The Murder of Christine Jessop
ONTARIO
A two-part series.
The brutal murder of nine-year-old Christine Jessop in 1984 shattered her family’s tiny Ontario community. When police arrested her quiet neighbour Guy Paul Morin, the case spiralled into a circus of trials, appeals and outrage, leading to one of Canada’s most notorious wrongful convictions. When the real killer was found in 2020, the memory of the little girl at the centre of the case had been overshadowed by the spectacle.
Additional content warning: this is about the murder and sexual assault of a child. Minimal graphic details will be given. Please take care when listening.
The Christine Jessop Story is a new three-part documentary series available on Crave (this episode is not sponsored). For the first time, Christine’s family gives their unfiltered truth about the case that captivated Canada. It’s a story of corrupt policing, revolutionary forensics, and a family forced to go through the unthinkable.
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Credits:
Thanks to Jo Virgo, Executive Producer, Alibi Media Inc
Audio editor, voice of disclaimer: Krosby Audio
Senior producer: Lindsay Eldridge
Researcher, writer, narration, sound design: Kristi Lee
Music credits:
Theme songs: We Talk of Dreams
All other music from Epidemic Sound and Blue Dot Sessions.
Sources
Court documents:
1987 CanLII 6819 (ON CA) | R. v. Morin | CanLII
1988 CanLII 8 (SCC) | R. v. Morin | CanLII
1993 CanLII 690 (ON CA) | R. v. Morin | CanLII
1993 CanLII 17045 (ON CA) | R. v. Morin (G.P.) | CanLII
1995 CanLII 8944 (ON CA) | R. v. Morin | CanLII
1997 CanLII 12082 (ON CA) | R. v. Morin | CanLII
Report of the Kaufman Commission on Proceedings Involving Guy Paul Morin (Moran): The Honourable Fred Kaufman CM QC (archived) 31 March 1998
Documentary series:
The Christine Jessop Story on Crave
News archives and features:
Hundreds return to search for lost girl, 8, Toronto Star, October 5 1984
Guy Paul Morin : Odd Man Out (1992) - the fifth estate, CBC, 1992 via youtube
Christine Jessop killing: 10 things that were learned from the case by Peter Edwards, Toronto Star, 2014
Ontario Cold Case: Christine Jessop, a three-part series by Jeremy Grimaldi for Yourkregion.com, 2018
Christine Jessop’s tale one of tragedy, little redemption (Part 1)
Private investigators still working on 'solvable' Christine Jessop murder (Part 2)
Steady stream of tips continues for Christine Jessop (Part 3)
DNA solves 1984 murder of Christine Jessop, suspect dead: Toronto police | Globalnews.ca by Jessica Patton, 2020
How a genealogist traced Calvin Hoover’s DNA in Jessop murder case, CBC News: The National via youtube, 2020
The story of Christine Jessop and Guy Paul Morin (Moran): One murder, two tragedies | Globalnews.ca, By Eric Sorensen, May 2020
Ex-wife of Christine Jessop's killer talks about coming to grips with the awful truth | CBC News by Madeline McLair, 2021
Crime Beat docuseries ‘Darkness in Daylight’ to explore Christine Jessop murder case | Globalnews.ca by Victoria Ahearn, 2021
“Just pure evil: a three-part series about the investigation that led to Calvin Hoover’s arrest by Jeremy Grimaldi for Yorkregion.com, 2021
'Just pure evil': The downfall of Christine Jessop's killer, Calvin Hoover (Part 1)
'Fortuitous': Probe into Christine Jessop's killer Calvin Hoover went wrong until it went right (Part 2)
'He was a bit of a weirdo': An image of Christine Jessop's killer, Calvin Hoover, takes shape (Part 3)
Inside the for Christine Jessop's real killer - Toronto Life by Malcolm Johnson, 2021
Christine Jessop story to be told in Crave docuseries Aug. 8 by Jeremy Grimaldi for yorkregion.com, 2025
Kenney Jessop and The Christine Jessop Story: A Brother's Rise From the Unimaginable - Fort Erie Observer by Christine Whelan, 2025
https://forterieradio.ca/ken-jessop-shares-truth-and-healing-through-new-christine-jessop-documentary/
Guy Paul Morin (Moran) - CRWC - Canadian Registry of Wrongful Convictions
https://www.innocencecanada.com/the-latest/exoneration/guy-paul-morin/
https://www.folklaurfilms.com/theproducer
Crave’s Newest Original True Crime Docuseries, THE CHRISTINE JESSOP STORY, Debuts August 8 - Bell Media
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/how-did-police-miss-calvin-hoover-during-lengthy-christine-jessop-investigation-group-for-the-wrongly/article_dd82c762-867a-53ca-bafc-a89f56aa9254.html#:~:text=Jessop%20disappeared%20from,ARTICLE