Cases

‘Time is of the essence’ when there’s a deadline. Keeping an accurate timeline is important for any avid researcher. I extend a big thank you to the Toronto Daily Star for publishing this very handy timeline in their edition on March 31, 1947. We’ll use this as our guideline for a walkthrough – I look forward to introducing you to some of the lesser known witnesses – like 11-year-old Ralph Oakes who was out riding his pony when he found a cap from a Hamilton Street Railway uniform, and the nosy neighbours who watched while someone in the alley tried to cram a big black Packard in their garage.

As well as the trial transcripts we’ll be working with the newspaper reports from the time period. My favourite journalist from the era is Eva-Lis Wuorio I’m going to remind you about that library card sign-up, so you can read the full pages and do your own research and ‘grow your own’ understanding and arguments. I’m keen to hear what you come up with.

March 16, 1946: The kids find the body.

March 19, 1946: The torso is identified