police had the information that I am going to present, they were apparently reluctant to commence an investigation that would lead into another direction. At this point of time the circumstantial case against Wilbert Coffin was gaining momentum, so why change direction? Their approach was simple. Maurice Duplessis wanted someone to hang to shut up the American government, and true to form, someone would hang. That someone would be Wilbert Coffin.
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Angus MacDonald and Wilbert Coffin would first meet while working in the mining industry in Murdochville, Quebec in the year preceeding the murders in the Gaspe' region. MacDonald, like so many before him had found his way to the Gaspe' coast through the mining industry in Bathurst, New Brunswick. Prior to Bathurst, MacDonald had worked the mining scene in Nova Scoria, his home province.
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Though his knowledge of the workings of an actual producing mine was evident, his expertise in the discovery of minerals was limited. Repeatedly, we see that Angus MacDonald was not an outdoorsman. He got lost frequently, and as a result, would very quickly become a liability in a team atmosphere. He did not possess the necessary skills required to be a successful prospector.

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Angus MacDonald joined into a loose partnership with Wilbert Coffin and Bill Baker. Bill Baker would supply transporation in the form of a pickup truck, Angus MacDonald would supply some equipment and some operating capital for food and other supplies. Wilbert Coffin would supply some equipment, but most of all, Wilbert would be relied upon to find the minerals and point everyone in that direction.
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It was a partnership that was doomed for failure. Very soon, Wilbert Coffin sensed Angus MacDonald's weakness in the woods. The other member of the triangle, Bill Baker, did not totally trust Angus MacDonald and he expressed this to Wilbert Coffin. There were times when MacDonald did not know when to keep his mouth shut. Bill Baker was the type of personality that if one wanted to depend on his support, then one had to be prepared to express their support for Bill Baker. This is a normal arrangement in most partnerships to this day.
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Little is known of Angus MacDonald's social life, or if indeed he even had one. I do know that Angus MacDonald was very frugal with his money. His total livelihood was garnered from his travels in the mining game, so other than grub stakes to foster his dreams, he remained out of the limelight.
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Some time back I had the opportunity to personally speak with Keith Baker. Keith is the son of Bill Baker and he remembers Angus MacDonald. As he related to me, other than MacDonalds involvement in the mining game, he knew little of Angus MacDonald. I found it necessary to ask these questions, chiefly because in order to create a meaningful profile on anyone, it is necessary to know as much as possible of the individual.
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Curly Richardson was another import to the area. It is apparent that Richardson spent very little time in any particular area. It is known that he and Angus MacDonald were acquainted from the Bathurst region, and at Murdochville. Richardson became employed with The Noranda Company at Murdochville.

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It can be argued that MacDonald felt some remorse for Richardson, as he and Richardson shared friendship whenever Richardson's travels took him to the Gaspe' region. Though Wilbert Coffin was perhaps aware of Richardson's existence, there is nothing to suggest a business or social atmosphere between the two. It would have been nothing more than a very casual approach to each other.
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No story of backwoods folklore would be complete without a specific character to round out the cast. The Wilbert Coffin story had such a character. His name was Mr. Soucie. Mr. Soucie was a Francophone. He was known to be a ne'er do too well type. He wasn't smart, he wasn't stupid, he just took each situation the way it was presented. Bluntly speaking, Mr. Soucie was a thief. As with many others, Soucie would find his way to the Gaspe' region by way of Bathurst.
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The cast of characters is now complete to finalize the Wilbert Coffin story. In their own unique way, each player will play out a well defined role. In some cases the role played will be unknown to the individual player. If this sounds strange, it is. When all is said and done though, you will understand the significance and how it was all done.
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The date is now June 08, 1953. The curtain rises on this date because this is the day that the Wilbert Coffin story has it's beginning. Many would argue that the next five days would represent the bleakest of events carving out and shaping the history of Quebec. In the aftermath, three human beings, in the most brutal and barbaric fashion would be left dead on the forest floor.
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In this chapter, I am going to outline for you the reader, various scenarios depicting the events leading up to, and including the murders themselves. You will see how each player fits into his role, and the relative ease in which these murders were carried out.
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As a result of deep study of this affair, I am satisfied that the following paragraphs is an orderly and accurate reflection of the events concerning this particular week in the Gaspe woods. You will note in many areas that I shall be making reference to police reports, interviews, and written statements concerning various elements of the story, but in doing so, enhancing credibility of the overall picture.

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I shall not be re-writing and re-hashing many of the dispatches that have been written over the years regarding this case. It would simply serve no purpose to do that. These accounts have not provided a conclusion to this case for over fifty years, so to assume that suddenly the answers would jump to the forefront based on reiteration of the impossible only adds to the depth of the labyrinth.

