CANADA Thomas Gencarelli, 22, Kingston, Ontario, 12 November 1982

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The Doe Network: Case File 621DMON
Case File 621DMON

Thomas Gencarelli
Missing since November 12, 1982 from Kingston, Ontario, canada
Classification: Endangered Missing


Vital Statistics

• • Age at Time of Disappearance: 22 years old
  • Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'9"; 182 lbs.
  • Distinguishing Characteristics: White male. Brown hair; brown eyes.
  • Dentals: Available
  • AKA: Tom

Circumstances of Disappearance
On November 12, 1982, Thomas Gencarelli disappeared and has not been seen or heard from since that time. Foul play is suspected.
The investigation resulted in a male being arrested and charged with Tom’s murder on March 26, 1996. The charge against the male was withdrawn on December 21, 1998, due to the untimely natural death of a key Prosecution witness.

 

[dotr]

Cold cases: The search for justice never stops
August 31, 2018

"In the case of 24-year-old Tom Gencarelli, Kingston Police gathered enough evidence to charge Mitchiel “Micky” McArthur in 1996, but a key witness, a witness Finn says potentially helped McArthur, died before trial in 1998.

McArthur, who has changed his name to Michiel Hollinger, is 65 years old and is currently serving life in prison after being convicted of four counts of attempted murder and a slew of other violent crimes, including robbery, aggravated assault and use of a firearm to commit an offence, following a 1994 bank robbery in Port Perry.

“A lot of times in policing, we know who has done something, but we just can’t prove it, which is the worst situation to find yourself in,” Cookman said, referring to the Gencarelli case. With the death of that key witness, he said the investigation had to start from scratch again. Finn said they’ve attempted to interview McArthur a number of times, but with no obligation to talk, he stays quiet.

Gencarelli was a drywaller who left his Bayswater Place home to pick up his paycheque at work on Nov. 12, 1982, but he never arrived. His body was never found. The original investigators on the case were Harry Hickling and Gord Patterson. In 1999, it was handed over to Cookman.

“Cold cases never stop being investigated,” Cookman said. “It’s always in somebody’s hands. It’s never just shelved. It may not be active right now, but a phone call later today and all of a sudden it is active.”

The Gencarelli case piqued every officer’s interested at the time, Cookman said.

“Everyone had their ear to the ground. Every police officer was always thinking and listening and talking and trying to shake the trees to see what they could find out,” Cookman said. “It was just such a nasty bit of business, that whole thing.”

Cookman said he’ll never forget the look on the Gencarelli family’s faces when he explained to them that he was taking over and that the case hadn’t been forgotten.

“The look in their eyes, there was a pleading look of ‘please don’t let this not be investigated,’” Cookman said. “That’s what’s really stuck.”

Finn said Kingston Police are still adamantly against McArthur ever receiving parole. Cookman noted that McArthur’s track record is reasonably public and that his 1990 book, “I’d Rather be Wanted Than Had: The Memoirs of an Unrepentant Bank Robber,” speaks volumes of his character.

“He’s self-professed to be an outlaw,” Cookman said, noting that he estimates McArthur is approaching 300 prior convictions."

 

[Gypseygirl]

The Doe Network: Case File 621DMON
Case File 621DMON

Thomas Gencarelli
Missing since November 12, 1982 from Kingston, Ontario, canada
Classification: Endangered Missing


Vital Statistics

• • Age at Time of Disappearance: 22 years old
  • Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'9"; 182 lbs.
  • Distinguishing Characteristics: White male. Brown hair; brown eyes.
  • Dentals: Available
  • AKA: Tom

Circumstances of Disappearance
On November 12, 1982, Thomas Gencarelli disappeared and has not been seen or heard from since that time. Foul play is suspected.
The investigation resulted in a male being arrested and charged with Tom’s murder on March 26, 1996. The charge against the male was withdrawn on December 21, 1998, due to the untimely natural death of a key Prosecution witness.

 

[Gypseygirl]

Thomas Gencarelli is another personal case to myself and all Kingston locals who remember this.
Thomas's parents owned and ran the best Italian Restaurant in Kingston, and they were hard working and highly thought of.

Rumors were that Thomas had begun to date a ex girlfriend of a convict of the Collins Bay Penitentiary - Thomas lived in Bayridge Apts which just happened to be situated directly beside the prison, divided by a scant quarter mile of creek and swampy area.
To my knowledge that Swampy area was never searched.

My first job out of High School was switchboard operator of that prison.
By all accounts Thomas was known as a sweet kid.

 

[DianaDS]

Cold cases: The search for justice never stops
August 31, 2018

"In the case of 24-year-old Tom Gencarelli, Kingston Police gathered enough evidence to charge Mitchiel “Micky” McArthur in 1996, but a key witness, a witness Finn says potentially helped McArthur, died before trial in 1998.

McArthur, who has changed his name to Michiel Hollinger, is 65 years old and is currently serving life in prison after being convicted of four counts of attempted murder and a slew of other violent crimes, including robbery, aggravated assault and use of a firearm to commit an offence, following a 1994 bank robbery in Port Perry.

“A lot of times in policing, we know who has done something, but we just can’t prove it, which is the worst situation to find yourself in,” Cookman said, referring to the Gencarelli case. With the death of that key witness, he said the investigation had to start from scratch again. Finn said they’ve attempted to interview McArthur a number of times, but with no obligation to talk, he stays quiet.

