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Coffin of slain shoeshine boy Emanuel Jaques is carried from St
Coffin of slain shoeshine boy Emanuel Jaques is carried from St

Coffin of slain shoeshine boy Emanuel Jaques is carried from St

Date8/4/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: Coffin of slain shoeshine boy Emanuel Jaques is carried from St. Agnes Church yesterday by young friends as more than 4;000 people mourned at his funeral service. Police said he was drowned in a sink above a Yonge St. body-rub parlor after being secually attacked last weekend. Four men have been charged with his murder. Police blocked off Bathurst St. for the 250-car funeral procession.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0121520F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Province or state:Ontario
Gruener, the 29-year-old, Bible-reading defendant who was last night of the murder of shoeshine boy Emanuel Jaques, smile to reporters after walking out of Ontario Supreme Court a free man
Gruener, the 29-year-old, Bible-reading defendant who was last night of the murder of shoeshine boy Emanuel Jaques, smile to reporters after walking out of Ontario Supreme Court a free man
3/10/1978
Handcuffed murder suspects in slaying of 12-year-old shoeshine boy Emanuel Jaques are led to Sioux Lookout police car after being arrested aboard a Ca(...)
Handcuffed murder suspects in slaying of 12-year-old shoeshine boy Emanuel Jaques are led to Sioux Lookout police car after being arrested aboard a Ca(...)
8/4/1977
Weeping mourners outside St. Agnes Church today grieve for 12-year-old shoeshine by Emanuel Jaques. More than 3,000 filled the church steps and street(...)
Weeping mourners outside St. Agnes Church today grieve for 12-year-old shoeshine by Emanuel Jaques. More than 3,000 filled the church steps and street(...)
8/4/1977
Young friends of Emanuel Jaques carry his white coffin to graveside
Young friends of Emanuel Jaques carry his white coffin to graveside
8/4/1977
As pallbearers pass, a mourner places a bouquet on the coffin of 12-year-old Emanuel Jaques, found slaim above a Yonge
As pallbearers pass, a mourner places a bouquet on the coffin of 12-year-old Emanuel Jaques, found slaim above a Yonge
8/4/1977
Shouting for vengeance in the death of 12-year-old shoeshine boy Emanuel Jaques, about 15,000 demonstrators gathered yesterday in Nathan Phillips Square and then marched on Queen's Park
Shouting for vengeance in the death of 12-year-old shoeshine boy Emanuel Jaques, about 15,000 demonstrators gathered yesterday in Nathan Phillips Square and then marched on Queen's Park
8/8/1977
Until we accept our share of the blame in the murder of shoeshine by Emanuel Jaques, says James Taylor, above, managing editor of the United Church Observer, the healing of our society will not have begun
Until we accept our share of the blame in the murder of shoeshine by Emanuel Jaques, says James Taylor, above, managing editor of the United Church Observer, the healing of our society will not have begun
3/19/1978
Murders - Canada - Ontario - Toronto (Jaques, Emanuel) 1 of 2 files
Murders - Canada - Ontario - Toronto (Jaques, Emanuel) 1 of 2 files
8/3/1977
Mourners of many faiths - many unable to hold back their tears - say a final farewell to Emanuel Jaques
Mourners of many faiths - many unable to hold back their tears - say a final farewell to Emanuel Jaques
8/4/1977
The ordeal of reliving her brother's murder finally over, 17-year-old Valdemira Jaques is driven home from York County courthouse after hearing two me(...)
The ordeal of reliving her brother's murder finally over, 17-year-old Valdemira Jaques is driven home from York County courthouse after hearing two me(...)
3/10/1978
Valdemiro Jaques
Valdemiro Jaques
7/31/1977
The Coffin of slain Constable Leslie Maitland is carried by fellow officers through a double line of saluting policemen
The Coffin of slain Constable Leslie Maitland is carried by fellow officers through a double line of saluting policemen
2/6/1972