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From the reports of the Quebec Provincial Police, specifically the notes of Sgt. J C VanHoutte, we learn that Wilbert Coffin and Angus MacDonald head into the forest and go through the forestry gate near Gaspe'. The story has now begun.
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The permit and gate process in the region was a means of controll especially in fire season. It was a process that could work well as long as everyone played by the rules. This fact however was only a dream. As is usually the case, rules and regulations merely serve to keep the already honest in line, and do little to encourage universal conformity. This was the case in the Gaspe' forest region as you will soon see.
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The permit process was a fairly simple procedure. The process provided for a single person access permit for a pre-determined length of stay. Permits for groups of people were not allowed. It was permissable for more than one individual in a specific vehicle to obtain entry privileges, but it was mandatory that each person have their own numbered permit.
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It was this permit process that made it possible for a nosey person such as myself to be able to put certain things together in this affair that would assist in creating the timing that made it possible for us to crack the case. I am now confident that we have accomplished that.

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Little is known of the whereabouts or the movements of Angus MacDonald on the evening prior to entering the forest with Wilbert Coffin. It has been determined that Wilbert Coffin usually spent his free time at his mothers house if he was not in the forest or in the vicinity of home. It is also known that Angus MacDonald would spend many of his nights in the camp owned by Wilbert Coffin. This was because MacDonald had no place of his own. This system would work well as the camp was located just a few miles from Gaspe' through the forestry gate. It was also accessible by car which was his mode of travel.

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Upon entering the forest on their prospecting junket on June 08, things did not go well for Wilbert Coffin and Angus MacDonald. Though they took out permits for four days of tenure in the forest district, they would in fact spend only one night. As it would eventually conclude, this would also be the last night that they would ever spend together for the rest of their lives.

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The balance of this day would be spent attempting tp reach their intended area to prospect. Due to the condition of the roads, it would be necessary to park the truck and trek by foot. It would appear that Angus MacDonald was not the type to be able to find his way out of a room with the door left open. He was a liability. He was a problem. He had to go.

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In addition to these obvious problems with MacDonald, it is obvious that Wilbert Coffin harboured further concerns. Perhaps it was something that Angus MacDonald had said to Wilbert that triggered these thoughts. Wilbert Coffin had worked long and hard for what he believed to be his road to success. He was not about to lose it in a temerarious fashion. We learn from his sworn deposition, and from statements made by Angus MacDonald to Sgt. J C VanHoutte of the Quebec Provincial Police that he suggested to MacDonald that after the first night in the forest they return to Gaspe' for the night to obtain maps, with the plan to re-enter the area on the following morning from another direction in order that they might avoid some of the muddy and slippery roads.

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From what we will learn later from statements by Mr. Ross Baird, forest warden from Haldimand to J C Van Houtte of the Quebec Provincial Police, it is obvious as well that Mr. MacDonald was not satisfied with the arrangement with Wilbert Coffin and William Baker. MacDonald, according to Baird, would state that he had prospected some of the existing mining claims prior to the partnership being formed, and thus, had a greater financial interest than what would be portrayed.

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This date, June 08, 1953 was the date that Eugene Lindsey, his son Richard Lindsey, and friend Fred Claar would all arrive together in Gaspe' from Pennsylvania to go bear hunting. Their trip as well did not go well due to road conditions. Their truck became mired in mud in the middle of a stream bed, forcing them to camp there for the night, waiting to get pulled out of the mud the next morning. Their rescuers suggested that they return to Gaspe' and re-enter the forest area near Murdochville, and take a cut off to their intended area avoiding the slippery roads. The date was now June 09, 1953. It is important to note here that on this date June 09, 1953, the Lindsey party was re-entering the forest gate, and Wilbert Coffin and Angus MacDonald were exiting the forest gate.

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Upon exiting the gate and arriving in Gaspe', Wilbert Coffin would deliver Angus MacDonald to his car which he had left at the home of Francis Annett. MacDonald's plan was to spend the night at Wilbert Coffin's camp as was usual, and Wilbert Coffin would spend the night at his mother's house. Prior to going to his Mothers house, Wilbert Coffin had a meeting with Bill Baker.

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Wilbert Coffin and Bill Baker would discuss the situation regarding Angus MacDonald. It would be with much reluctance that they would discuss anything of a sensitive nature in MacDonald's presence, especially the ore samples that Wilbert was in the process of acquiring from his claims area. It is fairly easy to understand the decision for Wilbert to carry on the next morning without picking up MacDonald as was previously arranged. The option was still there for him to pick up MacDonald, however, he did not.

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Little did Wilbert Coffin know, there was a meeting of sorts taking place at his camp. He knew of course that Angus macDonald was at the camp but he did not know there were house guests. The house guests on this occasion were none other than Curly Richardson and "Mr. Soucie." Again, this is not a guess that these gentlemen were at the camp. We learned that from the police notes of Sgt. J C Van Houtte. The information was conveyed to Van Houtte by MacDonald himself when Van Houtte was putting a bit of heat on him during a questioning session. We have obtained these interview notes from our research over the past few months. Determining that these three gentlemen were together at this particular point in time should have been a major blow to the crown's case against Wilbert Coffin. It will be proven a bit later that the police with-held this evidence.

