Eight men dead in mass murder in Ontario village
Gregory Bonnell
Canadian Press
Canada.com
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Shedden, Ontario (Canada):
Eight men were found dead Saturday inside four vehicles left on a tract of farmland now believed to be the site of Ontario's worst mass murder.
The quiet village of 800 about 30 kilometres southwest of London near St. Thomas is known as Ontario's rhubarb capital, but also has a history of biker activity, raising speculation among some that the grisly scene had links to the underworld.
Shocked residents were in search of answers, although police were not disclosing many details about the bizarre crime scene. They refused to make any link to organized crime or confirm reports that each of the men had been shot to death. "We're not in a position to reveal how they were murdered," Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Dave Rektor said.
An aerial view showed the vehicles parked within 200 metres of each other. The bodies were still inside. One man's body, curled in the trunk of a car, his wrists pinned in front of him, was in clear view from above.
A minivan was discovered in a field about 20 metres off a dirt road. About 100 metres away, a tow truck was found parked on the shoulder with a small silver car hooked to the back.A fourth car was parked in a clearing about 100 metres along the dirt road. The hatch was wide open. Mary and Russell Steele, who own the property around which the cars were parked, said that the vehicles weren't there when they took the road home the night before at around 8:30 p.m. They said they called police Saturday morning after looking inside one of the vehicles and not being able to see anything because of a blanket covering the back window.
Gregory Bonnell
Canadian Press
Canada.com
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Shedden, Ontario (Canada):
Eight men were found dead Saturday inside four vehicles left on a tract of farmland now believed to be the site of Ontario's worst mass murder.
The quiet village of 800 about 30 kilometres southwest of London near St. Thomas is known as Ontario's rhubarb capital, but also has a history of biker activity, raising speculation among some that the grisly scene had links to the underworld.
Shocked residents were in search of answers, although police were not disclosing many details about the bizarre crime scene. They refused to make any link to organized crime or confirm reports that each of the men had been shot to death. "We're not in a position to reveal how they were murdered," Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Dave Rektor said.
An aerial view showed the vehicles parked within 200 metres of each other. The bodies were still inside. One man's body, curled in the trunk of a car, his wrists pinned in front of him, was in clear view from above.
A minivan was discovered in a field about 20 metres off a dirt road. About 100 metres away, a tow truck was found parked on the shoulder with a small silver car hooked to the back.A fourth car was parked in a clearing about 100 metres along the dirt road. The hatch was wide open. Mary and Russell Steele, who own the property around which the cars were parked, said that the vehicles weren't there when they took the road home the night before at around 8:30 p.m. They said they called police Saturday morning after looking inside one of the vehicles and not being able to see anything because of a blanket covering the back window.
