Rebecca Jane Middleton
Encyclopedia
Rebecca Jane Middleton was a Canadian teenager who was raped and murder
ed while on vacation in Bermuda
.
Due to numerous errors in the prosecution of the perpetrators and double jeopardy
no one was charged with the murder. Due to the heinous nature of the crime
, the lack of prosecution and the persistence of the Middleton family in seeking justice, it became a high profile case and attracted the work of Cherie Booth (the former UK
Prime Minister's wife).
Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...
ed while on vacation in Bermuda
Bermuda
Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...
.
Due to numerous errors in the prosecution of the perpetrators and double jeopardy
Double jeopardy
Double jeopardy is a procedural defense that forbids a defendant from being tried again on the same, or similar charges following a legitimate acquittal or conviction...
no one was charged with the murder. Due to the heinous nature of the crime
Crime
Crime is the breach of rules or laws for which some governing authority can ultimately prescribe a conviction...
, the lack of prosecution and the persistence of the Middleton family in seeking justice, it became a high profile case and attracted the work of Cherie Booth (the former UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Prime Minister's wife).
External links
- Rebecca Middleton - getting away with murder - rebeccamiddleton.org
- Michelle Says So blog