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Al Oxlade: Private investigator says things have changed in the private eye business in the past few years and dirty tricks are no longer used.
Al Oxlade: Private investigator says things have changed in the private eye business in the past few years and dirty tricks are no longer used.

Al Oxlade: Private investigator says things have changed in the private eye business in the past few years and dirty tricks are no longer used.

Date5/23/1986
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0131790F
Mad hatter: Here's Peter Pesce, right, the 60-year-old waiter going on 18, who keeps customers in stitches with dirty tricks and endless jokes
Mad hatter: Here's Peter Pesce, right, the 60-year-old waiter going on 18, who keeps customers in stitches with dirty tricks and endless jokes
10/23/1979
There are all kinds of unscrupulous fellows out there, says Investigator Al Oxlade, simulating surveillance
There are all kinds of unscrupulous fellows out there, says Investigator Al Oxlade, simulating surveillance
3/13/1991
Scotty Dunbar, a guard at Canadian Tire's Brampton warehouse, says the company's profit-sharing plan has given him incomparable security for his old age. Dunbar, 49, has used his equity in Canadian Tire shares to pay off his mortgage and start a business that later failed. He still has more than $120,000 left. He hopes to retire in few years.
Scotty Dunbar, a guard at Canadian Tire's Brampton warehouse, says the company's profit-sharing plan has given him incomparable security for his old age. Dunbar, 49, has used his equity in Canadian Tire shares to pay off his mortgage and start a business that later failed. He still has more than $120,000 left. He hopes to retire in few years.
6/18/1975
Milo Speriglio: Los Angeles private detective says he's spent 10 years investigating the death of Marilyn Monroe and says he knows who murdered her.
Milo Speriglio: Los Angeles private detective says he's spent 10 years investigating the death of Marilyn Monroe and says he knows who murdered her.
11/2/1982
Gave testimony: John McClinton, left, is a private Investigator hired by Lindros's lawyer
Gave testimony: John McClinton, left, is a private Investigator hired by Lindros's lawyer
1/22/1993
James Brown: 18, 19 Millburn Dr. Single. Grade 13 student at Martingrove Collegiate. He filed nomination papers to protest a system allowing anyone to run for office, now has changed his mind and is seriously campaigning on a platform of economic restraint, improved bus service to the northend, daycare and a plan to sell the Olympium to private enterprise.
James Brown: 18, 19 Millburn Dr. Single. Grade 13 student at Martingrove Collegiate. He filed nomination papers to protest a system allowing anyone to run for office, now has changed his mind and is seriously campaigning on a platform of economic restraint, improved bus service to the northend, daycare and a plan to sell the Olympium to private enterprise.
11/2/1982
Andrew Kniewasser, President of the Investment Dealers Association of Canada, says the group's representation to government over the past several years have helped turn Ottawa's economic course toward what he calls a commitment to make private industry work better
Andrew Kniewasser, President of the Investment Dealers Association of Canada, says the group's representation to government over the past several years have helped turn Ottawa's economic course toward what he calls a commitment to make private industry work better
6/14/1978
Private: eye: Carl Franco runs his own private investigation agency and is president and chief instructor of the Canadian School of Private Investigation and Security at 2828 Dufferin St
Private: eye: Carl Franco runs his own private investigation agency and is president and chief instructor of the Canadian School of Private Investigation and Security at 2828 Dufferin St
7/15/1987
Support for alternative schools: The real issue on private schools, says Lyle McBurney, is can parents have the freedom to select a school with a cultural, religious or special education dimension unavailable from the public system?
Support for alternative schools: The real issue on private schools, says Lyle McBurney, is can parents have the freedom to select a school with a cultural, religious or special education dimension unavailable from the public system?
10/14/1981
Checking things out: Richard Nixon, who started Toronto's first home inspection business, says a preliminary inspection could help avoid unexpected bills
Checking things out: Richard Nixon, who started Toronto's first home inspection business, says a preliminary inspection could help avoid unexpected bills
1/8/1982
Posing as a 35-year-old Forest Hill married woman seeking a private adoption, Star staff writer, Doris Hopper, chats with Metro Lawyer Irving Copeland in his office. Copeland said he has handled 1,400 private adoptions in 18 years of practice as a lawyer as a lawyer and charges fees of $800 to $1,000 for his services. He said he has travelled widely to bring babies to Metro. I've travelled as far as St. John's and Vancouver. he said.
Posing as a 35-year-old Forest Hill married woman seeking a private adoption, Star staff writer, Doris Hopper, chats with Metro Lawyer Irving Copeland in his office. Copeland said he has handled 1,400 private adoptions in 18 years of practice as a lawyer as a lawyer and charges fees of $800 to $1,000 for his services. He said he has travelled widely to bring babies to Metro. I've travelled as far as St. John's and Vancouver. he said.
3/23/1978
Card tricks: John Miller, the owner of SWAK, wants to take greeting cards into a new wave style
Card tricks: John Miller, the owner of SWAK, wants to take greeting cards into a new wave style
10/12/1979