With profound sadness, Innocence Canada shares the news of David Milgaard’s untimely death. David died yesterday, May 15th, 2022. He was 69 years old.
Innocence Canada and Innocence movement advocates are stunned and heart-broken by David’s death. He was a part of the Innocence Canada family and more, an honoured and respected leader in the Innocence movement. Ron Dalton, Innocence Canada Co-President and exoneree expresses, “his death is a tragic loss to the Canadian Innocence movement and a personal blow to many of us at Innocence Canada.”
David contributed decades of time and energy advocating and lobbying for a Canadian post-conviction review commission. David was instrumental in the recent consultation process for the development of a Miscarriages of Justice Commission in Canada.
David was an incredibly generous and sweet man who is remembered for turning his suffering into a lifetime of helping others. Those of us who knew and loved him best are struggling with the profound loss we feel. We will do our best to continue the work David and his mother began.
Innocence Canada extends our deepest and heartfelt condolences to David’s family, friends and legions of supporters across Canada and the world.
