CANADA Hamilton, Ont. Gail Ryan, (new to Ont. from N.B.) bludgeoned w/bottle&stabbed,25 Sept. 1973

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CRIME HUNTER: The killing season
July 20 2019
"Gail Ryan had just moved to Hamilton from her native New Brunswick and other than a broken-hearted family back home, there is little known about her.

On Sept. 25, 1973, Ryan was last seen around 11 p.m. at her home after returning from a local bar with an unknown male. Unusual noises were heard coming from her apartment around 1 a.m. but no one called cops.

Gail Ryan was murdered in 1973. Her slaying remains unsolved. HAMILTON POLICE

Ryan’s lifeless body was found two days later when she didn’t show up for work at department store GW Robinson’s

Cops say she was “bludgeoned with a bottle and stabbed with a knife.”

It is believed this was a sexually motivated attack. The original $2,000 reward remains in effect.

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Attached is a second sketch completed, based on eyewitness descriptions.

 

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Gail Ryan (hamiltonpolice.on.ca)
CASE NUMBER: 7325300
28
September
1973
Gail Ryan


Gail was last seen at about 11 p.m. on September 25, 1973, when she returned home from a local bar with an unknown male. Noises were heard in her apartment around 1 a.m. but no one called police to investigate. Her body was found two days later when she had failed to show up for work. She had moved from New Brunswick the year before and worked at GW Robinsons downtown.

According to the original reward poster, Gail was found to be ‘bludgeoned with a bottle and stabbed with a knife.’ It is believed this was a sexually motivated attack. The original $2,000 reward remains in effect.

Anyone with information about this homicide is being asked to contact S/Sgt Dave Oleniuk in Major Crime at 905-546-3829

 

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The 20-year-old was found dead in her apartment after not showing up to work at Robinson’s department store in 1973. Now police believe advancements in DNA testing is their strongest chance at cracking this cold case.

Who killed Gail Ryan? Hamilton mystery unsolved for 50 years

The 20-year-old was found dead in her apartment after not showing up to work at Robinson’s department store in 1973. Now police believe advancements in DNA testing is their strongest chance at cracking this cold case.

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#19 – Small Town Girl – Gail Ryan

The mail was starting to pile for Gail on the hall table. On Wednesday there were 2 letters, on Thursday there was a small parcel and some small mail. But none of the items were picked up. This was…

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FEBRUARY 3, 2020BY GENEVIEVE_GERMAINE
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''Gail was lying flat on her back. She was nude except for a sweater pulled up over her head, covering her face. Additionally, a pillow was placed over her head. This may signify some sort of emotional attachment to the victim from the murdered. This often suggests that they have some sort of regret after committing the act. The location and position of her body would also suggest that Gail had been sexually attacked before she was murdered.

A broken soft-drink bottle was found nearby, likely used in the attack. A weapon of opportunity. They also recovered a butcher knife with a six-inch blade. Another weapon of opportunity. She lay in a pool of partially dried blood, and her Wednesday mail was not picked up. Gail was likely murdered on Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning. The autopsy results confirmed that she was hit on the back of her head, possibly w. the soda bottle and then stabbed multiple times in the chest and neck.''

The two men seen with Gail on Tuesday night were described as both being in their 20’s. Both were wearing blue jeans and had long hair. One was wearing a t-shirt and the other a jacket. On the subject, acting staff inspector George Frid told a Hamilton spectator reporter at the time, “We feel certain the men know we are looking for them. They’re either involved in the slaying or are afraid of being accused.”

''A sketch artist was commissioned to complete a composite sketch of the two men. However, only one was published in the local paper. The sketch accompanied a small article indicating that the man was wanted for questioning with regards to Gail’s case. He had visited Gail 3 times in the week before she was murdered. His last confirmed visit was on Monday before she was murdered. He was described as 6’2, about 210 lbs, between the age of 23-25. He was neat & clean, had long blonde hair and was described as good-looking and strongly built.''
''He would be between 69 and 73 now; please contact the Major Crime Unit with the Hamilton police at 905-546-3829''