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The Box is what some local residents call building at 145 Cowan Ave
The Box is what some local residents call building at 145 Cowan Ave

The Box is what some local residents call building at 145 Cowan Ave

Date5/26/1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: The Box is what some local residents call building at 145 Cowan Ave. where body of 59-year-old Glen Hicks was found Thursday. There were no windows on narrow building?s side facing the street until about a year ago.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0121146F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Province or state:Ontario
Officer explains: Residents and reporters surround police officer Ed Hill as he explains that the body discovered in the building has not been positively identified as Andrea
Officer explains: Residents and reporters surround police officer Ed Hill as he explains that the body discovered in the building has not been positively identified as Andrea
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At house on Madison Ave. where two suspects shot themselves in a teargas-filled room, Inspector David Cowan (at top of steps) directs policemen with t(...)
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10/15/1990
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Crime scene: Residents look on yesterday as Peel Region police investigate the killing of a woman in a seniors' apartment complex in Mississauga
8/27/1991
Special past: Dave Thomas helps Parry Sound-area residents relive their treasured pasts through his collection of local photographs, some dating as far back as 100 years ago
Special past: Dave Thomas helps Parry Sound-area residents relive their treasured pasts through his collection of local photographs, some dating as far back as 100 years ago
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Waiting for the box office to open Friday morning, four residents of Mimico camp outside Maple Leaf Gardens to buy tickets for a concert Dec. 6 by for(...)
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Some covering their faces with scarves, coat collars and hats, about 75 relatives and close friends of James Windsor, murdered at his Briar Hill Ave. (...)
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Rene Levesque: Former Quebec premier's memoirs called Pandora's box
Rene Levesque: Former Quebec premier's memoirs called Pandora's box
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Pat Adams, left, a game warden, and Fred Kirouac hold a box containing a bone and blood-splattered bits of clothing
Pat Adams, left, a game warden, and Fred Kirouac hold a box containing a bone and blood-splattered bits of clothing
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Slain girl's body and soil removed in makeshift box by police
Slain girl's body and soil removed in makeshift box by police
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