Theresa Burke

Theresa Frances Veronica Burke (born Amy Lauren Gardner on May 11, 1956 in Toronto) is a Canadian writer, journalist and producer for the CBC's the fifth estate.

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May 11 - 1956 - Toronto - Canadian - Writer - Journalist - Producer - CBC - The fifth estate

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Bank robber Ty Conn, the only person in the last four decades to escape over the wall from the Kingston Penitentiary, one of Canada's most secure and notorious prisons, shot himself while speaking to her on the telephone on May 20, 1999. She co-authored Who Killed Ty Conn with Linden MacIntyre.

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Bank robber - Ty Conn - Kingston Penitentiary - May 20 - 1999 - Linden MacIntyre

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She won a Canadian Association of Journalists award in 2000 for her work on "His Word Against History", a fifth estate production about the life of Steven Truscott, a Canadian man who was convicted of murder in 1959. She has a child with writer Rick Salutin.

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Canadian Association of Journalists - 2000 - His Word Against History - Steven Truscott - 1959 - Rick Salutin

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