By Joan Barthel

In 1973, Canaan, Connecticut resident Barbara Gibbons was found brutally murdered in her home. Her teenage son, Peter, after being interviewed by the police, confessed to the murder and was charged. The citizens of Canaan, however, were incredulous: They believed Peter had been coerced and intimidated into confessing to the murder, and they were determined to help prove his innocence. With help from high-profile celebrities and average citizens alike, the enormous gaps in the prosecution’s case were revealed, and Peter’s innocence was proven. The question, though, of who truly killed Barbara Gibbons persists.