The Crime and Prosecution
Harder was last seen outside his rooming house in a pickup truck and his remains were found in a shallow grave just outside Winnipeg, three months after his disappearance. Harder had been shot at least once.
Harder and Driskell had previously been charged with possession of stolen goods, and the Crown's theory was that Driskell had committed the murder in order to prevent Harder from testifying against him.
The only physical evidence linking Driskell to the crime were three hairs found in his van that supposedly belonged to the victim. DNA tests showed years later that not only did the hairs in fact not belong to Harder, but they weren't even related to each other.
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