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Four burned bodies found in Oakville bush

Date6/1/1984
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  • Four burned bodies found in Oakville bush
  • Four burned bodies found in Oakville bush. Police investigate the scene at an apparent triple-murder and suicide today. A man's body was found in a burned-out-car (left) in a ravine below the Bronte Creek bridge on the Queen Elizabeth Way. The bodies of a woman and two children; a boy and a girl; were found burned beyond recognition in bushes about 50 feet away. The car was registered to a Mississauga man; a policeman said. One of the bodies is on a stretcher. Police think the women and children may have been strangled.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Four burned bodies found in Oakville bush. Police investigate the scene at an apparent triple-murder and suicide today. A man's body was found in a burned-out-car (left) in a ravine below the Bronte Creek bridge on the Queen Elizabeth Way. The bodies of a woman and two children; a boy and a girl; were found burned beyond recognition in bushes about 50 feet away. The car was registered to a Mississauga man; a policeman said. One of the bodies is on a stretcher. Police think the women and children may have been strangled.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0122243F
GeographyCountryCanada
GeographyCity, town, twpOakville
GeographyProvince or StateOntario
GeographyRegion or DistrictPeel (Ont. : Regional municipality)
Bodies removed
Millar, Cal
5/13/1992