Wrongfully Yours

What would you do if someone you loved was facing life behind bars for a crime you knew they didn’t commit? In this moving episode, Linda Gallant shares what happened after she and her husband made the extraordinary decision to post bail and open their home to her brother, Ron Dalton, who had been wrongfully accused of murder. Subscribe now and follow us to join this powerful conversation. https:/...

This week on Wrongfully Yours, Kelly speaks with Linda Gallant, sister of exoneree Ron Dalton, about the hidden toll of wrongful convictions on families. Linda opens up about: The chaos that followed her brother’s arrest The emotional strain on their family What it means to trust (or lose trust in) the justice system This episode is a powerful reminder that when someone is wrongfully convicted, th...

“When the judge asked how much money we could come up with, I said 30. We’d planned on 20, but I didn’t know if that would be enough. I just didn’t want Ron to stay in.” In this preview from our next episode, Linda Gallant shares what it took to secure bail for her brother, Ron Dalton, who was wrongfully accused of murdering his wife. With fear, uncertainty, and urgency swirling around her, Linda...

“When we arrived, the RCMP wouldn’t let us into the house. They said it was secured… We had no idea why.” In this powerful preview, Linda Gallant recalls the moment she and her mother flew to Newfoundland after the sudden death of her sister-in-law, Brenda. What they found when they arrived was confusion, grief, and the first signs that something was deeply wrong. Linda’s brother, Ron Dalton, woul...

“When Ron and Brenda visited us that summer, they asked if anything ever happened to them, would we take care of their kids. We had no idea what was coming.” In this emotional preview, Linda Gallant shares the early moments of what would become a 12-year ordeal after her brother, Ron Dalton, was wrongfully incarcerated in 1989.  This is not just a story of one man’s wrongful conviction. It's...

In Part 2 of his powerful story, Ron Dalton shares the long and painful road from wrongful conviction to eventual acquittal. With the support of lawyer Jerome Kennedy and nine internationally respected forensic pathologists, Ron’s team dismantled the flawed Crown theory that stole nearly a decade of his life. But the road to justice wasn’t easy. A mistrial. Delays. Emotional exhaustion. And all th...

For decades, wrongful convictions were Canada’s “dirty little secret.” But the work of organizations like Innocence Canada is changing that. In our next episode, Ron Dalton reflects on how far the movement has come: from being ignored and dismissed to now being invited to help train staff at the National Parole Board. Ron shares what it means to see Innocence Canada recognized by the very systems...

“There was no crime. And yet, I was convicted.” Ron Dalton’s story is one of unimaginable injustice. After the sudden death of his wife, Ron was arrested and convicted of murder despite the fact that what happened wasn’t criminal at all. It took years to clear his name. In this powerful episode, Ron shares how flawed forensic evidence and systemic tunnel vision led to his wrongful conviction and h...

In our next episode, Ron Dalton recounts the tragic night his wife was rushed to a rural Newfoundland hospital with breathing difficulties and how a critical medical error changed everything. An inexperienced medical student, filling in on a short-term rotation, made a fatal mistake while trying to save her life. What followed was a devastating loss and the beginning of Ron’s unimaginable journey...

In this unforgettable episode, Kelly speaks with Ron Dalton, co-president of Innocence Canada and a man who spent nearly a decade wrongfully imprisoned for the death of his wife. Ron’s story begins with a tragic accident which was misinterpreted as murder by an unqualified pathologist and spirals into a nightmare of confirmation bias, inexperience, and systemic delay. From losing his wife and his...

In a town that had never seen a homicide trial, Ron Dalton was convicted of murdering his wife based in large part on the word of a local pathologist over a certified expert from Philadelphia. Ron was sentenced to life in prison after a six-week trial, and it would take 12 years and a nine-month retrial to finally prove his innocence. On the next episode of Wrongfully Yours, Ron shares how flawed...

Ron Dalton was home with his wife and three young children the night she died. By morning, he would become the prime suspect in a case that would take years to unravel. In this powerful episode of Wrongfully Yours, Ron shares how assumptions, local biases, and a rush to judgment led to one of Canada’s most devastating wrongful convictions. Full episode drops March 31. Be sure to follow us and to s...

