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Toronto police identify suspect in 1984 murder of Christine Jessop
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01:43 | April 30, 2024
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-
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Toronto police identify suspect in 1984 murder of Christine Jessop
Description
October 15, 2020
Toronto police on Thursday announced that they've identified a suspect in the 1984 murder of nine-year-old Christine Jessop. Police identified a family friend, Calvin Hoover, as the suspect. Hoover, who was 28-years-old in 1984, died in 2015. Police have said Christine had been abducted, sexually assaulted and stabbed near her home in Queensville, Ont., north of Toronto.
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Toronto police identify suspect in 1984 murder of Christine Jessop03:50 | October 15, 2020
-
‘Burned human remains’: Body of missing Ontario real estate agent identified02:57 | August 22, 2024
-
Ontario to ban drug consumption sites near schools, child-care centres: Sylvia Jones04:22 | August 20, 2024
-
‘We have nothing to hide’: Ford addresses RCMP’s ongoing Ontario Greenbelt investigation00:20 | August 9, 2024
-
Ford government commits $134 million in police helicopters to reduce carjackings, auto thefts in GTA02:03 | July 29, 2024
-
Poilievre blames Liberals, NDP for ‘worst crime wave in Canadian history’03:12 | July 25, 2024
-
Police arrest 18 across GTA for carjacking, home invasion and armed robbery01:47 | July 23, 2024
-
Hamilton revisits sanctioned sites for the unhoused amid discontent around tenting protocol01:47 | July 12, 2024
-
1 dead after shooting at party near home on Highway 6 in Hamilton: police02:44 | July 2, 2024
-
Project Titanium: Police recover $10M+ worth of stolen cars in Ontario01:51 | June 25, 2024
-
Parents, 2 young kids found dead in rural southwestern Ontario home00:30 | June 22, 2024
-
Girl Guide leader reacts to driver’s sentencing statement in crash that killed 8 year old01:34 | June 21, 2024
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Police confirm 1 dead, 3 injured after daytime shooting in Vaughan home01:08 | June 21, 2024
-
Woman shot, killed in Vaughan Mills mall parking lot02:33 | June 19, 2024
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Mother of hit-and-run victim Tristan Roby reacts to driver’s sentence01:06 | June 18, 2024
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RCMP make arrests in alleged migrant smuggling ring in Ontario01:33 | June 6, 2024
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Feds reject City of Toronto’s drug decriminalization request02:12 | May 18, 2024
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Self-proclaimed ‘Crypto King’ charged for allegedly defrauding clients02:08 | May 16, 2024
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Ontario planning licence suspensions for repeat auto thieves02:24 | May 14, 2024
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Tow truck shooting and arson under investigation in Ontario02:33 | May 13, 2024
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Police seek suspects in Hamilton shooting that grazed bystander01:25 | May 8, 2024
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Whitby family speaks out after wrong way crash kills 3-month-old son, parents00:38 | May 6, 2024
-
‘Someone’s going to get hurt’: Police recordings offer new insight into wrong-way chase on Ontario’s Highway 40102:18 | May 2, 2024
-
Baby, grandparents killed in Ontario wrong-way police chase01:43 | April 30, 2024
-
Peel police explain how unprecedented gold, money heist occurred02:24 | April 17, 2024
-
Multiple people arrested in connection with $20M+ in gold stolen from Toronto’s Pearson airport00:44 | April 17, 2024
-
Former Thunder Bay police chief arrested, charged with 2 counts of obstructing justice00:40 | April 12, 2024
-
Nearly 600 stolen vehicles recovered at Montreal port02:12 | April 3, 2024
-
7 arrested in vehicle trafficking, reselling investigation nicknamed ‘Project Paranoid’02:07 | March 27, 2024
-
RCMP launches ‘massive operation’ in Montreal with raids connected to cocaine, money laundering00:54 | March 26, 2024
