Anna Maria Tremonti of CBC’s The Current today interviewed Nate Hendley and Ron Moffatt about Nate’s new book, The Boy on the Bicycle. Ron spoke candidly about his horrific experience in the 1950s at the hands of bungling police officers bent on coercing a confession out of him, for a murder he did not commit. What is truly frightening is police have the same latitude today. And it is for that reason Ron has broken his…
Nate Hendley’s latest release, The Boy on the Bicycle was featured on the front cover of The Sault Star August 6. In an article by Postmedia Network reporter, Brian Kelly, he discusses Hendley’s book about the wrongful conviction of Ron Moffatt. The full article can be found here. The launch of The Boy on the Bicycle is August 14 at the Toronto Reference Library. Nate Hendley will give a reading and discuss the book, highlighting the fact Ron Moffatt has never…
Sootoday to do series of articles on The Boy on the Bicycle Sault Ste. Marie’s online periodical, Sootoday, released today the first of a series of articles written by journalist David Helwig, covering Ron Moffatt’s story, as told in Nate Hendley’s new crime biography, The Boy on the Bicycle. The article in full can be found here. David Helwig says of The Boy on the Bicycle: The amazing story of a 62-year-old wrongful conviction is revealed in a riveting new book, The…
The Boy on the Bicycle: A Case of Wrongful Conviction in Toronto, Nate Hendley’s insightful and painstakingly researched book, is now available for pre-order through Five Rivers and your favourite online bookseller, in both print and digital. On September 15, 1956, seven year-old Wayne Mallette was murdered on the grounds of the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. The main suspect was a boy on a bicycle seen pedaling away from the CNE. Authorities quickly zeroed in…
July 1, 2018, Five Rivers releases Nate Hendley’s in-depth, expose, The Boy on the Bicycle: A Forgotten Case of Wrongful Conviction in Toronto. The story chronicles the wrongful conviction of Ron Moffatt in the mid-20th century, and his subsequent exoneration. Sadly, although Mr. Moffatt received an apology, he never received any kind of compensation for the egregious harm he suffered because of police bungling. We are pleased to reveal the cover created by Five Rivers’ artistic…