Robert Baltovich said it is an "unbelievable relief" to be cleared in the murder of his girlfriend Elizabeth Bain, and 16 years after Baltovich was first convicted of the crime

Bains say justice is coming
After the verdict, Bain's mom Julita said her family still believes Baltovich is guilty.


Shortly after the 22-year-old went missing, her car was found mere kilometres from her home. Forensic tests identified her blood in the back seat. Her body has never been found.

Serial killer Paul Bernardo as a suspect in Bain's murder, suggesting the two had been introduced. At the time, Bernardo was attacking women in the area and was known as the Scarborough Rapist.


"It took them one hour for them to decide that he was probably the person who committed the crime," said about the detectives on the case. "That decision set in motion an inextricable motion of events."