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November 16 Toronto John Henry […]

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1981-11-16

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November 16 Toronto John Henry Martin, thirty-three, was found stabbed to death in his apartment on Jarvis Street. This was another case in an ongoing string of murders of gay men in Toronto. On January 21, 1982, Edward Michael Holness, twenty-three, was charged with first-degree murder in the case.

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Toronto

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John Henry MartinEdward Michael Holness

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Henry Stancu, "Gay's Killing a Bloodbath," Toronto Sun, 17 November 1981, p. 5.Henry Stancu, "Arrest in '81 Killing: Savage Overkill: Cop," Toronto Sun, Sunday ed., 24 January 1982, p. 6"Man Stabbed, Police Seek Killer," Body Politic, no. 79 (1981), p. 10B.L. (Bill Loos), "Charges Laid in Murder Cases," Body Politic, no. 81 (1982), p. 13"Killer at Large, Police Need Help," Body Politic, no. 80 (1982), p. 12"Cops Ask for Public's Help in 2 Murders," Toronto Sun, 19 November 1981, p. 50