CANADA Canada- Benita Tarantino, 17, sex worker, Last seen entering car, Toronto (Cabbagetown) Body found Vaughan, Ontario, 28 Sept. 1985

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Benita Tarantino - York Regional Police

www.yrp.ca

''Today, Teston Road in Vaughan is a well-travelled, four-lane road, bustling with thousands of commuters. But 30 years ago, it was just a long stretch of dirt road bisecting the rural landscape.

It was a lonely final resting place for Benita Tarantino, 17, whose body was discovered on October 28, 1985. She was identified three days later.

When she was killed, Benita was working as a prostitute in the Cabbagetown neighbourhood of Toronto. She was last seen in the early morning hours of September 28, 1985 near the intersection of Pembroke and Gerrard Streets, where she worked. ''

''Investigators believe she got into a vehicle which drove away. Sadly, she never returned and her murder is yet to be solved.''
Do you have information about Benita Tarantino's murder? Can you help identify her killer?

If so, please contact the York Regional Police Cold Case Unit at 1-866-876-5423 ext. 7865 or email the investigators directly. Want to remain anonymous? Call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, leave a tip online at www.1800222tips.com or text a tip by sending TIPYORK and a message to CRIMES (274637).''

''Do you have information about Benita Tarantino's murder? Can you help identify her killer?

If so, please contact the York Regional Police Cold Case Unit at 1-866-876-5423 ext. 7865 or email the investigators directly. Want to remain anonymous? Call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, leave a tip online at www.1800222tips.com or text a tip by sending TIPYORK and a message to CRIMES (274637).''

 

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TERROR ON THE STROLL: Scores of Toronto sex worker slayings unsolved

By the mid-1980s, the Inglewood Arms at 295 Jarvis St. in downtown Toronto had seen better days.

torontosun.com

2022

 

[musicaljoke]

What upheaval in her life lead her to be a sex worker at 17? She should have been in high school, hanging out with her friends, and playing on a team. Benita must have had a sad life.

 

[Meganical]

It seems like every city that is heavily populated has an issue with prostitutes being murdered. I hope the detectives are correct that the murders are not connected to a single killer, as was the case in the late 1960s to 1980 with Peter Sutcliffe (Yorkshire Ripper) and Richard Cottingham (Times Square Killer). It was difficult for detectives to link the different murders to a single killer because their weapon of choice changed depending on the situation. It is hopeful that the DNA collected from the crime scenes will be matched in the future, especially with the current and popular DNA-specific services like Ancestry.com and 23andMe.

 

[dotr]

It seems like every city that is heavily populated has an issue with prostitutes being murdered. I hope the detectives are correct that the murders are not connected to a single killer, as was the case in the late 1960s to 1980 with Peter Sutcliffe (Yorkshire Ripper) and Richard Cottingham (Times Square Killer). It was difficult for detectives to link the different murders to a single killer because their weapon of choice changed depending on the situation. It is hopeful that the DNA collected from the crime scenes will be matched in the future, especially with the current and popular DNA-specific services like Ancestry.com and 23andMe.

Welcome to Ws @Meganical, great points, thanks for chiming in!