tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post7110306609604856259..comments2023-10-19T02:55:59.956-07:00Comments on Stoddard Online: Stoddard Onlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16008000327500269202noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-79172480200583355922007-12-02T17:04:00.000-08:002007-12-02T17:04:00.000-08:00I think there are unanswered questions where offic...I think there are unanswered questions where officer sinnett is concerned. You do suggest many times, he was in a great rush to reach st Anne de monts...<BR/>if this was so, why did he take his precious time to pull over that car….something must have happen to make him decide to stop that car, being he was so very rushed…then when he saw the occupants covered in blood, and they told him they had just shot a moose, he never asked for identification or took the time to jot down the licence plates number. Like a good police officer would have done. This would lead me to believe the two occupants were residents of Gaspe, that Mr. Sinnet did know them, and this was the reason he did not charge them, or need information from them… Even in the Gaspe, shooting a moose out of season would get them a fine, unless the officer knew them, and let them go…shooting a moose would not have left them covered in blood, unless they had cleaned it, skinned it and cut it up, and then where was the moose at that time…did Mr. sinnet not wonder about this… Had he been so rushed, then he would not have taken the time out to stop this car. Or did he just stop to chat with them…. <BR/><BR/>As you say, when Mr. Sinnett took time to pull them over, and he was in a great rush, he did not know the American hunters were missing. When he found this out, he must have then realized the two occupants of that car had more then likely not shot a moose at all…<BR/><BR/> From 1953 onward, Mr. Sinnett did not come forward with any information to help clear Mr. Coffin’s name. Why Yet he had come face to face and spoke to the two occupants covered in blood. He also believed them to be the killers…<BR/>It was said he feared for his life, and that of his wife and children, for this to be so, he must have knew the two occupants of that car were the killers of the Americans…<BR/>Was Mr. Sinnett threatened by the two occupants to make him fear them?<BR/>For if the two occupants of that car were strangers, only guilty of killing a moose out of season, then why would Mr. Sinnett be afraid of them, and have to fear for his life..<BR/><BR/>I am not saying captain sinnett was a villain, I do believe he did not do his job properly on that day. If he was in such a great rush, he would not have took the time to stop that car at all… <BR/>There are a lot of unanswered questions here….Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-19413213020950117752007-11-28T04:42:00.000-08:002007-11-28T04:42:00.000-08:00A good job you have done Sir on the investigating ...A good job you have done Sir on the investigating and writing of this affair. Just want you to know that I sent of a letter to the prime minister from your new site. That is a great idea that you have there, makes it real easy with no excuses for not doing so.<BR/><BR/>S Patterson (Formerly from Gaspe)<BR/>TorontoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-16408913468885545952007-11-27T13:28:00.000-08:002007-11-27T13:28:00.000-08:00I have sent off an e-mail to my MP and also tjhe P...I have sent off an e-mail to my MP and also tjhe Prime Minister. Hope many others will take an example and do the same. Good Luck everyone.<BR/><BR/>Beth Ogden<BR/>Surrey, B CAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-89498963049423118452007-11-26T20:28:00.000-08:002007-11-26T20:28:00.000-08:00It is impressive reading of your accomplishments r...It is impressive reading of your accomplishments regarding this case. It has garnered so much attention over the years, but always seems to be the same information over and over. <BR/><BR/>It is refreshing to see that you have gone in your own direction, separate from what has been said and done in the past. I have been watching the correlation of events as you have declared them over the past several months and they fall into place.<BR/><BR/>I have taught high school for a lot of years, and this case has been discussed since my days in university at Sackville, New Brunswick many years ago.<BR/><BR/>Good luck to you now Sir. It is unfortunate that perhaps one of the biggest hurdles of all will be our own federal government and the Quebec government. So sad, because I do feel that an innocent man was executed here.<BR/><BR/>William C<BR/>Hartland, New BrunswickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-40934051839668611112007-11-26T05:08:00.000-08:002007-11-26T05:08:00.000-08:00when people like this clement fortin come along th...when people like this clement fortin come along they are only in for the money his book isn't even good for toilet paper he is only doing this because the case is being reviewed and he has come to make money if he was any kind of man he would be helping Aidwyc clear the nameAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-10073262744857222952007-11-26T01:20:00.000-08:002007-11-26T01:20:00.000-08:00I agree 100% it was the evidence that "wasn't" put...I agree 100% it was the evidence that "wasn't" put before the jury that caused Wilbert Coffin to be executed. If it has taken this Fortin guy 53 years to understand that, then his head has been in the sand. I am not a lawyer but I have no trouble seeing that.