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Trio charged with murder in woman torture slaying

Publication
Fort William Daily Times Journal, 25 Jul 1944, p. 1
Description
Media Type
Newspaper
Description
Fort Frances area ; Flanders ; Men broke into house ; Demanded money ; Woman refused ; Men burned her ; Put her on hot stove ; Locked in root house ; Later died ; Three arrested

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
Full text available on microfilm
Date of Publication
25 Jul 1944
Date Of Event
10 Jun 1944
Subject(s)
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
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