Nova Scotia musician pushing for exoneration of ancestor in 1935 murder case
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Nova Scotia musician pushing for exoneration of ancestor in 1935 murder case
Description
December 2, 2025
In 1935, Daniel Perry Sampson was the last person to be hanged under the death penalty in Halifax, where he was convicted of a crime legal experts now maintain he didn't commit. Heidi Petracek looks at how Sampson's great-great-grandson, musician Lance Sampson, is pushing for a posthumous exoneration.
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Nova Scotia musician pushing for exoneration of ancestor in 1935 murder case02:03 | December 2, 2025 -
Canada-U.S. trade war: Nova Scotia extends branches of goodwill to Boston01:45 | November 12, 2025 -
‘I don’t like it’: Nova Scotia riding reacts to MP Chris d’Entremont’s defection01:56 | November 5, 2025 -
Halifax teen facing child pornography charges linked to online extremist group01:59 | October 28, 2025 -
Halifax man now fastest person to run around Iceland01:44 | September 25, 2025 -
N.S. man cherishes signed Robert Redford memento02:01 | September 23, 2025 -
Liberals to begin gun buyback pilot program in Cape Breton, N.S.02:11 | September 23, 2025 -
Dalhousie University deep in labour dispute ahead of classes starting02:03 | August 28, 2025 -
Nova Scotia teen with sight loss using AI for early diagnosis of retinal diseases02:01 | July 8, 2025 -
Missing N.S. children: RCMP narrow down timeline of disappearance01:56 | May 28, 2025 -
‘If we listen, we’ll learn’: Retired social worker lending an ear to strangers across Canada01:53 | May 21, 2025 -
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How Halifax’s history is slowly fading01:59 | November 12, 2024 -
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Walmart employee death: Mother was one to find woman dead in oven, Sikh society says02:00 | October 24, 2024 -
‘I will find the peace once I set my final exit date’: Nova Scotia women hosts her own living funeral02:06 | October 8, 2024 -
Nova Scotia family sues health authority over alleged negligence in Indigenous woman’s death02:04 | September 18, 2024
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Nova Scotia musician pushing for exoneration of ancestor in 1935 murder case02:03 | December 2, 2025
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Canada-U.S. trade war: Nova Scotia extends branches of goodwill to Boston01:45 | November 12, 2025
-
‘I don’t like it’: Nova Scotia riding reacts to MP Chris d’Entremont’s defection01:56 | November 5, 2025
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Halifax teen facing child pornography charges linked to online extremist group01:59 | October 28, 2025
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Halifax man now fastest person to run around Iceland01:44 | September 25, 2025
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N.S. man cherishes signed Robert Redford memento02:01 | September 23, 2025
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Liberals to begin gun buyback pilot program in Cape Breton, N.S.02:11 | September 23, 2025
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Nova Scotia musician pushing for exoneration of ancestor in 1935 murder case
Description
December 2, 2025
In 1935, Daniel Perry Sampson was the last person to be hanged under the death penalty in Halifax, where he was convicted of a crime legal experts now maintain he didn't commit. Heidi Petracek looks at how Sampson's great-great-grandson, musician Lance Sampson, is pushing for a posthumous exoneration.
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