Murder of Billy Stone

On December 11, 1914, 21-year-old Billy Stone was working at Whitby Junction in Whitby, Ontario, Canada. He was working as a telegraph operator. At 12:05 an accountant for the local asylum walking by. Billy had turned off the lights and the only one on was the one on his desk.

At 12:37 someone would enter Whitby Junction and shoot Billy in the chest. In his last moments, he would go to his desk and call the Bell Telephone Switchboard. Billy would tell them "I'm shot, I'm all done in". 

When law enforcement arrived Billy was dead. He had fallen backward onto the floor and the phone hung over the side. He had fallen from where he was standing and died. There was no gunshot powder on Billy's clothes meaning that he was shot from a distance. 

The scene was not displaced or anything. The killer did not seem to have stolen any money or objects from the station. There were no broken windows the only thing that was out of place was that the ticket window was closed and unlocked. It's believed that this was done after or during Billy's murder. It was also possible that since there was no struggle Billy was shot through the ticket window when it was open.

However, there was evidence that they had searched Billy's body as a bloody handprint was found on the side of a cabinet near the desk. The killer had used it to help stand up after getting Billy's blood on his hands. There was no way Billy made this print as there was almost no blood on his hands.  There was nothing in Billy's pockets and even his watch was missing. Strangely, Billy was robbed, but the station wasn't.

It's unknown who killed Billy, but there are a few motives. One was that Billy's father had killed him for money. His father was examined as a suspect. Feeling like he had become the main suspect in his son's murder he would end his life. He would lie on the tracks and be hit by a train.

A friend of  Billy's claimed that he thought that Italians had something to do with the murder. Another friend stated that he was not planning to marry and was talking to a woman at the time. It could be possible that it was because of a jealous lover.  It was also possible he was killed over a potential gambling debt. 

SOURCES:
Wikipedia

The Standard December 12, 1914

The Tronto Star December 14, 1914

The Province December 17, 1914

The Standard April 22, 1914

Disappearance of Tony Gikoff

On July 9, 1955, 62-year-old Tony Gikoff was last seen near Colborne, Ontario, Canada at a property he rented out. 

Tony is a white male and was 62-years-old at the time. He was 193 cm (6'4") and 120 kg (265 lbs). He has dark brown hair. 

SOURCES:

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Ontario's Missing Adults

International Missing Persons Wiki

Murder of Patricia Lupton

  

On Feb. 16, 1959, 12-year-old Patricia Lupton and her three friends saw a babysitting notice posted on the bulletin board at the A&P supermarket in the Kennedy Park Shopping Plaza at Kennedy Rd and Eglinton Ave E. in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 

The girls all put their names, addresses, and phone numbers for the ad, as they all had a history of babysitting. On March 9th Patricia would receive a call from the man answering the ad. Patricia was not the only one who received a call as two of the other friends were. One missed the call as the line was busy and the other was sick.

He called himself Mr. Johnson and told her that he and his wife were visiting their infant son in the hospital and needed a babysitter for their slightly older son.  Patricia agreed and was excited as she liked taking care of younger children. She was supposed to get picked up by Mrs. Johnson at the Kennedy Park Drugs in the same Plaza where she saw the bulletin. 

Her parents felt safe with her accepting the job as she was highly regarded by the people she previously babysat for. She told her parents she was going to check in with them when she got home. At 5:30 pm she left her home to the Plaza.  

A call that was supposed to happen never came and this worried her family. Unknown to them her body was found at 7:20 in a snowbank on McCowan Rd, less than two miles from her home. She had been strangled to death with her own scarf, her knees were bruised, and her clothing was in disarray, she was not sexually assaulted, but it can be assumed that that was the motive.

Four hours later her family learned of what had happened to her from the news.

SOURCES:

Toronto Police Service

Find a Grave

Murder of Gordon Pitcher

On June 27, 1959, 21-year-old Gordon Pitcher got into an argument in a downtown hotel washroom in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This resulted in him being stabbed in the stomach. The weapon was either an icepick (more likely) or a knitting needle.

SOURCES:

Toronto Police Service

The Sault Star July 2, 1959

The North Bay Nugget July 4, 1959

UNIDENTIFIED: February 9, 1957 Woodhouse Acres, Ontario, Canada Baby Boy Doe

 An Infant had died on February 9, 1957, in Woodhouse Acres, Ontario, Canada. He had been dead 3 days before being found and his cause of death is unstated or unknown. It is also unstated if they believed he was a newborn or not. There is little information in this case.

SOURCES:
Unidentified Wiki
Find a Grave

Murder of Elizabeth Boyington

On the night of June 26, 1959, a couple was taking a stroll in the wooded area of the west end of High Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They would find the body of 44-year-old Elizabeth Boyington. Her arms were folded across her chest and her clothes were disarranged.  She had been stabbed around 5 times around her throat and it wasn't stated whether or not she was sexually assaulted. She was last seen being rejected entry at the downtown bar.

Elizabeth was a practical nurse at the time. She was also known to frequent bars.

