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Baby slain. The body of 9-month-old John Massie was found on the banks of the Credit River after the baby was thrown from the Queen Elizabeth Way brid(...)
Baby slain. The body of 9-month-old John Massie was found on the banks of the Credit River after the baby was thrown from the Queen Elizabeth Way brid(...)

Baby slain. The body of 9-month-old John Massie was found on the banks of the Credit River after the baby was thrown from the Queen Elizabeth Way brid(...)

Date8/25/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: Baby slain. The body of 9-month-old John Massie was found on the banks of the Credit River after the baby was thrown from the Queen Elizabeth Way bridge (left) early Sunday morning. James Wilson Brown; a 37-year-old maintenance man; who lives in townhouse 32 (above left) has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the case. The Massie baby lived with his parents in townhouse 33 (above right) and was stolen from his crib during the night while his parents were at a townhouse complex get acquainted party.
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    GeographyGeographical FeatureCredit River (Ont.)
    GeographyRegion or DistrictPeel (Ont. : Regional municipality)
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
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    Photographs
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0122091F
      Baby slain. The body of 9-month-old John Massie was found on the banks of the Credit River after the baby was thrown from the Queen Elizabeth Way brid(...)
      Baby slain. The body of 9-month-old John Massie was found on the banks of the Credit River after the baby was thrown from the Queen Elizabeth Way brid(...)
      Calleja, Frank
      8/25/1980
      Dropped from the Dundas St. E. bridge, the body of a two-day-old baby in a paper bag was found on the banks of the Don river by two boys
      Dropped from the Dundas St. E. bridge, the body of a two-day-old baby in a paper bag was found on the banks of the Don river by two boys
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      3/19/1946
      Body found: Patricia Rodriquez leaves Lambton Park with her face covered after the body of a 20-month-old baby girl was found yesterday buried in a shallow grave
      Body found: Patricia Rodriquez leaves Lambton Park with her face covered after the body of a 20-month-old baby girl was found yesterday buried in a shallow grave
      Brazao, Dale
      1/30/1984
      Dr. Rowena Hume was slain in her once-stately home, Police found her battered body after call from Star reporter Edna Hampton
      Dr. Rowena Hume was slain in her once-stately home, Police found her battered body after call from Star reporter Edna Hampton
      Teskey, Frank
      10/4/1966
      Undeterred by warnings from the Ontario health ministry, hundreds of fishermen swarmed the banks and bridges on the Credit River during the weekend, seeking coho salmon
      Undeterred by warnings from the Ontario health ministry, hundreds of fishermen swarmed the banks and bridges on the Credit River during the weekend, seeking coho salmon
      Slaughter, Mike
      10/5/1975
      Do you know this baby?, 3-month-old boy was found abandoned in a city park
      Do you know this baby?, 3-month-old boy was found abandoned in a city park
      Darrell, Dick
      8/23/1981
      Family mourns: Marcel Babineau, 14, and his parents Jeanne and Marcel leave the church yesterday after a funeral Mass for the slain children, whose bodies were found Sunday in a schoolyard
      Family mourns: Marcel Babineau, 14, and his parents Jeanne and Marcel leave the church yesterday after a funeral Mass for the slain children, whose bodies were found Sunday in a schoolyard
      Goode, Jeff
      11/8/1984
      A Tweak for baby: Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau tweaks the toe of a baby at a Centre Island picnic thrown for Trudeau by the Liberal party yesterday
      A Tweak for baby: Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau tweaks the toe of a baby at a Centre Island picnic thrown for Trudeau by the Liberal party yesterday
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      8/15/1969
      Hundreds of fishermen lined the banks at mouth of the Credit River yesterday, seeking the coho salmon
      Hundreds of fishermen lined the banks at mouth of the Credit River yesterday, seeking the coho salmon
      Griffin, Doug
      9/12/1975
      Ice-choked credit river overflowed its banks at Glen Williams yesterday and sent a wave of gigantic ice-floes, logs and other debris racing through a (...)
      Ice-choked credit river overflowed its banks at Glen Williams yesterday and sent a wave of gigantic ice-floes, logs and other debris racing through a (...)
      Canada Pictures
      3/8/1946
      Stanley Edwards, 24, and wife, Margaret, 26, beam after police returned their 2 1/2-month-old baby, Bruce, who was snatched from a carriage in front o(...)
      Stanley Edwards, 24, and wife, Margaret, 26, beam after police returned their 2 1/2-month-old baby, Bruce, who was snatched from a carriage in front o(...)
      Darrell, Dick
      5/5/1972
      Baby Bengal pulling through. Metro zoo keeper Diane Duncan feeds a 9-day-old Bengal tiger that is slowly regaining its health after being near death. (...)
      Baby Bengal pulling through. Metro zoo keeper Diane Duncan feeds a 9-day-old Bengal tiger that is slowly regaining its health after being near death. (...)
      Eglinton, Rick
      7/6/1986