Barrie is a city in Central Ontario, Canada, which lies along Kempenfelt Bay, an arm of Lake Simcoe, around 55 miles north of the bright lights of Toronto. It’s known as a vibrant commuter town and at one point had even been one of the fastest growing cities in all of Canada. In autumn of 1993, the residents of Barrie would be rocked by a brutal string of murders that would disturb even the most seasoned detectives. The aftereffects of the murders still reverberate today.
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Audio Sources:
Forensic Factor – Rampage
Sources:
The Hamilton Spectator, 5 October, 1993 – “Triple Killing Stuns Barrie”
Waterloo Region Record, 5 October, 1993 – “Two Sought in Barrie Triple Slaying”
The Toronto Star, 5 October, 1993 – “Police Probe Robbery Angle in Triple Killing”
The Toronto Star, 5 October, 1993 – “Three Slain in Weird Attack in Barrie”
The Toronto Sun, 5 October, 1993 – “3 Found Slain in House”
The Toronto Star, 6 October, 1993 – “Barrie Bolts its Doors in Aftermath of 4 Killings”
The Toronto Sun, 6 October, 1993 – “Police Seek 2 in Barrie Slaying”
The Hamilton Spectator, 7 October, 1993 – “Barrie Killing Probe Turns to Mentally Ill Man”
The Toronto Sun, 7 October, 1993 – “Barrie Cops Target Murder Suspect”
The Toronto Star, 8 October, 1993 – “Police Impose News Ban Over Slayings in Barrie”
The Toronto Sun, 9 October, 1993 – “Cops Expand Suspect List”
The Toronto Star, 27 October, 1993 – “3 Barrie Victims Stabbed, Strangled”
Waterloo Region Record, 10 January, 1994 – “Forensic Backlog Hampers Triple Murder Case”
The Toronto Star, 14 February, 1994 – “Six Barrie-Area Slayings Remain Unsolved”
Waterloo Region Record, 2 March, 1994 – “Four Charges Laid in Barrie Slayings”
The Hamilton Spectator, 3 March, 1994 – “Bodybuilder Charged in Four Slayings”
Waterloo Region Record, 3 March, 1994 – “Taxi Incident Leads to Arrest in 4 Slayings”
The Toronto Sun, 3 March, 1994 – “Barrie Mayhem”
The Toronto Sun, 28 December, 1995 – “Barrie Murder Case Rocked”
The Toronto Star, 18 February, 1997 – “Manslaughter Plea Rejected”
The Toronto Star, 18 March, 1997 – “Senior Last to Die in Triple Killing, Court Heard”
The Toronto Sun, 27 May, 1997 – “Man Killed 3 for Cash”
The Standard, 28 May, 1997 – “Fate of Accused Killer Now Rests with Jury”
The Toronto Sun, 28 May, 1997 – “No Verdict Yet at Triple Murder Trial”
Waterloo Region Record, 29 May, 1997 – “Man Gets Life Sentence in Triple Slaying”
The Toronto Star, 29 May, 1997 – “Man Jailed for Life over Triple Murder”
The Toronto Sun, 29 May, 1997 – “25 Years Prison Sentence for Triple Murderer”
The Toronto Sun, 1 June, 1997 – “Devil Came to Call on Children of God”
The Toronto Sun, 12 June, 1998 – “Killer Admits 4th Hit”
Midland Free Press, 25 June, 2004 – “Killer Votes”
