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Robert Baltovich
Robert Baltovich is a Canadian man who was convicted in 1992 of the murder of his girlfriend Elizabeth Bain .
In 1990 Baltovich graduated with a degree in psychology from the University of Toronto, which he had attended at its Scarborough campus. Here he also met and developed a relationship with Elizabeth Bain, a fellow student.
Bain disappeared on June 19, 1990, telling her mother she was going to "check the tennis schedule" on campus. On June 22, her car was found with a large bloodstain in the back seat. Her body was never found.
On November 19, 1990, Baltovich was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. His case continued in the courts for several years, during which he consistently maintained his innocence. His lawyers suggested that the so-called "Scarborough rapist", the name by which the Canadian infamous serial killer Paul Bernardo was then known, might be responsible for the murder.
On March 31, 1992, he was convicted of second-degree murder. His lawyers appealed and on March 31, 2000, Baltovich was released on bail, pending the outcome of his appeal. In September of 2004 his appeal was finally processed and his case gained national attention again when his lawyers alleged that he had been wrongfully convicted and that Bernardo was guilty of Bain's murder. They allege that circumstantial evidence suggests links to Bernardo, and that this evidence could not have been available during Baltovich's original trial as the identity of the Scarborough rapist was then unknown.
On December 2, 2004, the Ontario Court of Appeal ordered a new trial for Baltovich.
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