The Milgaard Case in Popular Culture
The David Milgaard case has been the subject of two movies: the 1992 documentary The David Milgaard Story, directed by Vic Sarin, and the 1999 docudrama Hard Time: The David Milgaard Story, directed by Stephen Williams and starring Ian Tracey.
The song "Wheat Kings" by The Tragically Hip (from their 1992 album Fully Completely) contains references to the story of Milgaard.
Canadian artist David Collier described the Milgaard case in comics form in his 2000 book Surviving Saskatoon.
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| Name | Miller, Gail |
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| Short description | |
| Date of birth | 1948 |
| Place of birth | |
| Date of death | 1969 |
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Read more about this topic: Gail Miller (murder Victim)
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