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Jim Majury: Metro police inspector with his drawing of the suspect in a brutal rape in High Park
Jim Majury: Metro police inspector with his drawing of the suspect in a brutal rape in High Park

Jim Majury: Metro police inspector with his drawing of the suspect in a brutal rape in High Park

Date8/19/1982
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0065002F
Process of elimination: Police inspector Jim Majury, who has been making composite drawings of suspects for 23 years, starts by showing witnesses photographs illustrating different facial shapes
Process of elimination: Police inspector Jim Majury, who has been making composite drawings of suspects for 23 years, starts by showing witnesses photographs illustrating different facial shapes
2/17/1983
That's the guy! Jim Majury, 54, is retiring after 33 years with the Metro police force, where he gained fame by making sketches of suspects from descriptions given by witnesses
That's the guy! Jim Majury, 54, is retiring after 33 years with the Metro police force, where he gained fame by making sketches of suspects from descriptions given by witnesses
1/10/1989
Ex-police artist's work is Hardly suspect. Jim Majury's wildlife paintings now sell for as much as $25,000
Ex-police artist's work is Hardly suspect. Jim Majury's wildlife paintings now sell for as much as $25,000
2/25/1991
Predator sought: Metro police have released this composite sketch of the boy-next-door-type suspect in eight rapes committed in Scarborough over the past three years
Predator sought: Metro police have released this composite sketch of the boy-next-door-type suspect in eight rapes committed in Scarborough over the past three years
5/29/1990
Wildlife artist: Retired Metro policeman Jim Majury, 56, of Scarborough, displays one of the paintings that has made him a renowned wildlife artist
Wildlife artist: Retired Metro policeman Jim Majury, 56, of Scarborough, displays one of the paintings that has made him a renowned wildlife artist
5/14/1986
In custody: A handcuffed Frederick Rodney Merrill, right, is accompanied by Constable Robert Byrnes on his return to Toronto to face police investigation into rape charges
In custody: A handcuffed Frederick Rodney Merrill, right, is accompanied by Constable Robert Byrnes on his return to Toronto to face police investigation into rape charges
9/24/1988
Murder Suspect: Barbara Gonsalves is escorted by Scott Bronson, left, and Jim Crowley of Metro police into her apartment, where a search was conducted
Murder Suspect: Barbara Gonsalves is escorted by Scott Bronson, left, and Jim Crowley of Metro police into her apartment, where a search was conducted
1/30/1993
Boxing is widely considered to be a sordid and brutal sport, but veteran journalist and fiction writer Jim Christy offers a passionate defence of it i(...)
Boxing is widely considered to be a sordid and brutal sport, but veteran journalist and fiction writer Jim Christy offers a passionate defence of it i(...)
11/15/1990
Disappointed parents: Jim and Anna Stephenson, with their lawyer, Tim Danson, left, leave the inquest into the brutal murder of their son, Christopher
Disappointed parents: Jim and Anna Stephenson, with their lawyer, Tim Danson, left, leave the inquest into the brutal murder of their son, Christopher
1/12/1993
Deterctive's daughter weds. Inspector Jack Webster, head of the Metro Police homicide squad, poses with his daughter Rosemary and her husband, Mitchel(...)
Deterctive's daughter weds. Inspector Jack Webster, head of the Metro Police homicide squad, poses with his daughter Rosemary and her husband, Mitchel(...)
5/7/1972
Awaiting a kidney transplant, police inspector Arnim Mondesir of Trinidad smiles at his daughter Charmaine, 20 months, in the Metro home of a relative(...)
Awaiting a kidney transplant, police inspector Arnim Mondesir of Trinidad smiles at his daughter Charmaine, 20 months, in the Metro home of a relative(...)
3/18/1975
Police with holdup suspect, Metro police Constable Roy Teeft, carrying rifle, escorts Wayne Patton from apartment on Brahms Ave. today following his arrest on a charge of armed robbery
Police with holdup suspect, Metro police Constable Roy Teeft, carrying rifle, escorts Wayne Patton from apartment on Brahms Ave. today following his arrest on a charge of armed robbery
1/23/1975