Trio charged with murder in woman torture slaying

Publication
Fort William Daily Times Journal, 25 Jul 1944, p. 1
Description
Media Type
Newspaper
Description
Fort Frances area ; Flanders ; Men broke into house ; Demanded money ; Woman refused ; Men burned her ; Put her on hot stove ; Locked in root house ; Later died ; Three arrested

Hot Stove Murders ; Viola Jamieson (deceased) ; Robbery is motive ; Bernice Jamieson ; Bill Schmidt (found guilty, sentenced to death) ; William Schmidt ; George Skrypnyk (found guilty, sentenced to death) ; Tony Skrypnyk (found guilty, sentenced to death) ; Anthony Skrypnyk ; Eino Tillonen (found guilty, sentenced to life in prison)
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Date of Publication
25 Jul 1944
Date Of Event
10 Jun 1944
Subject(s)
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
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