Wilbert Colin Thatcher was born on August 25,1938 and is a Canadian politician who was convicted for the murder of his ex-wife, JoAnn Wilson.
12 Facts About Colin Thatcher
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Colin Thatcher was born in Toronto, Ontario, on August 25,1938.
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Colin Thatcher's father, Saskatchewan-born Ross Thatcher, was working for Canada Packers, a predecessor of Maple Leaf Foods, at the time of his birth.
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Colin Thatcher moved to Saskatchewan when his father returned home to run the family business.
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Colin Thatcher served from 1982 to 1983 as the Minister of Energy in the government of Premier Grant Devine.
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On January 17,1983, Colin Thatcher resigned his portfolio, citing family and financial reasons.
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Colin Thatcher met his future wife JoAnn Geiger at the University of Iowa.
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Colin Thatcher admitted to infidelity during the course of the marriage and the couple separated in August 1979.
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Colin Thatcher was formally charged on May 7,1984, after a lengthy police investigation.
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Colin Thatcher was tried in Saskatoon for the murder of his ex-wife in the autumn of 1984.
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Colin Thatcher was found guilty under the prosecution of Crown Prosecutor Serge Kujawa and was given a sentence of life imprisonment, with no eligibility for parole for 25 years.
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Colin Thatcher wrote a 440-page book about his case, Final Appeal: Anatomy of a Frame.