September 13 Winnipeg Peter Petkaw […]

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1978-09-13

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September 13 Winnipeg Peter Petkaw, thirty-one, was beaten unconscious in the gay cruising area known as the "Hill," near the Manitoba legislature. He died thirteen days later. The area had witnessed an increasing number of assaults against gay men in recent months. John Usher and Patrick Holt were later arrested and charged with first-degree murder in Petkaw's death. Holt was later released. (See also November 11, 1978, and February 23, 1979.)

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Manitoba Legislature Winnipeg

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Patrick Holt John Usher Peter Petkaw

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"Winnipeg Violence Escalates, City Man Dies After Beating: Gays Organize to Counter Violence," Body Politic, no. 48 (1978), p. 11."Stop the Beatings!" After Stonewall, no. 7 (Fall 1978), p. 18 "Beating Victim in Hospital," Winnipeg Free Press, final ed., 14 September 1978, p. 8

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