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Three men arrested in torture murder

Publication
Port Arthur News Chronicle, 25 Jul 1944, p. 1, 12
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Description
Media Type
Newspaper
Description
Three men arrested ; Broke into home ; Looking for money ; Woman refused information ; Men burned her ; Placed her on hot stove ; Locked her in cellar ; Ransacked house ; Later died of injuries ; Flanders

Fort Frances, ON ; Hot Stove Murders ; Viola Jamieson (deceased) ; Robbery is motive ; Bernice Jamieson ; Bill Schmidt (found guilty, sentenced to death) ; William Schmidt ; George Skrypnyk (found guilty, sentenced to death) ; Tony Skrypnyk (found guilty, sentenced to death) ; Anthony Skrypnyk ; Eino Tillonen (found guilty, sentenced to life in prison)
Notes
Brodie Resource Library
Date of Publication
25 Jul 1944
Date Of Event
10 Jun 1944
Subject(s)
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 48.4001 Longitude: -89.31683
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