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On tomorrows date, June 10, 1953 all the players will finally be in the forest at the same time. I am forced to cut the story here into two final parts. This is necessary in order that I adequately describe to you the correlation of events leading up to the actual murders of the Lindsey party.

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I will be describing to you in depth as to how these murders were committed. I will tell you here, these people did not die from bullet wounds, and I shall explain why I am prepared to state that. Again, I do not state it from a wild guess. I shall be making that statement based on information contained in the autopsy reports enhanced by comments from the provincial forensic medical officer of the day.

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Even though my evidence points to the fact that a firearm was not used, there was a firearm available. In the past year, a gentleman whom I shall not name at this point has made a full confession to me of the finding of a discarded handgun in the areas of these murders. I have reason to believe and I do believe that this firearm was originally planned to be part of the murder scene in this case.

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I will also be talking to you about found money, American cash, lots of it. The police knew about it as well, and did absolutely nothing about it. The police knew about it in lots of time to save Wilbert Coffin, but it would have meant a whole new investigation, and after I explain this to you in the next posting you will see there was absolutely no way of pinning the American money on Wilbert Coffin so they totally ignored it.

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As I mentioned to you previously, we have obtained a copy of film footage of several prominent people in this case. I am now prepared to talk to you in much greater depth with reference to one interview in particular. In that interview there is a particular statement that I believe to be particularly damaging to the crown's case. The crown was aware of this prior to trial, but again this information was held back.

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Now that all the players are inside the forest, I am confident that you will agree with my suggestion as to who the real murderers were in this case. There was definitely enough evidence for a crown counsel to proceed with murder charges against these individuals, but through a crooked process, the government of Quebec, and the government of Canada found a way to say "no".

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The next and final posting will be posted on Thursday, August 23, 2007. I promise to be more punctual. I was caught up in the middle of medical treatments during the past few weeks.

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Lew Stoddard.

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THE WILBERT COFFIN STORY

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THE CONCLUSION

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PART TWO

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When murder has been discovered and publicly declared, it is incumbent upon all members of the pertaining judiciary to research and vigorously investigate all aspects of the crime. This is a way of portraying integrity on the part of the investigation.

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Too often after a major crime has been discovered, we hear the words, "there are no suspects." Only a lazy and particularly stupid police officer would make a statement like that. The reality of the situation is simple. Until such time that someone has been apprehended and charged with a specific crime, then everyone is a suspect.

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From a list of suspects there are those that stand out amongst the rest. These suspects become "persons of interest." It is these persons that form the nucleus of the investigation, and the eventual solving of the crime committed. It is important to note that if the case is solid, there must be motive, and above all, the ability to prove that the suspect was in the area of the crime.

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The Wilbert Coffin case was no different. There was a particularly brutal set of circumstances that resulted in the deaths of three persons in barbaric fashion. There were suspects, and there were persons of interest. The unfortunate reality was simply that the judicial process was lazy and sleazy. They set their sights in one direction. They were not willing to look outside the box. In doing so, the system made it possible for multiple murderers to walk free, and at the same time, sent an innocent man to swing at the end of a rope.

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There are many reasons why I am suggesting the names that I am today as those who are the perpetrators of these crimes. Their selection did not occur as a result of an educated guess, but as a result of many hours of research and investigation.

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It should be further understood that these individuals did not just suddenly appear in the story. They were always there, emitting the same evidence that I am encountering fifty-four years after the fact. They were never acted upon, simply because it would have required the police of the day to investigate in another direction. They probably would have been acting in a direction that might fight back. The bottom line, they simply took the path of least resistance. After all, Maurice Duplessis wanted someone to hang to shut up the American administration, so, in his warped mind, hang the Englishman from Gaspe'.

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In the next posting, I shall be outlining the involvement of the suspects that I have identified in this episode. Originally, I had not planned to write it exactly in this fashion. As late as earlier this afternoon, I was made aware of certain disturbing information. It would appear that there is someone who wishes to dis-credit my research on this affair. Because of this fact, I have made the decision to do it this way. It saddens me to think that our society has evolved downward in this way.

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I am awaiting some pertinent information. I was not quite ready to proceed to complete the story in one piece, thus the decision to fragment the ending. By doing it in this fashion, in no way does it affect the final outcome.

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Again, I shall be going into detail on the affairs of these gentlemen in the next posting. It will also give you the chance as the armchair detective to figure out as to why these people are not only suspects, but persons of interest, and persons who should have been charged with murder. You should have no problem in establishing the who, what, when, where, and why.

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The following represents the individuals names that I want you to consider. Angus MacDonald, Curly Richardson, and a gentleman named Mr. Soucie.

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In the next posting, I shall outline their complete involvement. I will also outline the stalking of the Lindsey party, transportation method into the forest, and as well, the reasons why the Lindseys would be singled out as murder victims. We will also go travelling in the next posting. We will make a trip from Pennsylvania to Gaspe, and we shall also make a trip from Juniper, New Brunswick to Gaspe'.

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Thank you so much for being a great audience, and look forward to bringing you the final chapter in a couple of days. God Bless.

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Lew Stoddard.

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