Matchstick Man: The Murders of Carla and Alan Rutherford

In his novel “1984,” George Orwell wrote, “If you want to keep a
secret, you must also hide it from yourself.” The man at the center
of this week’s case didn’t manage that—his secrets and troubles
gnawed at him constantly—but he did manage to act like he had
nothing at all to worry about, sailing serenely downstream while
knowing full-well that just around the next bend there was a
waterfall that would smash the boat of his life into pieces. Join
us for a story of secrets, greed, and personal betrayal on a
breathtaking scale.

Sources:

The Hamilton Spectator, 4-part series by Susan Clairmont:
https://www.thespec.com/news/crime/2022/11/16/the-teacher-had-scandalous-secrets-when-a-trip-to-greece-threatened-to-expose-his-lies-he-did-the-unthinkable.html


Toronto Star, Susan Clairmont:
https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2022/11/16/fake-bank-statements-maxed-credit-cards-piles-of-lies-after-the-fire-a-killers-shocking-secrets-are-revealed.html


Toronto Sun, Jane Stevenson:
https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/judge-sentences-monster-to-life-in-prison-for-killing-mom-stepdad


Global News:
https://globalnews.ca/news/8929229/richard-taylor-guilty-murder-mother-stepfather/


YouTube, Hamilton Spectator:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZlOjBu06hU&ab_channel=TheSpec


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