<BR/><BR/>Reg Mersereau<BR/>Fredericton, N BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-32458005687264358402007-11-25T15:07:00.000-08:002007-11-25T15:07:00.000-08:00\Message to Clement FortinMr. Fortin, through an a...<B>\Message to Clement Fortin<BR/><BR/>Mr. Fortin, through an act of kindness, I decided to not pull the plug on your recent comments on my web site. I reached that decision purely because anyone who would march unannounced into anothers house and make rude statements to feather their own nest at someone else's expense is in need of therapy. I shall attempt here to provide the help that you seek.<BR/><BR/>You point out that your book on the Coffin affair is based on the trial transcripts and the information that was presented to the jury. It could be argued that you are suggesting that I have not read those transcripts. As a matter of fact, I have studied them in depth a number of times during the past year and a half.<BR/><BR/>You state that if I read your book, I will see an authentic picture of what was said before the Perce' jury. Are you suggesting Sir, that my accounting of this affair is less than accurate and authentic?<BR/><BR/>Though I believe that certain members of this particular jury were involved in something far beyond their means, never have I criticized this jury for the decision that was made based on the information presented before them. I am not concerned with the information that was put before them, but, "I am deeply concerned with the information that was never put before them."<BR/><BR/>I speak specifically of the suppressed evidence, I speak of the twisted evidence, and I speak of the thwarted attempts to mislead the jury. The autopsy reports can be proven to be a sham in a big way. I haven't even mentioned the fact of jury tampering by the prosecutors and the police at the inquest by forcing a cancellation of a verdict and the forcing of another. In this case, the judge was equally at fault because he allowed this to continue. <BR/><BR/>You Sir are a lawyer. I need not remind you of your obligations and responsibilities as an officer of the court. If you do need to be reminded of these things, in my view, then obviously you have been in a position that you were not, and are not, qualified to be involved with.<BR/><BR/>Again, in my view, if you feel that it was alright to hang Wilbert Coffin under such circumstances, then Sir, you are just as guilty as the cheap, sleazy, and dirty campaign of the 1950's, and there simply is no way that I am going to allow you to walk into my web site unannounced fifty-three years after the fact and scrape Wilbert Coffin from the bottoms of your boots. It simply will not happen.<BR/><BR/>Lew Stoddard<BR/>Host Of "Stoddard Online"</B>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-81184023419908692252007-11-25T04:04:00.000-08:002007-11-25T04:04:00.000-08:00This guy named Clement Fortin? What planet did he...This guy named Clement Fortin? What planet did he just arrive from? Is he really a lawyer? Makes one wonder with the stupid statements that he makes.<BR/><BR/>He states that he based his book on the trial transcripts, as if he is the only one to have seen the transcripts. You have made mention of the transcripts dozens of times in the past year, and have quoted from them.<BR/><BR/>I think he is only interested in self promotion of his book. If he wants people to buy the book, he should consider an English version as 68% of the people in Canada speak and write only English<BR/><BR/>Sharon Rideout<BR/>Grande Prairie, AlbertaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-36156828428250418172007-11-25T00:04:00.000-08:002007-11-25T00:04:00.000-08:00I must admit that I havn't read Mr. Fortin's book ...I must admit that I havn't read Mr. Fortin's book which he says was written based on the trial transcripts. I would pose the question---would't we read the same information that has been around the block several times? What of the documents, police reports, and affidavits, etc. that were disallowed at the trial? If these facts had been given to the jury to ponder and weigh, the scales of justice would have tipped in a different direction. <BR/><BR/>Geri Ironside<BR/>Pt. Coquotlam, B.C.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-44362897712179963572007-11-24T13:18:00.000-08:002007-11-24T13:18:00.000-08:00After all you have written on the Coffin affair, I...After all you have written on the Coffin affair, I invite you to read my book L'affaire Coffin: une supercherie? published at Wilson & Lafleur, in Montréal. You would read an authentic account of what was said before the Percé jury. My book is based on the 2250 pages of court transcripts. You should also visit my blog:<BR/>http://fortinclement.blogspot.comClément Fortinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09010500186495242932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-62666131709968700992007-11-24T11:24:00.000-08:002007-11-24T11:24:00.000-08:00Response to J Marchand in Kingston.Theodore Arnold...Response to J Marchand in Kingston.<BR/><BR/>Theodore Arnold, the general manager of the drilling company in Bathurst gave this information at the Broussard Inquiry that his employee had approached him to see if he would exchange a large sum of United States currency for Canadian currency. Mr. Arnold refused his request. This was prior to Soucy going to Montreal.<BR/><BR/>Very definitely there is a thread that can connect the found money in Montreal to the crimes in Gaspe with Soucy being the carrier.