In December of 1883 Peter Lazier, a traveling farm implement salesman, was shot in the heart during the botched robbery of a prosperous Quaker farmer and his wife in Prince Edward County, Ontario. Two men would be arrested and tried for the murder, but would the sparse evidence against them lead to freedom, prison or the gallows?
My guest is Robert J. Sharpe, author of “The Lazier Murder: Prince Edward County, 1884”. As a Canadian lawyer, judge and academic, he offers unique insight into a controversial case that is still remembered in Prince Edward County today.
The author’s publisher page: https://utorontopress.com/9781442644212/the-lazier-murder
The book is available on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Lazier-Murder-Osgoode-Society-Canadian/dp/1442644214
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