SOURCES:

Toronto Police Service

The Windsor Star June 30, 1959

Toronto Sun June 13, 2021

Murder of Catherine Didluke

 On April 9, 1959, the daughter of 63-year-old Catherine Didluke went to her home in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Catherine did not answer the door and her daughter worried about her contacting the police. Inside Catherine's body was found. Her home had been robbed and she had been beaten to death with at least 2 hammer blows to the head.

This case is still unsolved.

SOURCES:

Toronto Police Service

Edmonton Journal April 11, 1959

Toronto Sun April 5, 2021

Unsolved Murder of Susan Cadieux

 

At 7:15 p.m. on January 6, 1956, 5-year-old Susan Cadieux was plating in the schoolyard of St. Mary's School at 345 Lyle St. in London, Ontario, Canada. She was playing with her older brothers and wasn't that far away from home at the school.

Around 7:45 p.m. a man approached the kids and focused on Susan. He spoke with her and in return, she told the other children that the man was going to give her something. He told them that he was supposed to meet with the St. Mary's church priest at 9 and stated he lived on York St. while pointing towards King St. The other kids got distracted by a nearby fall on the ice and this was when Susan walked away with the man. 

By 8 p.m. her brothers panicked when they saw Susan gone. They rushed home to tell their parents about the man and she was gone. The search began. By 9:30 the London Police were involved and by 1:30 a.m. 300 people were searching for the girl.

At 10:08 a.m. Susan's body was found at the rear of Roy James Construction located at 609 William St. alongside the CPR spur line. This was around 6 miles north of where she was last seen. She had been sexually assaulted and died from exposure less than 3 hours before she was found. It was so cold out her tears were frozen to her face. It's believed the man assaulted her and left her in the yard.

Image of Suspect

The man was described as being a man between 30 and 40 years old. He was tall, thin and unshaven. He was wearing a light brown overcoat that was unbuttoned, a pair of unbuckled black galoshes that flapped openly and a dark Russian style or army Melton hat with ear flaps.



SOURCES:

London Police

Find A Grave

The Ottawa Citizen 

MISSING: Dorothy "Dottie" Cox

 

Between December of 1942 and April of 1943 44/45-year-old, Dorothy "Dottie" Cox went missing from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It's thought that Dottie may have been last seen leaving to visit her mother in Cooksville or she was last seen at Linsmore Hotel on the Danforth and Crowley where she and her husband often drank. 

Dottie is a white female and was 44 to 45-years-old when she disappeared. He has Hazel eyes and Red or Auburn hair. She's 163 cm (5'4"). She has false teeth.

SOURCES:

Canada's Missing

Mimic News

MISSING: Cecilia and Leo Payash

 

On July 1, 1957, 47-year-old Cecilia Payash and her son 8-year-old Leo were walking down Red Lake Rd in Red Lake, Ontario along the railway line. The two were never seen again. 

Cecilia is First Nations and was 47-years old at the time. She was 4'11 and described as having a thin build. She had black hair and brown eyes. She has a hooked nose. At the time Cecilia was carrying $30. 

Leo is First Nations and was 8-years-old at the time. He was 4' and was described as having a thin build. He has black hair and brown eyes. At the time he had a bad eye infection in his left eye and it was nearly swollen shut from it. 

It's not stated whether or not foul play is suspected in this case. 

SOURCES:

Unidentified Wiki (Cecilia)

CBC (Cecilia)

CBC (Leo)

Unidentified Wiki (Leo)

Canadas Missing

Ontario's Missing Adults

Murder of Mr. Cook

A few days before September 18, 1852, a 74-year-old farmer named Tipple didn't like another farmer named Cook. Cook resided near Ancaster in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. Tipple met Cook near Cook's farm where they had a short argument. Tipple then shot Cook through his heart causing instant death.

Both were veterans. Cook was a soldier of 73rd Regiment and Tipple served on board a man-of-war. I could not find any other articles on this case. 

SOURCES:

Ottawa Daily Citizen  September 18, 1852

MISSING: Richard David "Pee Wee" Marlow

On July 18, 1944, 9-year-old Richard "Pee Wee" Marlow and his older brother decided to stay home as the rest of the family went to the movies. Richard decided to stay home because he went to the movies the day before. He was playing outside on his bike in front of his home in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada. His older brother was keeping an eye on him from inside the house. This was when he went missing, and his bike was still in the yard.

It's believed that someone abducted the 9-year-old. He came from a good home and it was seen as he had no reason to run away. He was a bright and shy kid. He was known to even get to school early. He would never talk to strangers let alone go into a dark room by himself. Making it unlikely he ran away.

Richard is a white male and was 9 at the time. He was 3'8" to 4'0" and 50 lbs. He had blonde hair and blue eyes. He has a scar on the right temple. He was wearing a striped jersey, blue pants, grey socks with a yellow band, a dark blue nylon windbreaker and a ring "KL" aluminum.

SOURCES:
Canada's Missing
The Star
Doe Network

Missing: Eetu Vainonen

Eetu Vainonen went missing sometime between 1935 and 1936 from Gorham Township, Ontario, Canada. He was last seen in the Thunder Bay (Port Arthur) area. He was a white male and would have been  30 or 31-years-old at the time. He had grey eyes and brown hair. He was 5'7" and 150 lbs.

SOURCES:
Canadas Missing