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Last Words: No statement made.
Notes: Shot Constable Charles Rooke of the Manitoba Provincial Police. Baran abandoned his wife and four children, who were then cared for by the Township of Dauphin. A warrant for Baran's arrest was issued, due to his failure to pay support for his separated family. On 26 Jan 1913 Constable Charles Rooke of the Manitoba Provincial Police showed up at Baran's homestead, where he was living with his girlfriend. Baran fired a shot through the door when Rooke tried to open it. A posse opened fire on the house, then discovered that Baran had escaped and the girlfriend and her 4 month old baby had been shot, the baby's wound being fatal. The woman claimed she had shot Rooke but later recanted her statement and said Baran had fired the shot. Baran was found several miles from his house.
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Notes: Killed her master's wife. Only woman hanged in Manitoba. At her preliminary hearing she pleaded guilty and asked for the most severe sentence. She was from England. |
Notes: On 24 Jan 1936 Bryson observed a gas station sell one gallon of gas. He approached the two employees with a gun and demanded the 30 cents from that sale. A passer-by witnessed the hold-up and called police. Constables Charles Gillis and George Blow arrived just as Bryson was leaving the store. Bryson shot Gillis; Blow ran at Bryson and knocked him down. Gillis was able to assist with the arrest before being taken to hospital. He died two weeks later, on 07 Feb.
Notes: This Saulteaux Indian was convicted for the shooting death of a fellow Indian at Fort Garry about 7 days before the execution. The "judge" was Adam Thom, an employee of the Hudson's Bay Company. This was the first execution in present-day Winnipeg. At this time there were two Fort Garrys, this execution probably occurred at Upper Fort Garry which was on the site of present-day Winnipeg.
Notes: Beat taxi driver Johann Johnson on 31 Mar 1946 in Winnipeg. The main witness gave contradictory accounts and later recanted her statement.
Notes: Robbed the bank in Plum Coulee and shot the manager, Henry Arnold. Stole $4000. While in jail in Winnipeg he escaped with a rope and gun provided by his attorney and one of the constables guarding him. Despite falling three stories and breaking his ankles he managed to get away but was found a week later. Tried in Morden. Also known a Ryan Kraff.
Last Words: Lord's Prayer
Notes: Murdered Det. Sergeant Ted Sims. Sims was responding to a domestic dispute on 16 Jul 1950. He was taking a statement from a woman when Malanik burst into the room shooting. He killed Sims before two other officers shot him. He was the last man hanged in Manitoba.
Notes: McIvor shot his employer, George Atkinson, to steal goods he was helping to transport for the Hudson's Bay Company. Crime occurred 15 Sept 1875 in Ft Ellice. His unmarked grave is in the same cemetary in St Boniface that Louis Riel is buried in.
Notes: This American killed 24 women and a child in the United States before fleeing to Canada.
Last Words: "For God's sake take me out of here or kill me." According to a Metis leader, it was thought Scott was dead and placed in a coffin when he called out.
Notes: Arrested for attempting to overthrow Louis Riel's provisional government. While held at Upper Ft Garry he assaulted guards, threatened to kill Riel, and attempted to escape. He was shot by firing squad. This execution was one of the most controversial in Canadian history. Ironically another execution that was as equally as controversial was that of the man who permitted Scott's death, Louis Riel.
Last Words: whistled
Notes: Vescio terrorized Winnipeg with a series of sex crimes. He sexually assaulted 3 boys. He then murdered 13 year-old boys Roy McGregor and George Smith while attempting to sexually assault them. The weapon he used was a 9mm handgun he stole from the military. In what was an investigating first a mine detector was used to recover the bullets. Detectives circulated a bulletin to all police forces across the nation to be on the lookout for 9mms. Vescio was discharged from the army and returned to his hometown of Port Arthur (Thunder Bay). He was arrested in connection with a robbery and the gun was found in his belongings. While he was in prison for the robbery a Port Arthur detective recalled Vescio was nervous about the gun and therefore submitted it for testing. It was a match to the bullets recovered in Winnipeg. Vescio confessed to the crimes.
Notes: He befriended 16 year-old Edith Cook and promised to help her move to Vancouver and get a job there. He couldn't admit to her that he didn't have the money to travel to Vancouver or the job connection there. On 04 December 1943 he strangled her in a hotel room.This case was actually his second capital murder case. In 1928 he shot a woman who would not leave her husband for him. In that case his death sentence was commuted to life in prison; however, he was parolled after 14 years. In both cases his defence attorney was Charles Tupper, grandson of the ex-prime minister.