She Was Only Three
The Trials of John James Jr.
- Publisher
- J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing
- Initial publish date
- Jan 1998
- Category
- General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781896239330
- Publish Date
- Jan 1998
- List Price
- $22.95
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Description
Ruby Adriaenssens was a cute, outgoing three-year-old when she was snatched by John James Jr., raped and killed. To silence her screams, James, 17, crushed her tiny head with a cinder block. The slaying became one of Winnipegs most notorious crimes. This is not so much because of the unspeakable brutality of little Rubys death, but because of how the case fell apart under the Young Offenders Act and because of how it was ultimately bungled by the courts.
About the author
John D. (Jack) Montgomery, Q.C. is a former Chief Prosecutor for the City of Winnipeg; Provincial Director of Criminal Prosecutions; and a General Counsel in Manitoba’s Department of Justice. His other books include Beyond Redemption and Trials & Errors: The People vs Brian Gordon Jack (2001).