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Theresa Burke fonds

  • F0556
  • Fonds
  • 1928-2015, predominant 1959-2011

Fonds consists of records created and accumulated in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s by Theresa Burke. These records document Burke's research, production and investigative work for "The fifth estate" documentaries airing from 1994 to 2015. Many of these records pertain to the following documentaries: "The trouble with Evan" (1994), "His word against history" (2000), "Terror" (2001), "Nightmare drug" (2002), "A state of denial : the Bill Sampson story" (2002), "Deathrow.com" (2003), "Death of a beauty queen" (2004), "The big break" (2005), "The Steven Truscott story: moment of truth" (2005), "You be the judge" (2005), "The lady vanishes" (2007), "The girl in Saskatoon" (2008), "Someone got away with murder" (2009), "Broken heroes" (2009), "The legacy of Brendan Burke" (2010), “Behind the wall” (2010), "The devil you know" (2011), "A question of innocence" (2011), "Diagnosis murder" (2012), “The last great escape” (2013), “The interrogation room” (2014), and “Mr. Big stings: cops, criminals and confessions” (2015) . Also included are research materials and manuscripts pertaining to Julian Sher's book, "Until you are dead: Steven Truscott's long ride into history" (2001), on which Burke worked as a research associate, as well as manuscripts and other materials relating to Ty Conn and Burke's book, "Who killed Ty Conn" (2000), co-authored with Linden MacIntyre. Records created and accumulated by Burke in the course of her research about the National Parole Board, the subject of witness protection, and the murder conviction of Mason Jenkins are also part of the fonds, as are a number of files relating to other miscellaneous research projects. Records pertaining to Burke's early career in public relations and marketing at Alliance Entertainment and Norstar Entertainment are included in this fonds, as are administrative records and training materials from the CBC, as well as Burke's personal journals, notebooks, letters and university essays. Records in this fonds are predominantly textual records and audiovisual materials arranged by project. These records include correspondence, interview transcripts, memoranda, copies of court transcripts and documents, copies of medical reports, journal articles, notes and notebooks, production materials including draft scripts, newspaper articles, contact lists, copies of police reports, prisoner records and legal documents, video cassettes (in multiple formats), audio cassettes, as well as computer disks and photographs.

Burke, Theresa, 1956-

"The trouble with Evan" documentary

Series consists of records created and accumulated by Theresa Burke pertaining to the public response to CBC "Fifth estate" documentary "The trouble with Evan" (1994), on which she worked as a researcher and producer. These records document the success of the documentary and viewer feedback, the CBC's decision to run a follow-up program about stories of child abuse experienced by viewers, and the process of selecting subjects for this program. The records in this series include transcripts of phone messages, interview transcripts, a transcript of "The trouble with Evan", newspaper articles, notes, and correspondence.

The panel

File consists of interview notes and transcripts with individuals and experts on Mr. Big cases and the Supreme Court of Canada decision regarding Mr. Big police operations.

Telling stories with animation

Item is a poster by the English services training department at CBC for a workshop to learn how and why “The fifth estate” used graphic-novel animations to tell the story of North Koreans fleeing their country in the episode “The great escape.”

Stories : the elderly

File consists of research notes, magazine clippings and other photocopied articles about individuals going to and living in nursing homes

Steven Truscott project materials

Series consists of records pertaining to Steven Truscott's murder conviction and appeals, Fifth Estate documentary projects, and Julian Sher's 2001 book, "Until you are dead: Steven Truscott's long ride into history". These records were created and accumulated by Theresa Burke in her role as a researcher for Sher and later as a producer of "Fifth estate" Steven Truscott programs "His word against history" (2000) and "The Steven Truscott story: moment of truth" (2005). The records in this series document the extent of her investigative and archival research work on this subject, the details of the police investigation, Truscott's court cases and appeals, as well as her work to locate subjects and conduct interviews. Records in this series are correspondence, copies of court transcripts, police records and other archival documents, newspaper and journal articles, interview transcripts, photographs, contact lists, and audio and video cassettes.

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