Many thanks to the following who assisted in the research or aided in the production of this book: Gord Carruth and Nicole Gagnon of Hull; Phil and Roberta Drouillard of Ottawa; Cathy and Grant Harrison of Windsor; Elizabeth Knuckle of Dundas; John and Lorna Plunkett of Ennismore; Don and Carol Mahar of Ottawa; Bill and Doreen Mahoney of London; Rosemary Kenopic of Burnstown; The Honourable Mr. Justice Gordon Thomson and Carol Thomson of Windsor; Terry and Val Knuckle of Peterborough; Det. Sgt. Bob Whitsitt, Det. Paul Legault and Det. Sgt. Jeff Dupuis of the OPP; the Dundas Public Library; the Hamilton Public Library; McMaster University Library.
Thanks to all of the principals in the story who shared their experiences so willingly and so honestly.
Thanks also to Tim Gordon the publisher who assigned me the project and to Stephanie Walsh of the Peterborough Examiner for getting me started.
Special thanks and sincere appreciation to my editor John Stevens for his insight, knowledge and skills. His help was invaluable.