<BR/><BR/>Lew Stoddard<BR/>Host of "Stoddard Online"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-69942917192133068332007-11-24T11:08:00.000-08:002007-11-24T11:08:00.000-08:00Can it be proven that this Mr. Soucy had American ...Can it be proven that this Mr. Soucy had American money before he supposedly went to Montreal? If not how do you know that his money could have come from Eugene Lindsey?<BR/><BR/>If you know these things then I will say you have convinced me in what you say happened to the American hunters?<BR/><BR/>J Marchand<BR/>KingstonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-4680194454241189402007-11-23T05:23:00.000-08:002007-11-23T05:23:00.000-08:00kxxvvbI have heard it said that this officer Sinne...kxxvvbI have heard it said that this officer Sinnett was a drinker? is this true because if it is would that not tend to impair his judgment of things? Could that not affect his decisions on this matter? I think this is important, and i am sure you do as well.<BR/><BR/>Anonymous from RimouskiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-23257866259278602572007-11-23T04:55:00.000-08:002007-11-23T04:55:00.000-08:00Studying the elements of this case, there is room ...Studying the elements of this case, there is room for questions as to the sincerety of Constble lewis Sinett. from what you have said it is apparent that you have knowlege of this officer and what his intentions was, can you share that with everbody in greatter detail.I am not saying he was bad,i just dont understand. <BR/><BR/>M Boucher in Edmundston N BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-20356400146855152522007-11-22T16:32:00.000-08:002007-11-22T16:32:00.000-08:00Oh what a tangled web we weave, when we practice t...Oh what a tangled web we weave, when we practice to deceive! Lew, together you and Lana have certainly done a suberb job at untangling that web. At the same time, you have given Aidwyc a lot to consider.<BR/>Once again thank-you Lew and Lana for all you have accomplished on behalf of out family. I have been asking myself if my mother, Rhoda, was still with us what would she say? I believe she would begin by thanking God for sending both of you and for keeping you motivated during the many times of discourgament She would say a thank you would never suffice for all you have done and then she would add “May our God in heaven richly bless all of your wildest hopes and dreams” and I would echo that prayer.<BR/>For my family, Lew, you and Lana have broke the silence of all those years. With the help of your postings healing has begun and shame has been removed. It has been wonderful to find out that there are a lot of people behind us.<BR/>For this nation of Canada you have made everyone that would log onto you website aware of a dark blot on our history and have caused many to rise up and do their part to make things right. Thank you to all.<BR/>For our politicians I pray that they will be motivated by their love for Canada to see that history is righted and truth reigns – not to point fingers but to see Canada go forward to take a higher place in this worlds system.<BR/>Lew and Lana I don’t believe you are through with this matter yet so thanks in advance for all you will be doing behind the scenes.<BR/><BR/>It’s a little early for theis but the Christmas season will soon be upon us. So May the God of Peace be with each and everyone of you this Christmas season and in the New Year.<BR/><BR/>Marjorie Patterson<BR/>Timmins, OntarioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-56084648549661253642007-11-22T09:04:00.000-08:002007-11-22T09:04:00.000-08:00so many ask the same why didn't i come forward bef...so many ask the same why didn't i come forward before this my mother didn't want me in the media said she went through this so many times always ending the same way now that my mother has pasted away a few years ago now with the help of Aidwyc(Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted) i believe we can get my dad's name cleared Lew and Lani have added new information for thought about the case and i thank them very much but it's only you peolpe putting presure on the government from all sides and Aidwyc going before CCRG will we get to the bottom of this matterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-65113575052022911872007-11-22T06:56:00.000-08:002007-11-22T06:56:00.000-08:00I do wish everyone well in this matter and hope su...I do wish everyone well in this matter and hope success will follow with the government. <BR/><BR/> I do agree I guess with D. Lalonde as to why James Coffin did not take an active roll in all this for so many years and yet now appears to be gung ho on all of it especially I understand now he even plans to walk to Ottawa. Maybe a lot could have been done had he worked at it over the years as well.<BR/><BR/>M Racette<BR/>Trenton, OntarioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-14052608719585545162007-11-22T06:52:00.000-08:002007-11-22T06:52:00.000-08:00to D Lalonde if you or anyone else have any sugges...to D Lalonde if you or anyone else have any suggestions on how to move this case forward feel free to e-mail me my address is jimca1@hotmail.com this can only get solved with the help of everyoneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-9263835084918959912007-11-22T06:47:00.000-08:002007-11-22T06:47:00.000-08:00Based on the chain of events that you portray in t...Based on the chain of events that you portray in this matter, you put together a very compelling case against thse three individuals. <BR/><BR/>Your case against them appears much stronger than the case that the government brought forth against Wilbert Coffin, and yet they hung the man. <BR/><BR/>I am certain that if your case had been built back in the 50's when it should have been, it would have been much stronger still.