First Nation Literature Units Senior 1 - Victoria School District 61

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About the Author <strong>First</strong> <strong>Nation</strong> Non-Fiction Unit Nowhere to Run: The Killing of Constable Dennis Strongquill by Mike McIntyre Nowhere to Run: The Killing of Constable Dennis Strongquill by Mike McIntyre Born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Mike McIntyre is the justice reporter for the Winnipeg Free Press and is the host of the weekly CJOB radio talk show ―Crime and Punishment.‖ A true crime buff, McIntyre has seen all sides of the human tragedies which fill our lives. McIntyre was deeply affected after spending several months covering the murder of RCMP Const. Dennis Strongquill and the sensational trial which followed. He wanted to find a way to examine what happened, pay tribute to the fallen officer, and get into the minds of Strongquill’s killers. The end result is Nowhere to Run. About the Text Dennis Strongquill was an Aboriginal RCMP officer who had spent his life protecting society, but he was helpless to fend off three ruthless killers who ambushed him on a dark Prairie highway just days before Christmas. 4
Robert and Danny Sand were two young brothers who had grown to hate authority. Laurie Bell was a struggling junkie with a fatal attraction to Robert Sand. Together, the trio embarked on a ruthless cross-country crime spree, leaving behind a trail of victims in their violent wake. Death followed the killers, as Danny Sand was shot dead during a dramatic stand-off with police. Robert Sand and Laurie Bell reluctantly gave themselves up, but didn’t let prison keep them apart. Their romance continued, even during the trial, through illicit love letters and secret communications. Even their murder trial exploded in violence when Robert Sand desperately tried one final assault on the authority he hated so much. In Nowhere to Run, crime reporter Mike McIntyre takes you to the scene of the chilling crime, into the hearts of the victim’s family and into the minds of the perpetrators. The book features exclusive interviews with Robert Sand and the Strongquill family and photographs from the crime scene submitted at the trial. 5 www.mcnallyrobinson.com
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