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Balle tragedy: Pregnant Peggy Sue Balle, 19 (above), was stabbed to death along with her mother Tuesday.
Balle tragedy: Pregnant Peggy Sue Balle, 19 (above), was stabbed to death along with her mother Tuesday.

Balle tragedy: Pregnant Peggy Sue Balle, 19 (above), was stabbed to death along with her mother Tuesday.

Date4/12/1979
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0132818F
Two views: Probation officer Sue Jones, above, sees her job as social work while Peter McMurtry, far right, with client Joe Costa, tends to be an enforcer
Two views: Probation officer Sue Jones, above, sees her job as social work while Peter McMurtry, far right, with client Joe Costa, tends to be an enforcer
6/23/1989
You wash and I'll dry: Toronto Kirjakou and brother Tony do the dishes the way their father Jerry Kiriakon, right, did for years to bring them and their mother, Peggy, seated, from their native Greece
You wash and I'll dry: Toronto Kirjakou and brother Tony do the dishes the way their father Jerry Kiriakon, right, did for years to bring them and their mother, Peggy, seated, from their native Greece
12/21/1977
President Earl Rumm and marketing director Sue Webb-Smith, above, of Geranium Homes Check plans for a new subdivision in Mississauga
President Earl Rumm and marketing director Sue Webb-Smith, above, of Geranium Homes Check plans for a new subdivision in Mississauga
1/29/1991
Happy Ending: Detective Constable Heinz Kruk and the humane society's Martha Schissler flank a dog found stabbed Sunday. The dog has now recovered.
Happy Ending: Detective Constable Heinz Kruk and the humane society's Martha Schissler flank a dog found stabbed Sunday. The dog has now recovered.
4/1/1991
Crime of Pregnancy: Wai Shang Ho, 31, and his pregnant wife Siu Ling Chow, 28, face deportation after fleeing China so they could have another baby.
Crime of Pregnancy: Wai Shang Ho, 31, and his pregnant wife Siu Ling Chow, 28, face deportation after fleeing China so they could have another baby.
6/14/1990
He's a proud man, no Ralph Nash would rather work for a pittance than go on welfare to support his 20-year-old pregnant wife, Sharon, and two children, Billy 2, and Kathy 1
He's a proud man, no Ralph Nash would rather work for a pittance than go on welfare to support his 20-year-old pregnant wife, Sharon, and two children, Billy 2, and Kathy 1
3/9/1970
A cut above: Every Tuesday morning, Toronto hairdresser Cyrus Irani devotes his time and talent to giving the women at the Sistering drop-in centre at Dundas and Bathurst Sts
A cut above: Every Tuesday morning, Toronto hairdresser Cyrus Irani devotes his time and talent to giving the women at the Sistering drop-in centre at Dundas and Bathurst Sts
1/8/1985
Mike Soegtrop: Metro diver says he's hooked on lore of Empress of Ireland, the subject of an episode of The Sunday Star's Profiles of Tragedy series, since he recovered captain's teacup
Mike Soegtrop: Metro diver says he's hooked on lore of Empress of Ireland, the subject of an episode of The Sunday Star's Profiles of Tragedy series, since he recovered captain's teacup
4/15/1983
Overcoming Disability: Kamal Haffar, with patient Peggy Kinsey at Grace Hospital in Scarborough, is a blind physiotherapist.
Overcoming Disability: Kamal Haffar, with patient Peggy Kinsey at Grace Hospital in Scarborough, is a blind physiotherapist.
9/14/1988
Stringing a figure: Professor Ken McCuaig (middle) and other members of the Applewood String Band watch as his daughters, Peggy (left), 11, and Lisa, 13, create a complicated figure using two string loops together
Stringing a figure: Professor Ken McCuaig (middle) and other members of the Applewood String Band watch as his daughters, Peggy (left), 11, and Lisa, 13, create a complicated figure using two string loops together
7/4/1976
A pictorial portrait of Stratford: A Swan glides leisurely along the Avon River (above), actor Douglas Rain relaxes behind the Festival Theatre during a break in rehearsals (top left), Jean Gascon, artistic co-director of the festival, strikes a theatrical pose on the stage of the Festival Theatre (top right), Bill Morgan, head of Stratford's Chamber of Commerce, with the town's courthouse in the background (botton left), Reg Henry, bartender at the henry, the Queen's Hotel bartender (bottom right)
A pictorial portrait of Stratford: A Swan glides leisurely along the Avon River (above), actor Douglas Rain relaxes behind the Festival Theatre during a break in rehearsals (top left), Jean Gascon, artistic co-director of the festival, strikes a theatrical pose on the stage of the Festival Theatre (top right), Bill Morgan, head of Stratford's Chamber of Commerce, with the town's courthouse in the background (botton left), Reg Henry, bartender at the henry, the Queen's Hotel bartender (bottom right)
6/5/1968
Baguettes are big at Molisana Bakery, run by members of the Paglia family (from left, Clara, Sue, Leno, Anthony and John).
Baguettes are big at Molisana Bakery, run by members of the Paglia family (from left, Clara, Sue, Leno, Anthony and John).
9/25/1991