<BR/><BR/>You and Mrs. Mitchell are good detectives, and you in particular sir do a great job of lacing it all together. Congratulations!<BR/><BR/>Phillipe Dumont<BR/>Saint JohnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-50878244266467443692007-11-22T01:16:00.000-08:002007-11-22T01:16:00.000-08:00I have been following your accounting of this even...I have been following your accounting of this event from the beginning. I agree that it is a baffling case, especially due to the fact of such a time lapse. <BR/><BR/>I also am of the opinion that an innocent man went to the gallows and I admire your dedication to research and investigate the case.<BR/><BR/>I do notice that james Coffin the son of Wilbert Coffin is now taking an active role to prove his father wronly convicted. I do not blame him, I would do the same thing, but I would have done it much differently. <BR/><BR/>My question is this,where was James for the past number of years? it would have made a lot more sense to be in there pitching over the years than to just come onboard at this late date. I do not understand why he would go this route when one considers that many of the players in this story have long since died. <BR/><BR/>These questions trouble me when I see how hard people such as yourself Mr. Stoddard and Lani Mitchell have worked on this in the past couple of years.<BR/><BR/>D Lalonde<BR/>Trois Rivieres, QCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-22248996205696803712007-11-21T06:21:00.000-08:002007-11-21T06:21:00.000-08:00Anonymous said... " I realize that time must mar...Anonymous said...<BR/><BR/> " I realize that time must march on but I am curious as to why you are leaving the site at this stage of the game...."<BR/><BR/>Gee, another one who didn't bother to read the story and digest it...No...just spout off garble. Of course this is easy when you have the opportunity to go anonymous. I am sure that postings like these don't bother you in the least, Lew. Keep up your good work!<BR/>BentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-39840723394104526262007-11-20T18:38:00.000-08:002007-11-20T18:38:00.000-08:00I realize that time must march on but I am curious...I realize that time must march on but I am curious as to why you are leaving the site at this stage of the game. I am sure you are disappointed as people have told you that you would be, but seems a strange thing to do to just up and walk away. Are you admitting defeat in your plans at cracking this case? Looks like you are sir.<BR/><BR/>I am sure this does not look very good to the Coffin family and a lot of other followers.<BR/><BR/>AnonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-534379502844901302007-11-20T14:00:00.000-08:002007-11-20T14:00:00.000-08:00As a law student, I have been taught, and as well ...As a law student, I have been taught, and as well have discovered on my own, that in many instances, the true story behind serious crime is the story that never gets told.<BR/><BR/>I am impressed with your gathering of information, and wish to let you know that I have made reference to your findings a couple of times while doing research for test assignments.<BR/><BR/>I am certain that as this case nears the decision making process by government, your version of events will be very carefully considered.<BR/><BR/>D McKeen<BR/>Law student from TorontoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-67750485401242164412007-11-20T13:47:00.000-08:002007-11-20T13:47:00.000-08:00I have to agree you have presented a lot of inform...I have to agree you have presented a lot of information that apparently had never been reported in the past. This is good I guess but I am troubled because if this is true then how come media outlets over the years nevr got hold of it. <BR/><BR/>Some of the claims that you make appear to make a big difference as to the overall picture of the case. I guess that is what leaves me in a quandry as to what I accept. Though I am open minded, I am sorry but I still need to be convinced.<BR/><BR/>Gaston Daigle<BR/>MontrealAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-17091755709706164892007-11-20T10:55:00.000-08:002007-11-20T10:55:00.000-08:00Hey there Gaspe resident… I am also from Gaspe; it...Hey there Gaspe resident… I am also from Gaspe; it is not Mr. Stoddard’s fault this story is being told, or that the truth is being told. It should have been told in 1954 in the courts in perce…maybe then Mr. coffin would be with his family today…it is the fault of the police, lawyers and governments, and yes, some gaspe residents who decided to become -the snakes in the grass-, as you put it….I have always wondered about the coffin case, and felt he was innocent. This case has left a black mark upon out town. Yet today when you ask a question about the coffin case, people feel they need to reply in a whisper, that he was framed….their fear is real, .after all those years the fear seems to have remained, and this is sad…<BR/>I would like to thank Mr. Stoddard for bringing us the untold story. <BR/>I do hope one day to see a book; I will be the first one there to get my autographed copy. It should sit on everyone’s bookshelf, as a reminder to all Canada, of how corruption within the law and our governments, took the life of an innocent man…<BR/> Good luck James coffin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com