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Jim Carey, reading a bed-time story to his adopted son, Marc, 5, was sentenced to death 18 years ago in Vancouver for the murder of a policeman. Today(...)
Jim Carey, reading a bed-time story to his adopted son, Marc, 5, was sentenced to death 18 years ago in Vancouver for the murder of a policeman. Today(...)

Jim Carey, reading a bed-time story to his adopted son, Marc, 5, was sentenced to death 18 years ago in Vancouver for the murder of a policeman. Today(...)

Date6/16/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: Jim Carey, reading a bed-time story to his adopted son, Marc, 5, was sentenced to death 18 years ago in Vancouver for the murder of a policeman. Today he lives in Saint John, N.B., where the mayor calls him a tremendous influence for good. Carey has 4 foster children.
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I'm the happiest man you'll ever meet, says Jim Carey, who was sentenced to death for the murder of a vancouver policeman and then reprieved. He lives in Saint John, N.B., and is a foster father
I'm the happiest man you'll ever meet, says Jim Carey, who was sentenced to death for the murder of a vancouver policeman and then reprieved. He lives in Saint John, N.B., and is a foster father
6/16/1975
L-R. James Carey, Robbie, 17 Brenda, 18 Stevie, 13 (on floor) Bonnie (Mrs.) and Marc, 6 (Gitair)
L-R. James Carey, Robbie, 17 Brenda, 18 Stevie, 13 (on floor) Bonnie (Mrs.) and Marc, 6 (Gitair)
6/16/1975
A dream come true for former Scarborough insurance man Frederick Carlisle is his three-hulled Caravel II. He bought it 5 years ago for $25,000 and has cruised more than 20,000 miles with his daughters Nora, 11 (left) and Mary, 13, (right) and his wife. During the five-year getaway on the world's oceans the girls managed to pick up six years' credits on their correspondence courses. The Carlisles are thinking of crossing the Atlantic Ocean a second time next year.
A dream come true for former Scarborough insurance man Frederick Carlisle is his three-hulled Caravel II. He bought it 5 years ago for $25,000 and has cruised more than 20,000 miles with his daughters Nora, 11 (left) and Mary, 13, (right) and his wife. During the five-year getaway on the world's oceans the girls managed to pick up six years' credits on their correspondence courses. The Carlisles are thinking of crossing the Atlantic Ocean a second time next year.
9/3/1970
Tender moment: Jacques Perrin of Stratford, father of 5-year-old Denis, who was found dead in a ditch one week ago today, holds the budgie he gave his son just days before the abduction
Tender moment: Jacques Perrin of Stratford, father of 5-year-old Denis, who was found dead in a ditch one week ago today, holds the budgie he gave his son just days before the abduction
4/9/1984
Woman sentenced to 8 years. Dancing teacher Regina Wertman sobbed her innocence today as she was sentenced to eight years imprisonment for conspiring to kill her husband
Woman sentenced to 8 years. Dancing teacher Regina Wertman sobbed her innocence today as she was sentenced to eight years imprisonment for conspiring to kill her husband
6/10/1974
He wanted to be a policeman but his attempts to meet the education requirements ended in disaster, says 24-year-old factory worker Joe Gough as he sits beside his wife and his 5-year-old son outside their home in Etobicoke
He wanted to be a policeman but his attempts to meet the education requirements ended in disaster, says 24-year-old factory worker Joe Gough as he sits beside his wife and his 5-year-old son outside their home in Etobicoke
8/4/1971
William Ballard, son of Harold Ballard, clutches pole and weeps after his father was sentenced today
William Ballard, son of Harold Ballard, clutches pole and weeps after his father was sentenced today
10/20/1972
Posing as a 35-year-old Forest Hill married woman seeking a private adoption, Star staff writer, Doris Hopper, chats with Metro Lawyer Irving Copeland in his office. Copeland said he has handled 1,400 private adoptions in 18 years of practice as a lawyer as a lawyer and charges fees of $800 to $1,000 for his services. He said he has travelled widely to bring babies to Metro. I've travelled as far as St. John's and Vancouver. he said.
Posing as a 35-year-old Forest Hill married woman seeking a private adoption, Star staff writer, Doris Hopper, chats with Metro Lawyer Irving Copeland in his office. Copeland said he has handled 1,400 private adoptions in 18 years of practice as a lawyer as a lawyer and charges fees of $800 to $1,000 for his services. He said he has travelled widely to bring babies to Metro. I've travelled as far as St. John's and Vancouver. he said.
3/23/1978
James Carey with Marc, 6 and dogs Candy (white) and Scruffy
James Carey with Marc, 6 and dogs Candy (white) and Scruffy
6/16/1975
Responsible for the deaths of 4,000,000 persons at Oswiecim, Rudolf Hoess, commandant of the extermination camp, was sentenced to death for his crimes(...)
Responsible for the deaths of 4,000,000 persons at Oswiecim, Rudolf Hoess, commandant of the extermination camp, was sentenced to death for his crimes(...)
4/3/1947
Happy to be home: Gregory Russel Guerin was just happy to be home today after a judge dismissed a charge of first-degree murder against him in the death of his 6-year-old cousin Lizzie Tomlinson
Happy to be home: Gregory Russel Guerin was just happy to be home today after a judge dismissed a charge of first-degree murder against him in the death of his 6-year-old cousin Lizzie Tomlinson
12/23/1980
Jim Burwell, Hired 5 years ago
Jim Burwell, Hired 5 years ago
11/20/1974