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The day before his suicide at his Owen Sound home, Rae Heighes Sr
The day before his suicide at his Owen Sound home, Rae Heighes Sr

The day before his suicide at his Owen Sound home, Rae Heighes Sr

Date8/5/1971
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  • The day before his suicide at his Owen Sound home, Rae Heighes Sr
  • The day before his suicide at his Owen Sound home, Rae Heighes Sr. stood nervously smoking a cigarette outside the inquest hearing into the strychnine death of his wife Geraldine, talking with his sons, Rae (Buster) Heighes Jr. (left) and Gerald. He shot himself as sons waited to drive him to next hearing.
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Original Toronto Star caption: The day before his suicide at his Owen Sound home, Rae Heighes Sr. stood nervously smoking a cigarette outside the inquest hearing into the strychnine death of his wife Geraldine, talking with his sons, Rae (Buster) Heighes Jr. (left) and Gerald. He shot himself as sons waited to drive him to next hearing.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0054275F
      GeographyCountryCanada
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      GeographyProvince or StateOntario
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