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Empty room: Ruth Windebank sits in the bedroom of her daughter Andrea yesterday
Empty room: Ruth Windebank sits in the bedroom of her daughter Andrea yesterday

Empty room: Ruth Windebank sits in the bedroom of her daughter Andrea yesterday

Date10/17/1990
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Original Toronto Star caption: Empty room: Ruth Windebank sits in the bedroom of her daughter Andrea yesterday.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0121349F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Province or state:Ontario
Ruth Windebank, mother of murder victim Andrea Atkinson, has set aside a part of her new home for a picture of the girl
Ruth Windebank, mother of murder victim Andrea Atkinson, has set aside a part of her new home for a picture of the girl
11/12/1990
Waiting for news: Andrea Atkinson's mother, Ruth Windebank, and boyfriend Doug Heinbuch were photographed during the search for the missing child
Waiting for news: Andrea Atkinson's mother, Ruth Windebank, and boyfriend Doug Heinbuch were photographed during the search for the missing child
10/16/1990
Ruth Windebank: I know she's in heaven with her granddad
Ruth Windebank: I know she's in heaven with her granddad
11/12/1990
Grieving Grandmother: Ruth Windebank's mother, centre, is aided by two women outside the funeral home
Grieving Grandmother: Ruth Windebank's mother, centre, is aided by two women outside the funeral home
10/27/1990
Dad joins hunt for Andrea, Terry Atkinson searches Taylor Creek Park yesterday after joining the hunt for his 6-year-old daughter, Andrea, missing from her mother's apartment since Sunday
Dad joins hunt for Andrea, Terry Atkinson searches Taylor Creek Park yesterday after joining the hunt for his 6-year-old daughter, Andrea, missing from her mother's apartment since Sunday
10/17/1990
Under guard: Constables Steve Nicolitis, left, and Paul Mackerel guard a door yesterday at the base of stairs leading to the maintenance room where Andrea Atkinson's body was found
Under guard: Constables Steve Nicolitis, left, and Paul Mackerel guard a door yesterday at the base of stairs leading to the maintenance room where Andrea Atkinson's body was found
10/24/1990
Shooting suspect: Cpl. Denis Lortie sits in the back seat of a car arriving at court in Quebec city yesterday. He pleaded not guilty to murder in connection with Tuesday's shootings
Shooting suspect: Cpl. Denis Lortie sits in the back seat of a car arriving at court in Quebec city yesterday. He pleaded not guilty to murder in connection with Tuesday's shootings
5/9/1984
Bulldozer's wake: Cathie McBride sits in disbelief yesterday in what remains of her Etobicoke bedroom while her husband, Gene, looks in from the outside
Bulldozer's wake: Cathie McBride sits in disbelief yesterday in what remains of her Etobicoke bedroom while her husband, Gene, looks in from the outside
4/19/1990
Glory of past: George Duncan sits in his heritage room in his two-bedroom York Mills Rd. apartment.
Glory of past: George Duncan sits in his heritage room in his two-bedroom York Mills Rd. apartment.
2/1/1987
Waiting cruiser: His car sits across the street from Sussman's Mens Wear, at which he and his partner were answering a fire call, but Constable Rick Hopkins, 31, won't be coming back to it
Waiting cruiser: His car sits across the street from Sussman's Mens Wear, at which he and his partner were answering a fire call, but Constable Rick Hopkins, 31, won't be coming back to it
5/9/1982
Loneliness is: Leafs trainer Danny Lemelin, who normally doesn't stop working on game day, sits alone yesterday in an empty arena
Loneliness is: Leafs trainer Danny Lemelin, who normally doesn't stop working on game day, sits alone yesterday in an empty arena
4/1/1992
Not a trace: Police sift through dumpsters yesterday at the Coatsworth Crescent complex where Andrea Atkinson, 6, vanished Sunday
Not a trace: Police sift through dumpsters yesterday at the Coatsworth Crescent complex where Andrea Atkinson, 6, vanished Sunday
10/15/1990