Winnipeg Evening Tribune January 25, 1939 (source)
January 24, 1939 - Winnipeg is shocked by the murder of six year-old Rose Eiler. The Tribune wrote:
February 4, 1939, Winnipeg Free Press
It didn't take long for police to
zero in on the father as the culprit. Going through a messy divorce, he
cooked up a fake robbery to remove valuables from his suite so that it
wouldn't be part of the settlement. Things went wrong when the child
suffocated. Steve Eiler received a nine month sentence and hung himself in prison just weeks into his sentence.
January 24, 2011 - Jack Matheson dies. The long-time sports reporter began his career with the Winnipeg Tribune in 1947 and remained there until its demise in 1980. (Also see.)
January 24, 2011 - Jack Matheson dies. The long-time sports reporter began his career with the Winnipeg Tribune in 1947 and remained there until its demise in 1980. (Also see.)
2 comments:
Nine months for murdering your own child!?!
yes, I added in a couple of new hyperlinks, including a news story about the sentence. It was ruled that she suffocated but no malice was intended to the child. He hung himself in prison just weeks into his term so, in a way, it was a life sentence.
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