Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story

The 94947 murder trial of Evelyn Dick remains the most lurid murder case in Canadian history. After children find only the torso of her missing husband, John, Evelyn is arrested for his murder., The 1946/1947 murder trial of Evelyn Dick remains the most lurid murder case in Canadian history. After children find only the torso of her missing husband, John, Evelyn is arrested for his murder., A woman (Kathleen Robertson) stands trial for the murder of her husband in this account of a famous 1946 murder case in Hamilton, Ontario. J.J. Robinette: Victor Garber. Evelyn’s Mother: Brenda Fricker. Police Investigator: Callum Keith Rennie. Trial Judge: James Mainprize. Directed by Alex Chapple., The true story of Canadian housewife Evelyn Dick who was convicted of her husband’s gruesome murder after the discovery of his torso at their home., In 1930s Hamilton, Ontario, after her husband’s corpse is discovered in the woods without its head or limbs, beautiful would-be socialite Evelyn Dick (Kathleen Robertson) is arrested by Canadian police for the murder. Her ever-changing jailhouse testimony leads Inspector Woods (Callum Keith Rennie) in various directions as the devoted detective tries to piece together a coherent chain of events and motives. But once Dick’s manipulative mother (Brenda Fricker) is implicated in the scheme, Dick’s story changes again, this time with twist that leads to a tragic denouement. Her future in grave danger — her sentence could be death by hanging — Dick hires attorney J.J. Robinette (Victor Garber) for one last attempt at freedom.