CANADA Cpl. William McIntyre,33, $100K reward to solve 21 April 1984 murder of undercover OPP officer.

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7 April 2020
Police offer $100K reward to solve 1984 murder of undercover OPP officer

A $100,000 reward is being offered to solve a cold case involving OPP officer William McIntyre who was shot dead in Oakville on April, 21, 1984.
''The homicide, now almost 36 years old, happened at a Marlborough Court apartment complex on April 21, 1984 and involved a then-11 year OPP veteran who was shot in the head inside his suite.''

''At the time, Cpl. William McIntyre, 33, worked as an undercover OPP police officer. He was off duty when he was killed. Detectives say McIntyre was killed the day before he was to travel to Kingston for a police-related assignment.''

''Any information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible will qualify for the $100,000 reward, however, tips need to reach police within the next year before the reward offer expires in April 2021.

Anyone with information can reach out to the McIntyre homicide team at 905-825-4777 ext. 8969 or the Homicide Tip Line 905-825-4776.

Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Stoppers 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), or online.''

 

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/william-mcintyre-cold-case-1.5524734
Investigators thought Cpl. William McIntyre could have been killed by someone linked to organized crime
Apr 07, 2020 by Adam Carter

''A Toronto Star report from 1987 outlines how a .22-calibre bullet hole was found in McIntyre's forehead, but the murder weapon — which police said at the time may have been his own unregistered gun — was never found. His service revolver was located, according to a Globe and Mail report, but tests showed it was not the gun that killed him.

At the time of his death, McIntyre had 11 years of "exemplary service" with the OPP, police say. News reports from the time say he worked in an undercover squad known as "the sultans," named after the Dire Straits hit, Sultans of Swing.''

''A supposed 'secret life' and something in the coffin

Decades-old newspaper reports outline the many twists and turns of the case.

McIntyre, who was heavyset and sported a thick beard, often posed as a biker while working undercover.

A 1996 story from the Oakville Beaver says investigators hypothesized McIntyre was killed by a fellow police officer or someone linked to organized crime. Investigators also suspected a burglar from Orangeville named Rex Yates — who McIntyre once testified against — was responsible, but Yates was never charged. He later drowned in a boating accident near Kingston.

A 1994 Toronto Star story also points to yet another lead: a man who stood alone by the coffin at McIntyre's funeral, and slipped something shiny — possibly a key — into the slain officer's coffin, before vanishing.''

''According to the Star, McIntyre had told a friend he had given out six keys to his apartment, but police could only find five people who had them.

One of McIntyre's relatives saw the incident but thought nothing of it during the funeral, the Star reported.

Detectives learned about what happened months after the fact and wanted to exhume the coffin to see what had been put inside, but McIntyre's family objected, the story reads.

Several past news stories also state that investigators speculated McIntyre was gay, and may have been killed by a former lover.

The same Toronto Star story from 1994 outlined that one theory detectives held at the time was McIntyre led a "secret life" as a member of a group of gay men within the OPP, which was "angrily denied" by his family and close friends.''

''Several news reports from around the time McIntyre died also say police were searching for a man who a neighbour spotted speaking with McIntyre about five hours before his body was found. A composite drawing of the man was released, but he has never come forward.''

 

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William F. McIntyre
Corporal #4577
Ontario Provincial Police
Headquarters
April 12, 1951 - April 21 1984

Bill McIntyre was born on April 12, 1951 and resided in Oakville during his early years. He was a particularly good student and spent three years as an apprentice in a mechanics course. Bill decided to become a police officer and joined the OPP on May 1, 1972.Bill worked in Goderich and Sauble Beach, Tobermory, Exeter and Mount Forest. While working as an officer, Bill was well received by the public and received letters of appreciation throughout his career.

On October 1, 1983, Bill was promoted to Corporal. He requested a change of location and was transferred to the Technical Support Branch at OPP GHQ in Toronto. In this position, Bill was actively involved in undercover and physical surveillance work.

Just one month sort of his twelfth year as a police officer, Bill was called by his supervisor to remind his of a work assignment but he could not be reached. Both his personal car and an undercover vehicle were in the parking lot. Some time later, Bill was found dead in his apartment. He had been fatally shot and a small-calibre bullet wound was found on the back of his head.

Although Bill’s death occurred while he was off-duty, the OPP Commissioner at that time stated that his death was definitely work-related. A small private funeral was held in Burlington with many officers attending in uniform.
OPP members who worked with Bill McIntyre all attest to his hard work and dedication to duty.

LINK:
Cpl William F. McIntyre

 

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April 19 2020 rbbm.
HUNTER: Cops killings rarely go cold. OPP undercover’s ’84 murder did
''There have been three cops murdered in Ontario over the last 100 years whose cases have gone cold.

The clearance rate for murdered cops tends to be spectacular even if the result in the courts and prison system is not.''

''Now, the OPP is asking for help in solving the province’s third unsolved police murder of the bloody 20th century. And they’re offering $100,000 for information.

William McIntyre was an OPP undercover officer. His milieu was bikers, mobsters and other criminals looking to score.

But on April 21, 1984, the 12-year veteran was found in his Oakville apartment shot to death. The apartment had been locked and his vehicles were parked nearby.

McIntyre had been shot in the back of the head with a .22-calibre revolver. A cheap, Saturday Night Special no self-respecting hitman would be caught dead with.

From the very beginning, the slaying was shrouded in mystery protected by a moat of rumour and innuendo. It was mobsters. Maybe bikers. Someone who had a personal grudge. A gay lover.''

“There have been all kinds of theories about this one — the theory at the time was that someone connected to his [allegedly gay] ‘lifestyle’ may have done it, the thought being that he might have threatened to out another cop he was dating at the time,” cold case expert Michael Arntfield said recently.

“For that to be true, they would have to have someone in mind, though I never heard who the suspect might have been.”

''A promising early suspect who had vowed to kill the cop came to nothing when several people testified he was elsewhere at the time of the slaying. That suspect’s death years later also remains a question mark.

Years have passed. The thirst for justice has not.''

 

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Feb 20 2021
Was William McIntyre killed by a crook, a lover or someone else? The unsolved killing of an undercover GTA cop

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta.html
Was William McIntyre killed by a crook, a lover or someone else? The unsolved killing of an undercover GTA cop
By Peter Edwards
''Funerals for slain police officers are generally large, impossible-to-miss public events, with marching drummers and pipers and slow-moving police cruisers and motorcycles with flashing lights, but relatively few mourners showed up to the send-off of Ontario Provincial Police undercover cop William McIntyre, who died when someone put a bullet between his eyes.

Notably absent at the Dodsworth and Brown funeral home in Burlington on April 26, 1984, were members of McIntyre’s small and elite unit, nicknamed “The Sultans,” who infiltrated and stalked drug dealers, mobsters and bikers.''

 

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April 21, 1984
Wondering if any DNA was located.

Homicide: William McIntyre

www.haltonpolice.ca

'On April 21, 1984 the body of William McIntyre was discovered inside his Oakville apartment. A post mortem examination revealed that the deceased died as a result of a gunshot wound to the head. Mr. McIntyre was a police officer with the Ontario Provincial Police. Corporal McIntyre was the supervisor of a plain clothes investigative unit. It is unknown if Mr. McIntyre's death is related to his duties as a Police Officer.
If you have any information on this case, please contact the HRPS or Crime Stoppers.'
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