A P.E.I. Cold Case Fell Apart Before Trial, and the Policing Questions Remain

All charges against the accused in a high-profile P.E.I. cold case were dropped just before the case was set to go to trial, and CBC reports there are still unanswered questions about how Charlottetown Police Services handled the investigation.

Two things ended at once: the prosecution, and any public chance to watch the evidence tested in court. When a case collapses before a jury hears it, the handling of the file becomes the only subject left standing — which is where the questions now sit.