Ron Dalton was at home with his wife and three sleeping children when tragedy struck. By morning, he was the prime suspect in her death. In the next episode of Wrongfully Yours, Ron shares how assumptions, pressure, and a strange time change in Newfoundland set the stage for a catastrophic wrongful conviction. His story is one of heartbreak, injustice, and the long road to truth. Full episode drop...

In this gripping follow-up, psychologist and homicide survivor Dr. Jan Canty returns to Wrongfully Yours to unpack the unexpected parallels between her own experience and the world of wrongful convictions. We talk phantom crimes, prosecutorial discretion, and maternal grief, and we dig into what it really means to be a justice system survivor. From faulty medical assumptions to public pressure and...

What if your child’s medical emergency could be mistaken for murder? In a gripping moment from our upcoming episode, Dr. Jan Canty shares a deeply personal story. It’s one that nearly mirrored the heartbreaking cases of women wrongfully convicted after losing their children. She asked an expert: Could this have happened to my daughter? The answer was chilling. This is an emotional, urgent conversa...

Can storytelling shift public opinion and maybe even the legal system itself? Dr. Jan Canty thinks it can. She joins us to talk about the power of sharing lived experiences, how far those stories can reach, and why real change starts with the ripple effect of being heard. This conversation reminds us: justice doesn’t begin in court. It begins with listening. Full episode drops March 17. Tune in wh...

When a crime happens, we often focus on punishment but what about the pain left behind?  Dr. Jan Canty, a psychologist and homicide survivor, offers a powerful perspective on how we can truly support victims without fueling the cycle that leads to wrongful convictions. She talks peer support, crime victim law, and why the public’s demand for swift justice can do more harm than good. Full episode d...

In this powerful episode of Wrongfully Yours, psychologist and podcast host Dr. Jan Canty shares her story as a homicide survivor and the unexpected path that led her to the world of wrongful convictions. After her husband was murdered, Jan faced the criminal justice system head-on, but over time, she began to see its deeper flaws, especially in how it treats victims, ignores nuance, and sometimes...

What happens when a homicide survivor walks into a courtroom convinced they’re about to face their loved one’s killer only to later learn the person convicted may be innocent? Dr. Jan Canty knows this tension intimately. As both a psychologist and a homicide survivor, she has difficult, but necessary, conversations with others navigating the same pain - especially those who haven’t gone to trial y...

Coming March 3 on Wrongfully Yours Wrongful convictions often stem from a rush to judgment, but as Dr. Jan Canty reminds us in this episode, assumptions also plague homicide survivors. There are many invisible burdens they have to carry on top of their profound grief. From “you’ll be over it in a year” to “you’re broken forever,” these assumptions do real harm. Add to that the silence that often f...

Dr. Jan Canty’s life changed forever when her husband was murdered more than four decades ago. As a "homicide survivor," she later began a podcast to support others navigating similar grief. It wasn’t until exoneree Jeffrey Deskovic approached her that she realized a painful truth: those wrongfully convicted of homicide are also victims. They are casualties of the same violence. Full epi...

In this compelling follow-up episode of Wrongfully Yours, Kelly continues her conversation with filmmaker and advocate Jia Rizvi. Jia opens up about her commitment to telling exoneree stories with honesty and integrity including her decision to self-produce 16 Years, a documentary about Jeffrey Deskovic. She shares the emotional experience of attending the Innocence Conference, the deep community...

At the last innocence network conference, filmmaker Jia Rizvi was struck by the number announced: 5,505 years. That’s the total number of years the exonerees in that room had collectively spent wrongfully incarcerated. 5,505 years of missed birthdays, family milestones, and stolen freedom. In this moving episode, Jia reflects on the beauty and heartbreak of seeing those who made it out and the qui...

Filmmaker Jia Rizvi joins us to talk about how film can quietly but powerfully move people toward justice. From screenings to inbox messages, Jia shares how storytelling ignites something personal in viewers, leading them to care, to act, and to show up for the wrongfully convicted in ways they never expected. This episode is about awareness, passion, and the ripple effects of bearing witness. Ful...

Filmmaker Jia Rizvi didn’t want to hand over someone else’s truth to a network or studio. Too many wrongful conviction stories get sensationalized or twisted into entertainment instead of treated with the care they deserve. So, she made the documentary herself. In this episode, Jia explains why sticking to the facts wasn’t just a creative choice, it was an ethical one. Every word, every moment, dr...