August 1 Toronto Emanuel Jaques, a […]

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1977-08-01

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August 1 Toronto Emanuel Jaques, a twelve-year-old Portuguese-Canadian shoeshine boy, was found sexually assaulted and murdered on the roof of Charlie's Angels (245 Yonge Street), a body-rub parlour. He had been assaulted and drowned in a sink on July 28. Four men were later charged with first-degree murder: Saul David Betesh, Werner Gruener, Robert Wayne Kribs, and Josef Woods. This case launched a public outcry that became focused on the Yonge Street "sex strip." The gay community was also drawn into the case because Saul Betesh had contacted George Hislop, president of CHAT, after the murder to ask for advice; Hislop told him to turn himself in to police. The Jaques case generated intense news coverage in the press, on radio, and on television. At least one commentator, Borden Spears, a senior editor at the Toronto Star, dared to claim that some of the media coverage was tasteless, unprofessional, and prejudicial to the case. There were numerous stories and events related to the Emanuel Jaques case during 1977–78. (See also August 2–3, 1977; August 3–4, 1977; August 8, 1977; August 9, 1977; August 12, 1977; August 13, 1977; August[late] 1977; September 2, 1977; January 16, 1978; February 8, 1978; February 15, 1978; March 12, 1978; May 1978; Summer 1978; August 17, 1980; August 24, 1980; December 18, 1980; and April 13, 1981.)

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Toronto Charlie's Angels

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Werner Gruener Emanuel Jaques Saul Betesh Robert Wayne Kribs Josef Paul Woods George Hislop Borden Spears

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Community Homophile Association of Toronto CHAT Toronto Police Service

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Toronto Daily Star; Toronto Star

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Werner Gruener

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