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Niagara police begin public safety plans for million expected to view solar eclipse01:35 | March 21, 2024
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Ontario woman seeks justice after pet emu killed02:27 | March 18, 2024
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Toronto police identify suspect in 1984 murder of Christine Jessop03:50 | October 15, 2020
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‘Burned human remains’: Body of missing Ontario real estate agent identified02:57 | August 22, 2024
-
Ontario to ban drug consumption sites near schools, child-care centres: Sylvia Jones04:22 | August 20, 2024
-
‘We have nothing to hide’: Ford addresses RCMP’s ongoing Ontario Greenbelt investigation00:20 | August 9, 2024
-
Ford government commits $134 million in police helicopters to reduce carjackings, auto thefts in GTA02:03 | July 29, 2024
-
Poilievre blames Liberals, NDP for ‘worst crime wave in Canadian history’03:12 | July 25, 2024
-
Police arrest 18 across GTA for carjacking, home invasion and armed robbery01:47 | July 23, 2024
-
Hamilton revisits sanctioned sites for the unhoused amid discontent around tenting protocol01:47 | July 12, 2024
-
1 dead after shooting at party near home on Highway 6 in Hamilton: police02:44 | July 2, 2024
-
Project Titanium: Police recover $10M+ worth of stolen cars in Ontario01:51 | June 25, 2024
-
Parents, 2 young kids found dead in rural southwestern Ontario home00:30 | June 22, 2024
-
Girl Guide leader reacts to driver’s sentencing statement in crash that killed 8 year old01:34 | June 21, 2024
-
Police confirm 1 dead, 3 injured after daytime shooting in Vaughan home01:08 | June 21, 2024
-
Woman shot, killed in Vaughan Mills mall parking lot02:33 | June 19, 2024
-
Mother of hit-and-run victim Tristan Roby reacts to driver’s sentence01:06 | June 18, 2024
-
RCMP make arrests in alleged migrant smuggling ring in Ontario01:33 | June 6, 2024
-
Feds reject City of Toronto’s drug decriminalization request02:12 | May 18, 2024
-
Self-proclaimed ‘Crypto King’ charged for allegedly defrauding clients02:08 | May 16, 2024
-
Ontario planning licence suspensions for repeat auto thieves02:24 | May 14, 2024
-
Tow truck shooting and arson under investigation in Ontario02:33 | May 13, 2024
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Police seek suspects in Hamilton shooting that grazed bystander01:25 | May 8, 2024
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Whitby family speaks out after wrong way crash kills 3-month-old son, parents00:38 | May 6, 2024
-
‘Someone’s going to get hurt’: Police recordings offer new insight into wrong-way chase on Ontario’s Highway 40102:18 | May 2, 2024
-
Baby, grandparents killed in Ontario wrong-way police chase01:43 | April 30, 2024
-
Peel police explain how unprecedented gold, money heist occurred02:24 | April 17, 2024
-
Multiple people arrested in connection with $20M+ in gold stolen from Toronto’s Pearson airport00:44 | April 17, 2024
-
Former Thunder Bay police chief arrested, charged with 2 counts of obstructing justice00:40 | April 12, 2024
-
Nearly 600 stolen vehicles recovered at Montreal port02:12 | April 3, 2024
-
7 arrested in vehicle trafficking, reselling investigation nicknamed ‘Project Paranoid’02:07 | March 27, 2024
-
RCMP launches ‘massive operation’ in Montreal with raids connected to cocaine, money laundering00:54 | March 26, 2024
-
Niagara police begin public safety plans for million expected to view solar eclipse01:35 | March 21, 2024
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Ontario woman seeks justice after pet emu killed02:27 | March 18, 2024
Toronto police identify suspect in 1984 murder of Christine Jessop
Description
October 15, 2020
Toronto police on Thursday announced that they've identified a suspect in the 1984 murder of nine-year-old Christine Jessop. Police identified a family friend, Calvin Hoover, as the suspect. Hoover, who was 28-years-old in 1984, died in 2015. Police have said Christine had been abducted, sexually assaulted and stabbed near her home in Queensville, Ont., north of Toronto.
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