Emil Sher Mourning Dove

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Emil Sher Mourning Dove Today, Morningside presents "Mourning Dove", a one hour fictional drama based in part on the case of Saskatchewan farmer Robert Latimer. You may remember that Latimer was convicted in November, 1994 of the second degree murder of his severely disabled daughter. You can hear the drama during the first and second hours of Morningside -- which begins at 9:05, (9:35) on CBC Radio. Director: Gregory J Sinclair Doug Ramsay: Rh Thomson Sandra Ramsay: Martha Burne Keith: David MacFarlane In 1993, Robert Latimer, a farmer residing near Wilkie, Saskatchewan, killed his severely disabled daughter Tracy, in what he claimed was a loving act of mercy. His prosecution and imprisonment for murder attracted national and international attention, and raised contentious legal and moral issues concerning euthanasia. OTX 30th January 1996: Morningside RTX 14 April 1996: Sunday Showcase From Toronto CBC Radio One RTX BBC World Service RTX Late Night Theatre Worldplay: Mourning Dove First broadcast: Sat 5th Jul 1997, 22:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.