Canada - Peter Elie (DJ Blue Peter) Toronto Homicide fatal apt fire,14 May 2020

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Homicide investigating fatal apartment fire near Yonge and Davisville - CityNews Toronto
''The homicide unit is investigating after a man was found dead following a fire at an apartment building in midtown Toronto.

Emergency crews were called to the building on Balliol Street near Yonge Street and Davisville Avenue just after 2 a.m. on Thursday.

Fire crews found a small fire burning in the second-floor laundry room, where they also found the man.''

 

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Police release photo of person of interest in midtown building homicide

Toronto Police want the public's help in identifying this man, who was caught on CCTV before a fire broke out at 155 Balliol St. early Thursday morning. A dead man was discovered in the vicinity where the fire broke out. Homicide investigators have been called in.HANDOUT / TORONTO POLICE

''After firefighters extinguished the blaze, the body of a man was discovered “with obvious signs of trauma,” and he died at the scene, police said in a statement.

Investigators want the public’s help in identifying a man last seen wearing a dark jacket with red and black checkered pyjamas in the building.''

Toronto Police want the public’s help in identifying this man, who was caught on CCTV before a fire broke out at 155 Balliol St. early Thursday morning. A dead man was discovered in the vicinity where the fire broke out. Homicide investigators have been called in. (HANDOUT/TORONTO POLICE) HANDOUT / TORONTO POLICE
''If seen, do not approach, immediately contact 911, police say''.
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155 Balliol St.

 

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/homicide-fire-balliol-street-midtown-1.5569186

Peter Elie, 52, was pronounced dead at a midtown building where a fire was reported overnight. (Toronto Police Services )

 

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Midtown highrise murder victim ID’d as DJ
May 15, 2020
''A popular DJ in Toronto’s gay village has been identified as Toronto’s 26th homicide of the year''.
A support organization in the heart of the gay Village took to social media as word of the muder spread.

“The 519 grieves with our Church Street community this evening after learning of the loss of Peter Elie. DJ Blue Peter was the heart and soul of many of our gathering spaces for over 20 years, where he shared his passion for music and bringing our communities together,” the 519 said on social media.

''A picture of Elie on social media shows him with some sort of Carmen Miranda headgear.''

“This is what happens when the Drag Queen leaves their accessories unattended,” he wrote.''
Anyone with information on this homicide is asked to contact police at 416-808-7400, or Crime Stoppers at 416-222-TIPS (8477).''

Toronto's gay community mourns loss of well-known, well-liked local DJ

Peter Elie, also known as DJ Blue Peter, was well-known and well-like DJ in Toronto's gay community. He was found murdered early May 13 in the Davisville neighbourhood. - Facebook photo

''Peter Elie, known as DJ Blue Peter, held down the decks for more than 20 years at a number of bars and clubs in the Church-Wellesley area as well as abroad.

For more than two decades, scores of partiers flocked to his legendary Sunday night drag show party at Woody’s on Church. People started dropping off flowers and mementos on the bar’s front steps late Thursday afternoon once Elie was identified as Toronto’s latest murder victim.''

''Aside from being a DJ, Odorico said Elie was also a skilled video producer who excelled in working with sound, lighting and special effects. Odorico also said Elie was good at organizing and coordinating events and performances.''

 

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why would someone who was going to commit a horrible crime make an attempt to hide their identity? of course, maybe that fellow simply has info or maybe what transpired wasn't planned at all.

Woody's?!?!..... one of my friends used to go on sunday night and he told me some great stories.

 

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Police make arrest in murder of well-known DJ
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''One resident in the building previously told CTV News Toronto that they heard “screaming and yelling” early that morning followed by “silence” and then the smell of smoke.
The victim’s roommate, meanwhile, said that Elie had went down to the second floor to do laundry but did not return''.

''Within hours of the homicide, police released surveillance camera footage of a suspect in the case and appealed to the public for information.

That suspect was then taken into custody sometime Friday, police confirmed to CTV News Toronto.

Rico Harvey, 27, of no fixed address, is charged with second-degree murder in Elie’s death.

A motive for the homicide remains unclear, though police have previously said that there appeared to be no previous relationship between the suspect and Elie and that they likely encountered each other for the first time that morning.''

 

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Man who fatally beat Toronto DJ in midtown apartment building found guilty of manslaughter

Rico Harvey snuck into an apartment building and beat a tenant to death in the laundry room in May 2020. A jury on Friday found him guilty of manslaughter, acquitting

www.thestar.com

By Jacques GallantCourts and Justice Reporter April 14 2024
''A man who snuck into a midtown Toronto apartment building and beat a tenant to death in the laundry room in 2020 is guilty of manslaughter, a jury decided Friday evening, acquitting him of murder.
After slipping into the Balliol Street building looking for a place to sleep, Rico Harvey repeatedly kicked and hit 52-year-old Peter Elie, including with a fire extinguisher, dumped garbage on his body, and then set a small fire. Elie was a video producer and popular DJ in Toronto’s Gay Village, working at various bars and clubs for over 20 years''

''Bolstering his case was the testimony of a forensic psychologist, Milan Pomichalek, who said Harvey has a borderline personality disorder and was too angry to form the intent to commit murder, noting he was a “helpless spectator” to the beating. Harvey’s sister and mother also gave emotional testimony about his anger issues.
The jury delivered its verdict after two days of deliberation.''

Police make arrest in murder of popular Toronto DJ

Police have arrested a 27-year-old man in connection with the May 14 murder of Peter Elie, a well-known local DJ, in the laundry room of a midtown apartment building.

www.cambridgetimes.ca

Toronto's Gay Village mourns DJ murdered in midtown apartment

Homicide detectives believe a well-known DJ in Toronto's Gay Village, who was found dead with obvious signs of trauma after a fire in a midtown apartment building early Thursday morning, did not know his killer.

toronto.ctvnews.ca

Police have charged 27-year-old Rico Harvey with the murder of Peter Elie. — Toronto Police Service photos