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I have always thought this this case involved hired killers from out of country. Is it possible that the detectives can track all the local suspects internet and phone records to out of country contacts and/or look at all flights inbound and outbound to Canada from November 1st-January 1st with...

Looks like a McArthur victim at first glance.

Reading this update makes me that much more disgusted by the efforts of the Toronto Police. They have this profile and criminal record on file yet never catch wind of BM until he's killed 5 or more people? Disgusting. No one should make excuses for this abomination of a police force anymore...

I have a feeling the police have a very good idea of who killed Audrey but lack the evidence to get a conviction. They are probably hoping that person slips at some point giving them that extra ammunition to lay charges.

Are you comfortable in sharing what your theory is on what happened to your brother? I am interested but fully respect your privacy and the sensitivity of the matter. Thanks.

Wrong place, wrong time. He stumbled across something he wasn't supposed to see and was killed OR someone had him whacked. Running out of gas was the nail in his coffin. He's definitely deceased.

I'm not trying to sound arrogant but this seems like a case that could have been solved much earlier. There are many commonalities between the victims and cross-referencing the dating ap seems like a smoking gun. I suspect the police didn't take this case seriously until Kinsman disappeared and...

Residents of the village have gone on record saying that they pleaded with the police to take these matters more seriously and that the missing men were connected but were flat out told there was no connection. Essentially, their pleas fell on deaf ears. TPS is one of the worst forces in Canada...

That is a pile of content to review! I found reviewing the articles to be a refreshing window to a time that once was and really helped me construct what society was like 100 years ago. Some aspects such as gender roles, forensic police work, journalism/reporting styles and social policy...

August 30, 1917 OTHER MARKS OF VIOLENCE WERE FOUND ON BODY But Doctors Refuse to State Their Nature or Extent MacRobbie Tragedy is Still Exciting Lively Interest Ever, according to the authorities in charge of the MacRobbie tragedy mystery, in the history; of inquests in the city...

August 25th, 1917 SCREAMS HEARD BY ANOTHER WOMAN Police Have Unearthed An Important Witness Who Will Give Evidence At the Next Sitting of the MacRobbie Tragedy Inquest Tinsmith Who Assisted to Repair Punctured Tire Corroborates the Story That It Was After Midnight Before the Tragedy Was...

MADE STARTLING DISCOVERY “What did you do next?” asked Mr. Washington. “I went around to the side door, found it open, and went up the stairs and found the men.” “Did the two men go with you? “They were behind me.” “Was there a light...

declared: “I have made up my mind to say nothing about it until I get in the witness box. I am not blaming you for asking me, but I have decided that it would be better to save my story until I take the stand.” “I think that it will all turn out to be just an...

HAMILTON HERALD ARTICLES August 20th, 1917 DR. M’ROBBIE WAS FOUND IN A DYNG CONDITION Local Physician Passed Away Shortly Afterwards Without Recovering Consciousness – Wounds in the Back of the Head and Other Peculiar Circumstances Cause Police to Start an Investigation Three Well...

November 15th, 1917. MACROBBIE CASE WAS TAKEN FROM THE JURY Verdict by Direction of Court Not Guilty on Manslaughter Charge Justice Latchford Lectured Men Severely on Evils of Strong Drink The trial at the Supreme Court came to an abrupt ending about 9:30 last night, when Justice Latchford, at...

September 11th, 1917 ALL FOUR DEFENDANTS COMMITTED FOR TRIAL Doctor Firmly Convinced Injuries Were Not Cause by a Fall Blow That Would Have Been Two-Base Hit or Home Run in Baseball After hearing the medical testimony of Drs. M. H. Langs and J. R. Parry, Magistrate Jelfs yesterday afternoon...

About three years.” The witness admitted that it was not business relations which brought them together. He knew Dr. MacRobbie through his connection with the Sons of Scotland. On the Sunday morning he was with a Mr. Staunton. He met the doctor on York Street and they were passing the...

REBURKED BY CROWN Benjamin Fowler, 267 King street west, an employee of the oil company, said that the first he knew of the affair was when Harry Bell drove up to his home about 1 o’clock on Monday morning, with another man, in an auto. He was roused by Bell and asked if there was a fire...

August 24th, 1917 LITTLE LIGHT THROWN UPON THE MACROBBIE TRAGEDY Herbert Asselstine Proved an “Unsatisfactory” Witness, the Crown said. Some Contradictions – Testimony of Medical Men Not Taken Not in many moons has Hamilton been aroused to such a high pitch of...

Strange Case of Dr. Douglas Macrobbie. Hello Folks! I am a very fascinated by everyone’s insight and views on all of this websites content. I have a loose connection to a very old cold case that happened in my families business 100 years ago in 1917. Crescent Oil in Hamilton, ON has...