Gencarelli was a drywaller who left his Bayswater Place home to pick up his paycheque at work on Nov. 12, 1982, but he never arrived. His body was never found. The original investigators on the case were Harry Hickling and Gord Patterson. In 1999, it was handed over to Cookman.

“Cold cases never stop being investigated,” Cookman said. “It’s always in somebody’s hands. It’s never just shelved. It may not be active right now, but a phone call later today and all of a sudden it is active.”

The Gencarelli case piqued every officer’s interested at the time, Cookman said.

“Everyone had their ear to the ground. Every police officer was always thinking and listening and talking and trying to shake the trees to see what they could find out,” Cookman said. “It was just such a nasty bit of business, that whole thing.”

Cookman said he’ll never forget the look on the Gencarelli family’s faces when he explained to them that he was taking over and that the case hadn’t been forgotten.

“The look in their eyes, there was a pleading look of ‘please don’t let this not be investigated,’” Cookman said. “That’s what’s really stuck.”

Finn said Kingston Police are still adamantly against McArthur ever receiving parole. Cookman noted that McArthur’s track record is reasonably public and that his 1990 book, “I’d Rather be Wanted Than Had: The Memoirs of an Unrepentant Bank Robber,” speaks volumes of his character.

“He’s self-professed to be an outlaw,” Cookman said, noting that he estimates McArthur is approaching 300 prior convictions."

Thank you for this post regarding Tom Gencarelli. I'm from Kingston and knew Tom when he dated my room mate. I think of him often, especially when I pass by the Bayswater apartments. Sadly, both of his parents have passed away.

 

[HopeRains]

Another photo of Mr. Gencarelli, from article in The Kingston Whig-Standard, 24 Sep 99, pg 10, titled

 

[dotr]

New cold case web page launched by Kingston Police

Kingston Police have launched a new page on their website highlighting nine cold case investigations.

www.thewhig.com

Jan 23 2024

''The nine homicide victims highlighted on the new website are Valerie Anastacia Drew, Judith Ann Zicari, Eleanor McGeachie, Thomas M. Gencarelli, Gordon Andrew Cameron, Jeffery Thomas Leveque, Christine Ann Ziomkiewich, Viva Bernice Mack, and Marion A. Joyce.''

Cold Case Files | Kingston Police

www.kingstonpolice.ca

'' Thomas Gencarelli was last seen the morning of November 12th, 1982, leaving his apartment on Bayswater Place. When Tom didn’t return home later that morning, he was reported missing. The ensuing investigation revealed that he disappeared under suspicious circumstances and foul play was suspected.

In 1998, Kingston Police detectives arrested Mitchiel Gordon McArthur (also known as Michael Gordon Hollinger) who was charged with the First-Degree Murder of Gencarelli. However, following a preliminary inquiry, a key witness in the Crown’s prosecution died, and the charges were thereafter withdrawn.

Tom’s body has never been found and the investigation into his murder remains ongoing.

Anyone with information regarding the disappearance of Thomas Gencarelli on November 12th, 1982, is strongly encouraged to contact the Major Crime Unit of the Kingston Police by phone at 613-549-4660 or by email at crimetips@kingstonpolice.ca.''

 

[Bigditch]

The Doe Network: Case File 621DMON
Case File 621DMON

Thomas Gencarelli
Missing since November 12, 1982 from Kingston, Ontario, canada
Classification: Endangered Missing


Vital Statistics

• • Age at Time of Disappearance: 22 years old
  • Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'9"; 182 lbs.
  • Distinguishing Characteristics: White male. Brown hair; brown eyes.
  • Dentals: Available
  • AKA: Tom

Circumstances of Disappearance
On November 12, 1982, Thomas Gencarelli disappeared and has not been seen or heard from since that time. Foul play is suspected.
The investigation resulted in a male being arrested and charged with Tom’s murder on March 26, 1996. The charge against the male was withdrawn on December 21, 1998, due to the untimely natural death of a key Prosecution witness.

I wonder if Mitchiel Micky McArthur also had something to do with the disappearance and murder of prison guard, David Manuel Hannah on January, 4, 1983. Hannah's remains were found inside his blue Oldsmobile Delta 88, in Lake Ontario (Kingston, 2023) while police were investigating another incident.

 

[dotr]

I wonder if Mitchiel Micky McArthur also had something to do with the disappearance and murder of prison guard, David Manuel Hannah on January, 4, 1983. Hannah's remains were found inside his blue Oldsmobile Delta 88, in Lake Ontario (Kingston, 2023) while police were investigating another incident.

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CANADA - Canada- David Manuel Hannah, 37, prison guard @ Millhaven Institution, went missing enroute to work, Kingston, Ont. 4 Jan. 1983

David Hannah was last seen on Jan. 4, 1983. Police believe he was murdered. 2011 https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/50-000-reward-offered-in-eastern-ontario-cold-case-1.616015 ''The provincial government is offering a $50,000-reward for information leading to the conviction of the person or persons who...

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I'd Rather be Wanted Than Had: The Memoir of an Unrepentant Bank Robber -by Micky McArthur ( Port Perry Robbery )( Ontario / Canadian True Crime ) by McArthur; Micky ( Mitchiel "Micky" McArthur )( Mickey ): Near Fine (see description) Hard Cover (199

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Prison lifer twice granted temporary absences

The man currently serving life in prison for four counts of attempted murder, and who is a person of interest in two 1980s murders in the Kingston area, has…

www.thewhig.com