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Victim of torture dies at Fort Frances

Publication
Port Arthur News Chronicle, 3 Jul 1944, p. 3
Description
Media Type
Newspaper
Description
Fort Frances area ; Flanders ; Woman tortured ; Three men entered home ; Demanded money ; Woman refused ; Men burned her ; Placed her on stove ; Locked her and children in root house ; Woman hospitalized ; Now deceased ; Men not found

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
3 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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