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The 19-year-old man accused of murdering lawyer Barbara Schlifer four years ago
The 19-year-old man accused of murdering lawyer Barbara Schlifer four years ago

The 19-year-old man accused of murdering lawyer Barbara Schlifer four years ago

Date7 December 1982
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Original Toronto Star caption: The 19-year-old man accused of murdering lawyer Barbara Schlifer four years ago told police that it was an army of people led by Sitting Bull who dragged the 33-year-old woman to the basement of her Leuty Ave. apartment; sexually assaulted her; killed her and fled in army trucks back to their base in Streetsville. Metro police Sergeant Wayne Oldham testified yesterday that the accused; Fernand Arthur Robinson; wrote about the killing in 1982; in two exercise scribblers; at the urging of fellow inmates at the Metro West Detention Centre.
GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
GeographyNeighbourhoodBeach
GeographyProvince stateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0121746F
Murder trial: Fernand Arthur Robinson is accused of killing lawyer Barbara Schlifer
Murder trial: Fernand Arthur Robinson is accused of killing lawyer Barbara Schlifer
Toronto Star (Firm)
12/7/1982
Defence lawyer Shellon Fitch, who saw her client, Fernand Robinson, convicted last week of murdering lawyer Barbra Schlifer, says Robinson was 'a very(...)
Defence lawyer Shellon Fitch, who saw her client, Fernand Robinson, convicted last week of murdering lawyer Barbra Schlifer, says Robinson was 'a very(...)
Toronto Star (Firm)
12/7/1982
Accused of Murdering Mother......... Harold W. Vermilyea, Shown Above, Of Ontario, Calif., Is Being Extradited to Belleville, Ontario, Canada, on Char(...)
Accused of Murdering Mother......... Harold W. Vermilyea, Shown Above, Of Ontario, Calif., Is Being Extradited to Belleville, Ontario, Canada, on Char(...)
Toronto Star (Firm)
10/20/1934
Court appearance: Sergeant David Mattison, right, accused of murdering his wife, is escorted out of Scarborough court in handcuffs today
Court appearance: Sergeant David Mattison, right, accused of murdering his wife, is escorted out of Scarborough court in handcuffs today
Lautens, Richard
4/3/1992
Guilty verdict: Fernand Robinson, 20, was found guilty yesterday of killing lawyer Barbra Schlifer in April, 1980
Guilty verdict: Fernand Robinson, 20, was found guilty yesterday of killing lawyer Barbra Schlifer in April, 1980
Toronto Star (Firm)
12/7/1982
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Nervous as schoolboys late for classes, these four youths filed into assize court yesterday to answer charges of murdering Meyer Tobias during a hold-(...)
Gray, Alex
5/7/1946
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Painful memories: Bob and Janet Jessop are selling their 168-year-old farm house in Queensville after four nightmarish years following the death of their 9-year-old daughter Christine
Stawicki, Andrew
5/20/1988
Back to Jail goes Sydney George Chambers, right, remanded for a week on charge of murdering Marion Rusnak, nine, in St
Back to Jail goes Sydney George Chambers, right, remanded for a week on charge of murdering Marion Rusnak, nine, in St
Toronto Star (Firm)
1/10/1947
Pleas of not guilty of murdering John Dick were entered by William Bohozuk, Hamilton oarsman and friend of Mrs
Pleas of not guilty of murdering John Dick were entered by William Bohozuk, Hamilton oarsman and friend of Mrs
Toronto Star (Firm)
10/8/1946
Herself Freed of a charge of murdering John Dick, Mrs
Herself Freed of a charge of murdering John Dick, Mrs
Toronto Star (Firm)
3/7/1947
Businessman arrested: Rui-Wen Pan, left, is led from OPP headquarters early this morning after being charged with murdering Scarborough violinist Selina Shen
Businessman arrested: Rui-Wen Pan, left, is led from OPP headquarters early this morning after being charged with murdering Scarborough violinist Selina Shen
Toronto Star (Firm)
5/19/1989
Janet Brownless testified that on March 25, 1981, when Nelles was charged with murdering baby Justin Cook, Trayner told her: Why her, why not me? I wa(...)
Janet Brownless testified that on March 25, 1981, when Nelles was charged with murdering baby Justin Cook, Trayner told her: Why her, why not me? I wa(...)
Cooper, David
3/6/1984