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After killing a cabdriver Jan. 11 and while holding a hostage, Francis Joseph Savoy, 25, telephoned former girlfriend Deana Power, 29, saying he'd pla(...)
After killing a cabdriver Jan. 11 and while holding a hostage, Francis Joseph Savoy, 25, telephoned former girlfriend Deana Power, 29, saying he'd pla(...)

After killing a cabdriver Jan. 11 and while holding a hostage, Francis Joseph Savoy, 25, telephoned former girlfriend Deana Power, 29, saying he'd pla(...)

Date3/1/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: After killing a cabdriver Jan. 11 and while holding a hostage; Francis Joseph Savoy; 25; telephoned former girlfriend Deana Power; 29; saying he'd planned to kill her husband; she testified in the inquest into Savoy's death.
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    GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
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    Photographs
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0120790F
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