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Cleared in killing, Tony Prete, acquitted of murder, is suing the crown, attorney-general and police
Cleared in killing, Tony Prete, acquitted of murder, is suing the crown, attorney-general and police

Cleared in killing, Tony Prete, acquitted of murder, is suing the crown, attorney-general and police

Date10/2/1989
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Original Toronto Star caption: Cleared in killing, Tony Prete, acquitted of murder, is suing the crown, attorney-general and police. He spent two years in jail and was forced to sell his home, he says.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Object NumberTSPA_0074615F
The NDP should review the case of Tony Prete (below), who has wrongly accused of murder. After all, Prete helped elect them.
The NDP should review the case of Tony Prete (below), who has wrongly accused of murder. After all, Prete helped elect them.
7/25/1988
Antonio Scopelliti: A gentle shepherd who came thousands of miles from his native Italy, only to find himself embroiled in a killing, was acquitted of murder when a jury believed that he was just defending himself
Antonio Scopelliti: A gentle shepherd who came thousands of miles from his native Italy, only to find himself embroiled in a killing, was acquitted of murder when a jury believed that he was just defending himself
4/10/1980
Charged, Antonio Prete (left), 46, and Ippolito Turchiaro, 29, are charged with murder
Charged, Antonio Prete (left), 46, and Ippolito Turchiaro, 29, are charged with murder
1/5/1986
Charged: Antonio Prete (left), 46, and Ippolito Turchiaro, 29, are charged with murder
Charged: Antonio Prete (left), 46, and Ippolito Turchiaro, 29, are charged with murder
1/15/1985
Attorney-General Roy McMurtry. Police, crown agreed with me
Attorney-General Roy McMurtry. Police, crown agreed with me
2/23/1978
Gordon Allen: Acquitted of 1978 killing of his ex-lover's husband
Gordon Allen: Acquitted of 1978 killing of his ex-lover's husband
4/20/1979
Acquitted on murder charge, handcuffed, Howard Dean, 39, acquitted of murder in the death of heroin addict Jack Richardson, is led out of the new cour(...)
Acquitted on murder charge, handcuffed, Howard Dean, 39, acquitted of murder in the death of heroin addict Jack Richardson, is led out of the new cour(...)
10/14/1975
Legal dance: Chubby Checker, left, in Toronto, with lawyer David Hlmelfarb and manager Tony DeLauro yesterday, is suing McDonald's Canada for using the song The Twist to promote McTwist fries
Legal dance: Chubby Checker, left, in Toronto, with lawyer David Hlmelfarb and manager Tony DeLauro yesterday, is suing McDonald's Canada for using the song The Twist to promote McTwist fries
4/26/1993
Comforting arms: Joe Schoenberger, acquitted on two murder charges yesterday comforts his mother, Franziska, when they heard he was to be rearrested on a charge of attempted murder
Comforting arms: Joe Schoenberger, acquitted on two murder charges yesterday comforts his mother, Franziska, when they heard he was to be rearrested on a charge of attempted murder
10/1/1981
Murder in a hotel: Armed police stand by after a killing in the Royal York
Murder in a hotel: Armed police stand by after a killing in the Royal York
9/18/1975
Murder suspect leaves court, Dentist Ernest Fedun of Toronto, charged with killing two of his children and attempting to kill his wife and son, leaves Provincial Court with police yesterday
Murder suspect leaves court, Dentist Ernest Fedun of Toronto, charged with killing two of his children and attempting to kill his wife and son, leaves Provincial Court with police yesterday
1/21/1985
Charged in killing: Dennis John Craggs, a 23-year-old married man, seen here in the police identification room, was charged with second-degree murder yesterday in the death of Jane Harrison, 18
Charged in killing: Dennis John Craggs, a 23-year-old married man, seen here in the police identification room, was charged with second-degree murder yesterday in the death of Jane Harrison, 18
4/26/1981