Innocence: The True Story of Steve Linscott

By Gordon Haresign

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0310438012
• ISBN13: 9780310438014
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Zondervan
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A Dream That Became a Nightmare

A dream in the night, a knock on the door, and an innocent phone call combined to change the life of Bible school student Steven Linscott and his wife Lois forever. Gordon Haresign in "Innocence" has captured Steve's story of becoming a suspect in a murder case as a result of reporting a dream. He was arrested, found guilty by a jury after being presented false evidence and sentenced to forty years in prison for a crime he did not commit. The book is also a story of God's sufficient grace to meet every need. The book is written in hopes that the reader will join in a public concern to recognize the need for reform in the criminal justice system. The book is well written, well documented, and moving.

A Fascinating TRUE STORY! (What's the outcome?)

This book was a fascinating story. It's about a man who has a dream about a murder, and later finds that a young woman in his building has been killed in a somewhat similar fashion. Although the dream was very vague, investigators used it to acuse and finally convict him of the crime, although he was innocent. While in prison, he and his wife went many years trying to win an appeal. Finally, the victory was thiers. Steve Linscott was released. That's the basic overview. If you like non fiction books, this is extremely interesting. Some parts seem to drag a bit because there needs to be background informatiuon given, but the story is truly bizarre. You will be shocked at what non-evidence was used to convict him! The kicker is the author's note at the end, stating that just before the book was to be published, there was an arbitrary court decision which put Linscott BACK in jail. At the time of publication (1986, I think), he was in jail serving a life sentence and trying to win another appeal. * DOES ANYBODY OUT THERE KNOW THE OUTCOME? WHERE IS STEVE LINSCOTT TODAY??? If you know, please email me! Thanks.