February 8 Toronto The trial of Saul […]
When
1978-02-08
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February 8 Toronto The trial of Saul David Betesh, Werner Gruener, Robert Wayne Kribs, and Josef Woods, accused of murdering Emanuel Jaques, began before Ontario Supreme Court judge Anthony Maloney, and a jury. Members of the gay community followed the trial with apprehension, fearing that the sexual orientation of the defendants would be used to smear the entire community. (See also February 15, 1978, and March 12, 1978.)
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March 12 Toronto After only a few […]February 15 Toronto Robert Wayne […]January 16 Toronto The preliminary […]August 1 Toronto Emanuel Jaques, a […]All Places
TorontoAll People
Werner GruenerAnthony MaloneyEmanuel JaquesJosef Paul WoodsRobert Wayne KribsSaul BeteshAll Organizations
Supreme Court of OntarioAll Citations
"Jaques Trial Tests Media Fairness: Gay Community Reactions Vary," Body Politic, no. 41 (1978), p. 4."The Jaques Trial," Gay Rising, 18 February 1978, pp. 1–2Cheryl Hawkes, "The Anticlimax," Maclean's, 6 February 1978, p. 21Robin Hardy, "Murder Trial Jury Chosen," Body Politic, no. 40 (1978), pp. 11–12"Four Men in the Prisoner's Box: The Case Unfolds," Body Politic, no. 41 (1978), p. 4Vianney Carriere, "Boy Drowned after Sex Attack, Pathologist Says at Jaques Trial," Globe and Mail, metro ed., 23 February 1978, p. 5"Accused Murderer Dangerous Child, Mother Testifies," Ottawa Citizen, final ed., 1 March 1978, p. 12
