PUBLIC HEARING RESUMES

The public hearing of the Commission of Inquiry into the Wrongful Conviction of David Milgaard will resume on Monday, April 17, 2006, at 1:00 p.m., at the Ramada Hotel, Riel Room, 806 Idylwyld Drive North, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

The witness list for the next five week phase follows:

For the week of April 17 - 21, 2006

Monday, April 17 – Friday, April 21*
(inclusive)
* Friday has been added for this week only.

David Asper
(cont’d)

(Milgaard counsel - 1980s and 1990s)

For the week of April 24 - 27, 2006

Monday, April 24 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. (via video-taped testimony)	David Milgaard**
Tuesday, April 25 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.	Neil Boyd	(Criminologist)
Wednesday, April 26 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.	Kim Rossmo	(Criminologist)
Thursday, April 27 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.	Peter Markestyn	(Chief Medical Examiner, Manitoba)
	Robert Bruce	(Milgaard Investigator)

** David Milgaard will NOT appear in person. His testimony was video taped in Vancouver on March 6, 2006 and will be played in the hearing room on April 24, 2006.

For the week of May 1 – 4, 2006

Monday, May 1 – Thursday, May 4
(inclusive)

Paul Henderson
(cont’d)

(Centurion Ministries investigator)

For the week of May 8 - 11, 2006

Monday, May 8 – Thursday, May 11
(inclusive)

Joyce Milgaard

(Mother of David Milgaard)

For the week of May 15 - 18, 2006

Monday, May 15 – Thursday, May 18
(inclusive)

Joyce Milgaard

(Mother of David Milgaard)

This schedule is subject to change and will be updated on a weekly basis. Additional witnesses may be added, time permitting.

Due to the impact of the recent time change on airline schedules, the public hearing will now sit the following hours:

Mondays

1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Tuesdays and Wednesdays

9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Thursdays

9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

For further information, please contact:

Candace Cook
Executive Director
Telephone: (306) 787-0775
Cellular: (306) 533-6877
Email: milgaardinquiry@justice.gov.sk.ca