The 1953 Gaspé Murders: The True Story of Wilbert Coffin, a Controversial Trial, and Canada's Broken Justice System

By Elliot J. Stone

In 1953, the rugged forests of Gasp , Quebec became the stage for one of Canada's most haunting murder cases. When three American hunters were found dead, local prospector Wilbert Coffin was accused, tried, and sent to the gallows. His execution shocked communities on both sides of the border-but beneath the official story lay troubling gaps, missing evidence, and lingering doubts that refuse to disappear even decades later.

The 1953 Gasp Murders: The True Story of Wilbert Coffin, a Controversial Trial, and Canada's Broken Justice System is a gripping true-crime investigation that reopens the files on this infamous case. With meticulous research and powerful narrative, Elliot J. Stone uncovers the contradictions, controversies, and unanswered questions that have kept the Coffin case alive in Canadian memory.

More than a retelling of a crime, this book is an exploration of justice itself-how it is shaped by politics, public opinion, and power, and how the fate of one man can expose the cracks in an entire system. For readers of true crime, legal history, and wrongful conviction stories, this is both a chilling mystery and a sobering reminder of what is at stake when justice fails.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FT2S7FSH
• ISBN13: 9798267513920
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"