[the charles smith blog] William Mullins-Johnson; Leanne Thibeault; Northern Ontario; These 'Charles Smith' cases are the focus of a new play - 'Conviction' - by accomplished Canadian Playwrite Emil Sher - now being workshopped in Sudbury, Ontario..." In this intimate performance space, you will witness the reverberations of a story stretching from Toronto across northern Ontario, unravelling the lives of two families in the process. Bill Mullins-Johnson of Sault Ste. Marie spends 12 years in prison for murdering his four-year-old niece. Lianne Thibeault of Sudbury is charged with killing her 11-month-old son. Their worlds are shattered by the unwavering testimony of Dr. Charles Smith, who eventually admitted his training in forensic pathology was “self-taught.” This new work explores the world of the wrongfully convicted, weaving verbatim text — interviews, articles, court transcripts — into a theatrical whole delivered by local actors. "Conviction" raises the questions: Whose testimony counts, whose voices do we listen to, and what are the consequences when we do not?"

STORY: "Wrongful conviction focus of play being workshopped at STC tonight," published by Sudbury.com on November 25, 2016.

SUB-HEADING: "Emil Sher looks into the lives ruined by disgraced former pathologist Dr. Charles Smith."

GIST: "Sudbury Theatre Centre presents a special verbatim workshop reading of Emil Sher’s "Conviction" this Friday evening. It'll be presented starting at 7:30 p.m. in the theatre centre's cabaret space. In this intimate performance space, you will witness the reverberations of a story stretching from Toronto across northern Ontario, unravelling the lives of two families in the process. Bill Mullins-Johnson of Sault Ste. Marie spends 12 years in prison for murdering his four-year-old niece. Lianne Thibeault of Sudbury is charged with killing her 11-month-old son.  Their worlds are shattered by the unwavering testimony of Dr. Charles Smith, who eventually admitted his training in forensic pathology was “self-taught.” This new work explores the world of the wrongfully convicted, weaving verbatim text — interviews, articles, court transcripts — into a theatrical whole delivered by local actors. "Conviction" raises the questions: Whose testimony counts, whose voices do we listen to, and what are the consequences when we do not?"

The entire story can be found at:

https://www.sudbury.com/lifestyle/wrongful-conviction-focus-of-play-being-workshopped-at-stc-tonight-473881

PUBLISHER'S NOTE: I am monitoring this case/issue. Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog for reports on developments. The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at: http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith. Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at: http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/05/charles-smith-blog-award-nominations.html Please send any comments or information on other cases and issues of interest to the readers of this blog to: hlevy15@gmail.com. Harold Levy; Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog.