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Lee Matthews of Port Burwell leaves the building where hijackers dumped him after stealing his truck loaded with 317 cases of cigarettes. Matthews was(...)
Lee Matthews of Port Burwell leaves the building where hijackers dumped him after stealing his truck loaded with 317 cases of cigarettes. Matthews was(...)

Lee Matthews of Port Burwell leaves the building where hijackers dumped him after stealing his truck loaded with 317 cases of cigarettes. Matthews was(...)

Date1/18/1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: Lee Matthews of Port Burwell leaves the building where hijackers dumped him after stealing his truck loaded with 317 cases of cigarettes. Matthews was bound and gagged and driven around in the trunk of a car for four hours.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0120275F
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