The lie of the century: anatomy of a media and judicial blunder

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Marie-Anne Houde, known as "the stepmother", was the victim of a hostile press and a biased court: this is the historical truth of this century-old national tragedy.

In Quebec City in 1920, Marie-Anne Houde underwent a trial during which the scandalous details of the tortures she allegedly inflicted on her stepdaughter, Aurore Gagnon, known as the "child martyr," were laid bare.

Wary of sensationalist newspapers, the contemporaries of the cursed "stepmother" swallowed all the outrageous claims made in a blatantly biased court of law. And, following their example, generation after generation, we have fed on the same lies.

It's time to show this legal case for what it truly is. Did Aurore Gagnon really suffer a martyrdom? That's far from certain. On the other hand, it's likely that her stepmother, Marie-Anne Houde, was the victim of a miscarriage of justice.

The lie of the century: anatomy of a media and judicial blunder

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    Marie-Anne Houde, known as "the stepmother", was the victim of a hostile press and a biased court: this is the historical truth of this century-old national tragedy.

    In Quebec City in 1920, Marie-Anne Houde underwent a trial during which the scandalous details of the tortures she allegedly inflicted on her stepdaughter, Aurore Gagnon, known as the "child martyr," were laid bare.

    Wary of sensationalist newspapers, the contemporaries of the cursed "stepmother" swallowed all the outrageous claims made in a blatantly biased court of law. And, following their example, generation after generation, we have fed on the same lies.

    It's time to show this legal case for what it truly is. Did Aurore Gagnon really suffer a martyrdom? That's far from certain. On the other hand, it's likely that her stepmother, Marie-Anne Houde, was the victim of a miscarriage of justice.

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