March 1 Toronto The body of Marlon […]

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1981-03-01

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March 1 Toronto The body of Marlon McRae was found in a pool of blood in the underground parking garage of the expensive apartment building where he lived. He had been murdered after picking someone up at Buddy's Backroom Bar (370 Church Street). At the time, McRae's death was one of a string of unsolved murders of gay man in Toronto since 1975. Most of the deaths shared common elements: the victims had picked someone up at a gay bar (three were linked to the St. Charles Tavern, 488 Yonge Street), and they had been stabbed many times. Police later offered a reward of $10,000 for information leading to a conviction in the McRae case. On September 18, 1981, Andrew Guy Ritchie, twenty-two, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in McRae's slaying. Ritchie was found guilty of second-degree murder and sentenced to eighteen years in prison on February 11, 1983. (See also June 29, 1981.)

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June 29 Toronto The body of David […]

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St. Charles Tavern Buddy's Backroom Bar Toronto

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Andrew Guy Ritchie Marlon McRae

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"Unsolved Killings Now Total Eight," Body Politic, no. 76 (1981), p. 14."Two Murder Suspects Arrested," Body Politic, no. 78 (1981), p. 15 "Murdered Man's Car under Check," Toronto Star, four star ed., 4 March 1981, p. A3 "Jury Urges Harsh Term for Killer," Ottawa Citizen, weekend ed., 12 February 1983, p. 2 Robin Hardy, "Overkill: Victim Number Seven?" Body Politic, no. 73 (1981), p. 13 "Did the Victim Befriend Killer?" Toronto Sun, 5 March 1981, p. 19 Mark Bonokoski, "'The Closet' May Guard 3 Killers: Cops Delve into a Closed World," Toronto Sun, 26 April 1981, p. 28

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