Skip to main content
Digital Archive Toronto Public Library Homepage
A new start: More than five years after a robber's bullet turned her into a quadriplegic, Barbara Turnbull chats with a friend at an Arizona university
A new start: More than five years after a robber's bullet turned her into a quadriplegic, Barbara Turnbull chats with a friend at an Arizona university

A new start: More than five years after a robber's bullet turned her into a quadriplegic, Barbara Turnbull chats with a friend at an Arizona university

Date4/30/1989
Names
(photographer)
Format
Notes
Original Toronto Star caption: A new start: More than five years after a robber's bullet turned her into a quadriplegic, Barbara Turnbull chats with a friend at an Arizona university.
Medium
Language
ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0086684F
Tragedy behind her, Barbara Turnbull is setting out to study broadcasting in the warmer climate of Arizona
Tragedy behind her, Barbara Turnbull is setting out to study broadcasting in the warmer climate of Arizona
7/27/1987
Off to prison: The four men convicted of the armed robbery that left convenience store clerk Barbara Turnbull a quadriplegic are led from Brampton courthouse yesterday after being sentenced
Off to prison: The four men convicted of the armed robbery that left convenience store clerk Barbara Turnbull a quadriplegic are led from Brampton courthouse yesterday after being sentenced
7/19/1985
Below, Barbara Turnbull, paralyzed by a gunman's bullet, tells how she renovated her house
Below, Barbara Turnbull, paralyzed by a gunman's bullet, tells how she renovated her house
10/10/1989
Long trial: The wheels of justice began grinding almost three years ago for three robbers finally convicted yesterday - from left, Natale Fiumara, Mike Proestos and Frank Bruno
Long trial: The wheels of justice began grinding almost three years ago for three robbers finally convicted yesterday - from left, Natale Fiumara, Mike Proestos and Frank Bruno
12/8/1983
Visiting old city hall with pupils from Grade 5 of Dewson Public School, volunteer school helper 86-year-old Ida Seigal chats with Judge Tupper Bigelow in his chambers after the group sat in on his court for more than two hours. Judge Bigelow and Mrs. Seigal served on school board together during 1930s.
Visiting old city hall with pupils from Grade 5 of Dewson Public School, volunteer school helper 86-year-old Ida Seigal chats with Judge Tupper Bigelow in his chambers after the group sat in on his court for more than two hours. Judge Bigelow and Mrs. Seigal served on school board together during 1930s.
12/14/1971
Sentences stand: Warren Leroy Johnson, left, and Sutcliffe Logan have had prison terms upheld for robbery in which Barbara Turnbull, right, was paralyzed by bullet
Sentences stand: Warren Leroy Johnson, left, and Sutcliffe Logan have had prison terms upheld for robbery in which Barbara Turnbull, right, was paralyzed by bullet
5/11/1989
Double trouble: Jewelry storeowner Shing shows electronic eye he had put in after two daylight break-ins by armed robbers in six months
Double trouble: Jewelry storeowner Shing shows electronic eye he had put in after two daylight break-ins by armed robbers in six months
5/14/1981
Beaten and robbed: Roy Smith, 76, shows footprints left by robbers who stole $50,000 from him and his 80-year-old brother William on Saturday near Peterborough
Beaten and robbed: Roy Smith, 76, shows footprints left by robbers who stole $50,000 from him and his 80-year-old brother William on Saturday near Peterborough
11/16/1981
Baggageman Arthur Manders, 64, shows where robbers forced him to lie on the floor yesterday while they slashed open mail bags. It was the first robber(...)
Baggageman Arthur Manders, 64, shows where robbers forced him to lie on the floor yesterday while they slashed open mail bags. It was the first robber(...)
8/4/1971
Barbara gets some help selecting a book in the Arizona State University library
Barbara gets some help selecting a book in the Arizona State University library
3/29/1989
On assigment: Tackling a story on a campus water shortage, Barbara interviews Arizona State University plant managers Gerry White (left) and David Webb
On assigment: Tackling a story on a campus water shortage, Barbara interviews Arizona State University plant managers Gerry White (left) and David Webb
3/29/1989
Hijacked van: This rental van, used by Cache Armored Express instead of an armored truck, was hijacked by armed robbers, who made off with $540,000 in Metro's largest cash robbery
Hijacked van: This rental van, used by Cache Armored Express instead of an armored truck, was hijacked by armed robbers, who made off with $540,000 in Metro's largest cash robbery
7/9/1985