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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

Not a trace: Police sift through dumpsters yesterday at the Coatsworth Crescent complex where Andrea Atkinson, 6, vanished Sunday

Date10/15/1990
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Original Toronto Star caption: Not a trace: Police sift through dumpsters yesterday at the Coatsworth Crescent complex where Andrea Atkinson; 6; vanished Sunday.
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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_0121352F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Province or state:Ontario
Moment of horror: A body believed to be that of 6-year-old Andrea Atkinson is removed from a Coatsworth Crescent apartment building
Moment of horror: A body believed to be that of 6-year-old Andrea Atkinson is removed from a Coatsworth Crescent apartment building
10/23/1990
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
Mapping Clues: Constable Bryan Keith, in a special command post today, examines a map of the area police were searching for missing 6-year-old Andrea Atkinson
Mapping Clues: Constable Bryan Keith, in a special command post today, examines a map of the area police were searching for missing 6-year-old Andrea Atkinson
10/14/1990
In shock: Two neighborhood women watch as police remove a body found in a maintenance room of a Coatsworth Crescent apartment building
In shock: Two neighborhood women watch as police remove a body found in a maintenance room of a Coatsworth Crescent apartment building
10/23/1990
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
Neighbors Interviewed: In a desperate bid for witnesses, officers talked to residents yesterday in the area where Andrea Atkinson disappeared
Neighbors Interviewed: In a desperate bid for witnesses, officers talked to residents yesterday in the area where Andrea Atkinson disappeared
10/15/1990
Grim task: Halton Region police search through grassland surrounding a Burlington industrial area for any traces of Nina Renne DeVilliers, 18, who disappeared Friday night
Grim task: Halton Region police search through grassland surrounding a Burlington industrial area for any traces of Nina Renne DeVilliers, 18, who disappeared Friday night
8/11/1991
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
Andrea Atkinson building
Andrea Atkinson building
10/23/1990
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
About 5,000 people - five times as many as expected - turned out yesterday to search in Burlington for Nina Renee DeVilliers, 18, who vanished a week (...)
About 5,000 people - five times as many as expected - turned out yesterday to search in Burlington for Nina Renee DeVilliers, 18, who vanished a week (...)
8/13/1991
Beret only trace of six who vanished when Des Joachim's bridge section collapsed into Ottawa river
Beret only trace of six who vanished when Des Joachim's bridge section collapsed into Ottawa river
7/22/1948