Ronald Turpin
Ronald Turpin | |
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| Born | 29 April 1933 |
| Died | 11 December 1962 (aged 29) |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Conviction(s) | Capital murder |
| Criminal penalty | Death sentence |
On 11 December 1962, Ronald Turpin was one of the two last people to be executed in Canada.[1] Turpin had been convicted of the murder of Metropolitan Toronto police officer Frederick Nash. Nash had pulled Turpin over for a broken taillight while the latter was fleeing a robbery.[2] The method of execution was hanging, and the sentence was carried out at the Toronto (Don) Jail. (The other prisoner simultaneously executed was Arthur Lucas, who had been convicted of an unrelated offence). When both men were informed that they would likely be the last people ever to hang in Canada, Turpin said, "Some consolation."[3]
References[]
- ^ Paul Gendreau; Wayne Kallmann. "Capital Punishment". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ Canada's last hanging. archives.cbc.ca. Toronto: CBC News. 16 March 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ "Capital punishment in Canada" https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.795391
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