Barbara Sue Turnbull (February 7, 1965 – May 10, 2015) was a Canadian quadriplegic news reporter and activist for those with physical disabilities.
Late in the evening of September 23, 1983 Turnbull, then an 18-year-old-student at Clarkson Secondary School, was working at her part-time job at a convenience store when four men (Hugh Logan, Sutcliffe Logan, Warren Johnson, and Clive Brown) robbed the establishment.
In Season 4 Episode 5 of the TV series Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science, Turnbull tells her story in her own words.
In spite of the life-changing tragedy, Turnbull went on to journalism school in the Arizona State University, from 1987 to 1990, where she was the valedictorian of her graduating class.
The trial of her shooters was dramatized in the 1991 debut episode of the CBC Television docudrama series Scales of Justice, in which Turnbull appeared as herself despite virtually all other roles being played by actors.