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  • Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story (2002)
  • R
    TV Movie | 91 min | Crime
Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story (2002)
R
TV Movie | 91 min | Crime

The 1946/1947 murder trial of young and beautiful Evelyn Dick remains the most lurid murder case in Canadian history. After children find only the torso of her missing husband, John, Evelyn is arrested for his murder. The head and limbs ...See moreThe 1946/1947 murder trial of young and beautiful Evelyn Dick remains the most lurid murder case in Canadian history. After children find only the torso of her missing husband, John, Evelyn is arrested for his murder. The head and limbs had been sawed from his body and evidence that they had been burned in the furnace of her home (she and her adolescent daughter shared with her parents) later surfaced. (There is some weird twist involving her parents and a supposed baby boy that she gave up for adoption some 3 years prior to the murder.) After she was sentenced to hang, lawyer J.J. Robinette appealed her case, and won an eventual acquittal. But, when police are tipped-off by her father, the decayed remains of Evelyn's baby boy encased in cement under the floor boards of her home are found. Although she is acquitted of the murder of her husband, she is sentenced to 11 years in prison for the murder of her infant son. No one was ever convicted of the murder of John Dick. Evelyn was released from prison in 1958. After her release, her whereabouts were never known or at least never reported or published. Written by Robin See less
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Marjorie Freeman Campbell (book "Torso: The Evelyn Dick Case") | Dennis Foon (written by)
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Mar 18, 2002 (Canada)

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36 cast members
Name Known for
Kathleen Robertson
Evelyn Dick Evelyn Dick   See fewer
Victor Garber
J.J. Robinette J.J. Robinette   See fewer
Brenda Fricker
Alexandra MacLean Alexandra MacLean   See fewer
Callum Keith Rennie
Inspector Wood Inspector Wood   See fewer
Ken James
Donald MacLean Donald MacLean   See fewer
Jonathan Potts
Detective Sgt. Preston Detective Sgt. Preston   See fewer
Tom McCamus
Crown Prosecutor Rigney Crown Prosecutor Rigney   See fewer
Jim Boeven
John Dick John Dick   See fewer
Joseph Scoren
Bill Bohozuk Bill Bohozuk   See fewer
Bruce Gray
Third Trial Judge Third Trial Judge   See fewer
Gerry Quigley
Willy Landeg Willy Landeg   See fewer
Joan Gregson
Prison Matron Prison Matron   See fewer
Hannah Lochner
Heather Dick Heather Dick   See fewer
David Gardner
Bohozuk's Lawyer Bohozuk's Lawyer   See fewer
William Pappas
First trial judge First trial judge   See fewer
Bruce Clayton
Evelyn's Lawyer Evelyn's Lawyer   See fewer
Ashley Taylor
Girl outside courthouse Girl outside courthouse   See fewer
Bob Martin
Pathologist Pathologist   See fewer
Alex Pangman
Singer Singer   See fewer
Scotty Cook
Blonde-Haired Boy Blonde-Haired Boy   See fewer
Michael Kanevsky
Red Haired Boy (as Michael Kanev) Red Haired Boy (as Michael Kanev)   See fewer
Joan Heney
John Dick's Mother John Dick's Mother   See fewer
Paul Stephens
White Haired Gentleman White Haired Gentleman   See fewer
Bill Lake
Railway Supervisor Railway Supervisor   See fewer
Wayne Ward
John's Brother-in-law John's Brother-in-law   See fewer
Jack Jessop
Court Registrar Court Registrar   See fewer
Brian Kaulback
Man outside courthouse Man outside courthouse   See fewer
Ann Holloway
Woman outside courthouse Woman outside courthouse   See fewer
John Henry Canavan
Court Constable Court Constable   See fewer
David Boyce
First Trial Jury Foreman First Trial Jury Foreman   See fewer
James Mainprize
Second Trial Judge Second Trial Judge   See fewer
Tedde Moore
Nurse Gowtand Nurse Gowtand   See fewer
John Bayliss
Children's Aid Director Children's Aid Director   See fewer
Robert McKenna
Third Trial Jury Foreman Third Trial Jury Foreman   See fewer
Christopher Marren
Newsreel Announcer Newsreel Announcer   See fewer
Kirstin Rae Hinton
Student (uncredited) Student (uncredited)   See fewer
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