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Part of Local History Collection
Contains various items on crimes committed in or around the Bradford West Gwillimbury area.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Part of Local History Collection
Contains various items on crimes committed in or around the Bradford West Gwillimbury area.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Scene of Double Murder is Believed Near Bradford
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"The brutal murder of Robert McKay, young RCAF veteran and his wife, Gloria, on Monday evening [August 1, 1949] of last week, has aroused the people of this province as few such tragedies have ever done before and the setting for this crime appears to be definitely established in the Bradford area..."
Describes the events leading up to Mr. and Mrs. McKay's murder. The two were shot to death and found in Toronto. The killer, Stanley Buckowski, was found in Los Angeles as a serial robber and murderer, where he was charged and executed in 1952 by gas chamber. He was never charged for the McKays murder, though admitted to the crime and of another murder of RCAF veteran, Alfred Edward Layng, in Toronto on July 30, 1949.
Bradford Witness
Boys left without parents in wake of tragedy
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Article about a murder-suicide in Bradford of Bill Burton and Heather Burton on March 23, 1999.
Era Banner
Family, community in shock after murder-suicide
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"Police search for clues in death of popular couple
BOND HEAD - A family and a community are struggling to understand why Bill Burton would kill his wife and then himself. Police say Burton, a 44-year-old agricultural supply representative, shot his wife Heather, 43, to death on Monday before turning the gun on himself." ...
Toronto Star
Police gun down man before my eyes
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"Shots ring out by Tim Hortons in 'sleepy town' - "Stop, get down on the ground," shouted the police officer for the third or fourth time. I froze but the man kept walking. Three shots rang out in rapid succession echoing across the Time Hortons parking lot." ....
Toronto Star
Duncan McArthur Brutally Assaulted and Robbed in his Bond Head Garage
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"Mr. Duncan McArthur, proprietor of the Bond Head garage, is a patient in York County Hospital, Newmarket, recovering from a brutal assault, committed in his garage last Friday night around 10 o'clock, when he was struck on the head and kicked about the body, before being robbed of his wallet." ...
Bradford Witness
Break-in at Bradford Custom Cleaners - Thieves Carry off Best Clothing
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Article about Custom Cleaners break-in, owned by Franklin Gardner, in 1964.
Bradford Witness
Sunday Night Break-Ins At Bradford Homes
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Article about a series of break-ins in Bradford, following the break in at Custom Cleaners (see Related Descriptions).
Bradford Witness
Stage Armed Hold-Up at Model Bakery
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"Clerk Forced at Gun-Point to Open Cash Register -- Street Row Distracts Attention of Passerby."
Article describing a robbery at the Model Bakery on Holland Street.
Bradford Witness
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An article highlighting the events of the Boyd Gang Robbery, and the reunion of key members in 1996.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Times