writes letter to newspaper on S. Dhillon, 130–131
Somass Division
in 1977, 11–12
Southern, E. M., 40
States, Bob, 150
States, Dianne
asks Alberni Valley Times to put picture of Jessica in paper, 71
news photo of her leaving courthouse, 169
photographs (6, 8), section after page 100
reaction to arrest of R. Patten, 150
searches for Jessica, 70
testimony at Patten trial, 165, 167
States, Jessica
circumstances of her death, 153–154
disappearance of, 69–70
discovery of her body, 73–74
memorials to, photographs (6–8) section after page 100
murder of, 12
photograph (5), section after page 100. See also Jessica States murder case
States, Rob
asks Alberni Valley Times to put picture of Jessica in paper, 71
photographs (6, 8 and 9), section after page 100
reaction to arrest of R. Patten, 150
reaction to seeing R. Patten in court, 151
response to Patten apology, 182
searches for Jessica, 70
speaks about upcoming Patten trial, 159
and victim impact statement, 181
Stewart, Al
advised by lawyers at start of Dhillon trial, 103
confused by DNA testimony, 116, 118
and Dhillon trial verdict, 128
and Dhillon video presentation, 119
instructions to jury in Dhillon trial, 125, 126–127
throws out consent sample, 104
Stirling, Steve, 87, 95, 156, 160
Stitt, Bob, 23
Sutherland, Georgina, 96–97
Sweet, David, 171–172
Talbott, William Earl, 194
Thackray, Allan
complies with request for adjournment in Patten trial, 172, 174
dismisses jury, 168
excuses jurors after summations, 181
finds P. Cooper in contempt of court, 182–184
instructions to jury in Patten trial, 164–165
interrupts Heller’s cross-examination, 171
pushes back start of Patten trial, 161
resists adjournment request from Heller, 169
view of quality of Crown investigation, 173
Thomas, Allan Larry, 144, 145, 151
Thompson, Jerry, 1, 2
TIPS format, 77–78
Tlu-Piich Games, 76
Tremblay, Dave, 187
Trumper, Gillian, 69, 74
Van Cuylenborg, Tanya, 194
Van Schaik, John, 134, 148, 149, 150
Vare, Mia, 186
Vousden, Harold, 166–167
Wahl, Thomas, 59
Walker, Michael, 143, 144, 145
Wambaugh, Joseph, 38, 42, 44
Watson, Ed, 90
Watts, Richard, 175–176, 180, 182
West, Mr. (accused in R. v. West case), 133
Westad, Kim, 182
Wilford, Brian, 103, 105, 108, 121, 128, 130, 133
Williamson, Ken, 130–131
Young in a Small Town (CBC documentary), 9
Zenko, Mark, 132
BORN IN VANCOUVER, SHAYNE MORROW holds a BFA and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia. In 1994, he relocated to Port Alberni with plans of writing a novel, but as fate would have it, he landed a job as a reporter and photographer at the Alberni Valley Times. During his fifteen-year stint with the paper, Morrow developed a strong working relationship with Port Alberni RCMP, obtained high security clearance, and gained real-time access to investigators and lab scientists as the Carolyn Lee and Jessica States cases unfolded.
After retiring in late 2011, Morrow worked as a freelance contributor to Ha-Shilth-Sa (the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council news service), Windspeaker (Aboriginal Multi-Media Society), and for several years wrote public affairs articles for Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences. He is married, with one daughter, and still lives in Port Alberni.
Copyright © 2019 Shayne Morrow
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